Question by radamidov: What is the name of a cold russian soup made from bitter or sour leaves?
My russian grandmother used to make a soup pronounced “Cheveyal” or “Shevel”. It was made from these green leaves that were sour/bitter. I want to know what these leaves/plant are. I thought it was Sorrel but its not. Any ideas. Its a very popular village soup that russians and ukranians make?
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Answer by _maldita_
sorrel is an herb. try wiki’s here they do have some list of soup cold or hot from russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cuisine
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Olga H says
Russian щавель (schavel') is sorrel 🙂 You can look in a Russian-English dictionary.
Spring sorrel soup
Sorrel soup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrel_soup
Frances Malkowicz's Polish Sorrel Soup
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chaserchuk says
The name of the soup you are looking for is okroshka. One of the herbs used is chervil. It is made with sour milk.