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Sour cabbage is a popular Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, and Serbian food, consumed mainly during the winter half of the year, both raw or cooked. Raw, it is a very popular winter salad , usually served dusted with pepper powder ( aleva paprika ) and/or black pepper , but also as-is.
' sour cabbage ') [1] is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. [2] [3] It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves. [4]
Cabbage heads are generally picked during the first year of the plant's life cycle, but plants intended for seed are allowed to grow a second year and must be kept separate from other cole crops to prevent cross-pollination. Cabbage is prone to several nutrient deficiencies, as well as to multiple pests, and bacterial and fungal diseases.
Shchi (Russian: щи, IPA: ⓘ, sometimes transliterated as šči) is a Russian-style cabbage soup.When sauerkraut is used instead, the soup is called sour shchi, while soups based on sorrel, spinach, nettle, and similar plants are called green shchi (Russian: зелёные щи, IPA: [zʲɪˈlʲɵnɨje ɕːi]).
The sauerkraut variant of cabbage soup is known to Russians as "sour shchi" ("кислые щи"), as opposed to fresh cabbage shchi. 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. [1]
In Central and Eastern Europe, tomato-based sauces and sour cream are typical. In Lebanon, the cabbage is stuffed with rice and minced meat and only rolled to the size of a cigar. It is usually served with a side dish of yogurt and a type of lemon and olive oil vinaigrette seasoned with garlic and dried mint.
Beet borscht cooked in Eastern Europe has an appreciable sour taste due to the addition of sour beet (or fermented beet juice) or sour cream. Borschts without beets are sour in general; Kapusniak, Ukrainian and Polish soup made from sour cabbage , millet and potatoes in meat broth; Sour shchi, a sour cabbage soup in Russian cuisine
Surkål ('sour cabbage') is a traditional side dish where the main ingredient is cabbage. It is particularly common in Northern Europe. [1] The cabbage is finely sliced and slowly cooked with caraway and cumin seeds, apple, vinegar, sugar, salt and butter. Surkål is usually served together with pork.