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Sign in to saveSolyanka (; initially selyanka; , ) is a thick and sour soup of Russian origin. It is a common dish in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, and other post-Soviet states and other parts of the former Eastern Bloc. It was one of the most reliably available dishes in East Germany ().
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- Solyanka
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- Solyanka
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- Selyanka
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- Russia
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- Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian, Georgian, East German
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- Soup
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- Hot
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- Meat, fish, or mushrooms, pickled cucumbers, cabbage, onions, often potatoes, smetana, dill
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Solyanka (; initially selyanka; , ) is a thick and sour soup of Russian origin. It is a common dish in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states, and other post-Soviet states and other parts of the former Eastern Bloc. It was one of the most reliably available dishes in East Germany ().
== Name == The original name selyanka can be translated as "settler's soup" in English. There are many theories about the origin of the name, but a common one is that the soup was often eaten after the wedding before the newlyweds "settled down" and started their new life together. Other translations include "food of the villager" or "villager's stew". Later, the name was transformed to solyanka, using the word sol (salt) as a reference to the soup's saltiness.