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<h2 id="in-national-cuisines">In national cuisines</h2> <p>Cabbage soup is popular in <a href="/facts/Russian_cuisine/XTy296mm">Russian</a>, <a href="/facts/Polish_cuisine/aDUpu2Fk">Polish</a>, <a href="/facts/Slovak_cuisine/Sc4hXCL1">Slovak</a> and <a href="/facts/Ukrainian_cuisine/MVPU9X5F">Ukrainian</a> cuisine. </p><p>It is known as <i>kapuśniak</i> or <i>kwaśnica</i> in <a href="/facts/Polish_language/lzpvYDvV">Polish</a>, <i>kapustnica</i> in <a href="/facts/Slovak_language/HmmobnJ8">Slovak</a>, and капусняк (<i>kapusniak</i>) in <a href="/facts/Ukrainian_language/2zDw7rpD">Ukrainian</a>. It would be щи (<i>shchi</i>) in <a href="/facts/Russian_cuisine/XTy296mm">Russian</a>, however. </p><p>The same goes to <a href="/facts/Czech_cuisine/cIE0lcJV">Czech</a> (<i>zelňačka</i> or <i>zelná polévka</i>), <a href="/facts/German_cuisine/YzIMtR8p">German</a> (<i>Kohlsuppe</i> or <i>Krautsuppe</i>), <a href="/facts/French_cuisine/gHvq6Erk">French</a> (<i>soupe aux choux</i>) cuisine, <a href="/facts/Finnish_cuisine/7T5fxufJ">Finnish</a> (<i>kaalikeitto</i>) and <a href="/facts/Swedish_cuisine/BQXokaKI">Swedish</a> (<i>kålsoppa</i>). </p> <h2 id="shchi">Shchi</h2> <p><i><a href="/facts/Shchi/m4b6FBee">Shchi</a></i> (<a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>: щи) is a <a href="/facts/National_dish/o0wFWtbx">national dish</a> of <a href="/facts/Russian_cuisine/XTy296mm">Russia</a>. While commonly it is made of <a href="/facts/Cabbage/WeEDQzxK">cabbage</a>, dishes of the same name may be based on <a href="/facts/Rumex/ezPcQxCS">dock</a>, <a href="/facts/Spinach/PwxrL0o0">spinach</a> or <a href="/facts/Urtica/zqnkANfx">nettle</a>. </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/facts/Sauerkraut/4HUtE1uW">sauerkraut</a> variant of cabbage soup is known to Russians as "sour <i>shchi</i>" ("кислые щи"), as opposed to fresh cabbage <i>shchi</i>. An idiom in Russian, "Профессор кислых щей" ("sour shchi professor"), is used to express an ironic or humorous attitude toward a person who makes a pretense of having considerable knowledge.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></li></ul> <h3><a href="/facts/Borscht/CGn9Lzoh">Borscht</a> as a cabbage soup</h3> <p>The mid-19th-century <i><a href="/facts/Explanatory_Dictionary_of_the_Living_Great_Russian_Language/b53MDK82">Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language</a></i> defines <i><i>borshch</i></i> as "a kind of <i><i>shchi</i></i>" with beet sour added for tartness.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="kapuniak">Kapuśniak</h2> <p>There is a Polish cabbage soup known as <i>kapuśniak</i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> where drained and chopped <a href="/facts/Sauerkraut/4HUtE1uW">sauerkraut</a> is cooked in water with chopped <a href="/facts/Pork/TuIYFNeU">pork</a>, pieces of <a href="/facts/Kie%25C5%2582basa/bGL3mWRG">kielbasa</a> and a bit of salt until the meat is almost tender. Instead of meat, a ready <a href="/facts/Broth/ePIRyGd6">broth</a> is also used. Afterwards, diced potatoes and carrots are added and boiled until they are cooked. <a href="/facts/Tomato_paste/EaPXQHng">Tomato paste</a> and spices may be added. In some regions the soup is served with added <a href="/facts/Flour/dY1Lx5RQ">flour</a> and <a href="/facts/Butter/FqydR0dC">butter</a>. A lean <i>kapuśniak</i> is cooked with <a href="/facts/Root/x2U60Gdm">roots</a> and <a href="/facts/Fungi/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>. </p><p><i>Kapuśniak</i> is served hot, in some regions with sour cream and sprinkled with chopped parsley and dill. </p> <h2 id="skbu-kpostu-zupa">Skābu kāpostu zupa</h2> <p>In most of <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a> sauerkraut soup (<a href="/facts/Latvian_language/1LRCJorI">Latvian</a>: <i>skābu kāpostu zupa</i>) is made with sauerkraut, <a href="/facts/Potatoes/F8jRVExs">potatoes</a>, <a href="/facts/Carrots/8UM7xqzo">carrots</a> and <a href="/facts/Groats/aeaqAooA">groats</a>, but in the region of <a href="/facts/Latgale/bsG9jqRl">Latgale</a> only sauerkraut and <a href="/facts/Bacon/kmG1RDHP">bacon</a> is used.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="swedish-cabbage-soup">Swedish cabbage soup</h2> <p>The Swedish cabbage soup is usually made from white cabbage, which is browned before being boiled, and seasoned with generous amounts of <a href="/facts/Allspice/C3XykRY1">allspice</a> and sometimes served with boiled <a href="/facts/Meatballs/NydlGNYd">meatballs</a>. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="caldo-verde">Caldo verde</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Caldo_verde/uaLoFzvL">Caldo verde</a></p> <p>There are various soups made with vegetables that are the same species as cabbage, but come in different form, such as Caldo Verde soup, made of <a href="/facts/Collard_(plant)/Cj4B2YNI">collard</a>. </p> <h2 id="in-popular-culture">In popular culture</h2> <p>In <i><a href="/facts/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory/K11ollYA">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a></i> and its <a href="/facts/Willy_Wonka_%2526_the_Chocolate_Factory/UkjUH6cS">movie</a> <a href="/facts/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(film)/yu48xqq1">adaptations</a>, the protagonist's family is so poor that one of the only foods they can afford to eat is cabbage soup. </p><p><a href="/facts/Louis_de_Fun%25C3%25A8s/UWmnEvHD">Louis de Funès</a> was the protagonist of the French film <i><a href="/facts/La_Soupe_aux_choux/F1XPbLwD">La Soupe aux choux</a></i> (<i>Cabbage Soup</i>). </p><p><a href="/facts/Catherine_the_Great/FTVM1heM">Catherine the Great</a>, a Russian <a href="/facts/Tsarina/q9MhyaXV">tsarina</a> of German origin, initially notorious at the Russian court for her poor command of Russian, was quipped to be capable of making seven misspellings in a two-letter word: </p> <ul><li>a two-letter Russian word <i>Щи</i> (in <a href="/facts/Cyrillic/0btN3oWC">Cyrillic</a> spelling)...</li> <li>...would become <i>Schtschi</i> in German.</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Food portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Borscht/CGn9Lzoh">Borscht</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Borscht/CGn9Lzoh">Borscht without beets</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cabbage_soup_diet/LCatIKPY">Cabbage soup diet</a>, a fad diet involving heavy consumption of cabbage soup</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cabbage_stew/0D79CVkh">Cabbage stew</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cabbage_rolls/A0ERrHbD">Cabbage rolls</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Caldo_gallego/UrNWb3Xb">Caldo gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_cabbage_dishes/qdyCpdoC">List of cabbage dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_soups/4lBwdRqP">List of soups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_vegetable_soups/vTj21v0b">List of vegetable soups</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spinach_soup/M8RFoBbo">Spinach soup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Watercress_soup/4frnGvLK">Watercress soup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comfort_food/LHtfNFf2">Comfort food</a></li></ul> <h2 id="sources">Sources</h2> <ul><li>Клиновецька З. <i>Страви й напитки на Україні</i>і — Київ — Львів 1913 р.—С.4</li> <li><i>Кулинария</i>, Государственное издательство торговой литературы — Москва 1959 г. — С.57</li> <li>Українські страви. К.:Державне видавництво технічної літератури УРСР. 1961. 454 с.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ПРОФЕССОР КИСЛЫХ ЩЕЙ". Словарь Онлайн. <a href="https://rus-eng-phraseology-dict.slovaronline.com/26912-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B9" target="_blank">https://rus-eng-phraseology-dict.slovaronline.com/26912-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%B9</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>http://dic.academic.ru/contents.nsf/enc2p/ Tolkovy slovar zhivogo velikorusskogo yazyka by Vladimir Dal <a href="http://dic.academic.ru/contents.nsf/enc2p/" target="_blank">http://dic.academic.ru/contents.nsf/enc2p/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Polish Potato, Kielbasa, and Cabbage Soup (Kapusniak) Recipe". Serious Eats. <a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/polish-potato-kielbasa-cabbage-soup-kapusniak-recipe" target="_blank">https://www.seriouseats.com/polish-potato-kielbasa-cabbage-soup-kapusniak-recipe</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Latgalian recipes: Sauerkraut soup". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019. <a href="https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/latgalian-recipes-sauerkraut-soup.a328700/" target="_blank">https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/food-drink/latgalian-recipes-sauerkraut-soup.a328700/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Swedish Cabbage Soup with Turkey Meatballs – Kålsoppa med Köttbullar". <a href="https://feathersfins.com/recipe/swedish-cabbage-soup-with-turkey-meatballs-kalsoppa-med-kottbullar/" target="_blank">https://feathersfins.com/recipe/swedish-cabbage-soup-with-turkey-meatballs-kalsoppa-med-kottbullar/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>