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Cucumber soup

Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup (Polish: Zupa ogórkowa, [zupa ɔɡurkɔva] ). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato. Occasionally, rice is substituted for the potatoes.

Cucumber soup is also any soup using cucumbers as a primary ingredient, and is present in various cuisines. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup.

A similar soup is also common in Russia and Ukraine, where it is known as rassolnik. There is another cucumber based soup known as tarator in Bulgaria, which is served cold.