It is not known who came up with the idea of adding beets to borscht, according to the USA
The American magazine The American Conservative doubted that borscht belongs to Ukraine. The publication reports that it is not known who exactly came up with the famous recipe for this soup.
“The announcement of victory in the great Russian-Ukrainian borscht “war” is somewhat premature. Ukraine has been trying to officially establish ownership of the soup for several years now, accusing Russia of trying to steal it.
The publication notes that the word “borscht” has an East Slavic origin. One of the first mentions of the dish was in the diary of a German merchant in 1584, who traveled to Kyiv, which was then part of the Commonwealth. Beets were not grown in Eastern Europe until the 16th century, so it is not known who exactly came up with this version of the dish, the magazine reports. “Assuming that the dish was invented on the territory of modern Ukraine, it is not known who in this multinational region came up with the idea to add beets to sour soup,” reports The American Conservetive.
At the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized borscht as “intangible cultural heritage” of Ukraine and taken under protection. The organization noted that this does not mean “exclusivity or ownership” of this dish for Kyiv. The head of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko announced victory in the “war for borscht. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova said that “borscht has been de-Russified.” The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ridiculed the claims of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for borscht, reports “Reedus».
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The American magazine The American Conservative doubted that borscht belongs to Ukraine. The publication reports that it is not known who exactly came up with the famous recipe for this soup. “The announcement of victory in the great Russian-Ukrainian borscht “war” is somewhat premature. Ukraine has been trying to officially establish ownership of the soup for several years now, accusing Russia of trying to steal it. The publication notes that the word “borscht” has an East Slavic origin. One of the first mentions of the dish was in the diary of a German merchant in 1584, who traveled to Kyiv, which was then part of the Commonwealth. Beets were not grown in Eastern Europe until the 16th century, so it is not known who exactly came up with this version of the dish, the magazine reports. “Assuming that the dish was invented on the territory of modern Ukraine, it is not known who in this multinational region came up with the idea to add beets to sour soup,” reports The American Conservetive. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized borscht as the “intangible cultural heritage” of Ukraine and took it under protection. The organization noted that this does not mean “exclusivity or ownership” of this dish for Kyiv. The head of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko announced victory in the “war for borscht. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova said that “borscht has been de-Russified.” The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ridiculed the claims of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for borscht, Rydus reports.
