История про борщ , перевод немного корявый According to etymological dictionaries of Slavic languages [4] word soup comes from the name of the plant: originally called cow parsnip soup ( not to be confused with cow parsnip Sosnowski Ecdemic view , causes burns ) , edible leaves of which are used in food . Apparently, the widespread belief that " brsch " Old Church is called beet , should be attributed to folk etymology : This value is not fixed in dictionaries ancient Slavic dialects , but the Ukrainian language translates as beet beet .Origin unknown borscht likely , he appeared on the territory , which previously occupied the Kievan Rus' , and now has the highest abundance and diversit.In Russia, the monuments mentioned in the 16-17 centuries . Essays about him can be found in the Novgorod yamskih books for years 1586-1631 . [7] Also, in the XVI century soup urges Domostroj . Interestingly, this is a dish loved by Catherine II, Alexander II, the ballerina Anna Pavlova . In Poland, " borschak " appeared in the XVIII century . Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania , in the south of Russia , in Siberia cook borscht, and in the north of Russia and the Urals - mainly cabbage . Today, its subtleties and especially cooking borscht are Poles and Russian , and Lithuanians and Romanians Belarusians . [9] No clear canons .Known as "green borscht " based on sorrel , beet and without , as a rule , no cabbage. "Green borsch " this soup is usually called in Ukraine, in Russia it is often called "green cabbage soup ."With soup involves a lot of superstitions . For example, it was assumed that the steam from the borscht flies departed soul . [2] Because it is a traditional dish in the Ukrainian funeral