Last week, and again today, I made vegetable borscht. For some reason, I have been particularly hungry for this classic Ukrainian dish lately.
I imagine our eastern neighbour is rather irritated by the fact that, in 2022, UNESCO inscribed the culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Yesterday, incidentally, I bought a cooling rack from Jula, and it has proved extremely useful. The soup cools down quickly on it, after which I can portion it into freezer containers and put them away for those moments when I fancy a bowl of borscht.
The next occasion will be, at the latest, the second Saturday in September, when Ukrainian Borscht Day is celebrated around the world.
UNESCO, Culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking.