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Dishes made with beetroot

5 dishes from around the world that list beetroot as a main ingredient.

Borscht 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreA sour soup of beetroot and vegetables, served hot or cold across Eastern Europe Soup, Lunch, Dinner

RaitaVegetarianरायता 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner

LabskausMeatlabskovs 🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreMashed potatoes and salted meat, a northern German sailor's dish Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Cold beet soupVegetarian 🇱🇹 Lithuania and 4 moreA chilled soup of beetroot, kefir and cucumber, popular in Eastern Europe during summer Soup, Lunch, Dinner

Dressed herringFish or seafoodСельдь под шубой 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreLayered salad of herring, vegetables, eggs and mayonnaise with a purple beetroot top Salad or side, Dinner, Snacks

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Dressed herring: User:Zserghei, Public domain, source
Labskaus: GeoTrinity, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Borscht: Juerg Vollmer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Cold beet soup: User:TreasuryTag, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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