Meet solyanka: Russian essential hangover soup
Russians are celebrating the New Year's up until January 8. So after finishing up their mayonnaise New Year salads, Russians crave something fatty and salty... and a lot of liquid.
Hot soup if a perfect thing. Borsch takes too much time to cook, while solyanka is your choice.
This soup has an unusual sour-salty taste - it’s all about the pickles, olives, lemon and, sometimes, kvass that are added to it.
You can actually make solyanka with fish or mushrooms, but a meat one is the most popular. And you can add any type of meat, sausages and smoked ham.
During the Soviet era, solyanka was even sold as instant soup in cans. Now solyanka is served nearly everywhere in Russia, ranging from student canteens to high-end restaurants.
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