Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Most enjoyable!

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Kangaroo495

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Living In: Moscow, Moscow (Federal City), Russia

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2012

I made this for a potluck with my Russian class. I have to admit that some of the ingredients seemed strange, but the soup is absolutely delicious.

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Lmullin

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2012

Such an odd list of ingredients but don't let it scare you, it is very good! I did not have any marinated mushrooms in a jar so I made my own ahead of time using the Marinated Mushroom recipe by Silvia Raynor on this site. I made this for my Christmas Eve soup party where I make 3 different kinds of soup and this one was the favorite.

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Rene

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Living In: Valdez, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

bravo.

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piqrisgora

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

This soup is great! I was born in Latvia ( where they serve Solianka) so i know what to expect and was kind of worried this soup wouldnt meet my expectations. But it was really good. My Hubby loved it too. Thank You for the recipe

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Arta

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2011

The only recommendation: Service with sour cream. This was spectacular! The ingredients are such that you would never think to mix them together; however, they meld beautifully. I had to make some substitutions b/c of market availability: I couldn't find marinated mushrooms so I cubed up some Portabellas, no veal so I cubed up an eye of the round roast & simmered until smooth, and I don't like kalamata olives so I used black. My Russian friend said it was pretty authentic and was a bit surprised I knew about the soup. Thanks Karena!

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Weaver

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2011

Dont let the list scare you away!! This is absolutely worth it!

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andrea92fl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dothan, Alabama, USA

Living In: Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

This was SO good! I loved everything about it! All I changed was replacing the veal with chicken, because I dont eat veal. Next time I will add the pickles a little sooned (maybe at the same time as the marinated mushrooms) because they were a little crunchy for me and I like them very soft. Overall So Delish!

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Ilikefrenchies

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2011

Most amazing soup. It takes a long time to make it and it's a bit stressful but soooo worth it. I have made it quite a few times and I love it.

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jenifaOHjenny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2011

I was a little aprehensive about the ingredients, but as it cooked it smelled amazing. I did have to substitute alternate items for the veal (thin sliced beef) and marinated mushrooms (regular raw mushrooms) and used dried dill weed instead of fresh because I couldn't find it. This was for a dinner party and everyone loved it. I got multiple comments on how tasty it was. I served it with Russian black bread and a basic side salad and it was perfect. Everyone should try this. It does indicate that it feeds 6, but I could easily have fed 12 people with the soup, salad and bread. Everyone should try this because the flavor is not what you would expect given the ingredients.

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