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{{short description|Traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = Cucumber soup
| image            = [[File:Cucumber soup.jpg||200px]]
| caption          = ''Zupa ogórkowa'' is prepared using [[polish style pickled cucumber|sour, salted cucumbers]]
| alternate_name   = Ogórkowa
| country          = [[Poland]]
| region           = [[Central Europe]]
| creator          =
| course           = [[Soup]], [[entree]]
| served           = Hot or cold
| main_ingredient  = [[Cucumber]], [[pickled cucumber]]
| variations       =
| calories         = 
| other            = 
}}

'''Cucumber soup''' is a traditional [[Polish cuisine|Polish]] and [[Lithuanian cuisine|Lithuanian]] soup ({{langx|pl|Zupa ogórkowa}}, {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-zupa_ogórkowa.ogg|'z|u|p|a|-|o|'g|ó|r|k|o|w|a}}).<ref name="Applebaum Crittenden Bialy Bialy 2012"/> It is  made from [[polish style pickled cucumber|sour, salted cucumbers]] and [[potato]].<ref name="Applebaum Crittenden Bialy Bialy 2012"/> Occasionally, [[rice]] is substituted for the potatoes.

Cucumber soup is also any [[soup]] using [[cucumber]]s as a primary ingredient, and is present in various [[cuisine]]s. The two major varieties are fresh cucumber soup and pickled cucumber soup.

A similar soup is also common in [[Russian cuisine|Russia]] and [[Ukrainian cuisine|Ukraine]], where it is known as ''[[rassolnik]]''. There is another cucumber based soup known as [[tarator]] in [[Bulgarian cuisine|Bulgaria]], which is served cold.

==Fresh cucumber soups==
Some fresh cucumber soups are just a blend of ingredients (cucumber, spices, other vegetables or fruits, etc.) served cold; others are cooked, possibly in some kind of [[broth]], and served either hot or chilled.

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File:CucumberMintSoupYogurtDumpling (8363451507).jpg|Fresh cucumber-mint soup with a yogurt dumpling
File:Cucumber and zucchini soup.jpg|Pork-stuffed cucumber and zucchini soup in pork broth.
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
* {{annotated link|Cucumber juice}}
* {{annotated link|Cucumber sandwich}}
* {{annotated link|List of soups}}
* {{annotated link|Tzatziki}}
* [[Mizeria]] – fresh cucumber salad

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Applebaum Crittenden Bialy Bialy 2012">{{cite book | last=Applebaum | first=A. | last2=Crittenden | first2=D. | last3=Bialy | first3=B. | last4=Bialy | first4=D. | title=From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food | publisher=Chronicle Books | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-4521-1055-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HD5XLarwItEC&pg=PA60 | pages=60–61}}</ref>
}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book | last=Bittman | first=M. | title=The Minimalist Cooks Dinner | publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony | year=2010 | isbn=978-0-307-48827-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UhU3O6VdYg0C&pg=PA8 | pages=8–9}}

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[[Category:Cold soups]]
[[Category:Polish soups]]
[[Category:Slavic cuisine]]
[[Category:Vegetable soups]]
[[Category:Cucumber dishes|Soup]]
[[Category:Pickle dishes]]