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Cucumber soup
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<p>Cucumber soup is a traditional <a href="/facts/Polish_cuisine/aDUpu2Fk">Polish</a> and <a href="/facts/Lithuanian_cuisine/1nrvJwCt">Lithuanian</a> soup . It is made from <a href="/facts/Polish_style_pickled_cucumber/jKPULB4u">sour, salted cucumbers</a> and <a href="/facts/Potato/F8jRVExs">potato</a>. Occasionally, <a href="/facts/Rice/wvL1hBCz">rice</a> is substituted for the potatoes. </p><p>Cucumber soup is also any <a href="/facts/Soup/BxjPaEp0">soup</a> using <a href="/facts/Cucumber/eq1DFox9">cucumbers</a> as a primary ingredient, and is present in various <a href="/facts/Cuisine/jrGcSHAK">cuisines</a>. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup. </p><p>A similar soup is also common in <a href="/facts/Russian_cuisine/XTy296mm">Russia</a> and <a href="/facts/Ukrainian_cuisine/MVPU9X5F">Ukraine</a>, where it is known as <i><a href="/facts/Rassolnik/M4LDQoNd">rassolnik</a></i>. There is another cucumber based soup known as <a href="/facts/Tarator/PDUDqxCz">tarator</a> in <a href="/facts/Bulgarian_cuisine/VyJXQneX">Bulgaria</a>, which is served cold. </p>