Christmas borscht at Velselka--yum!

I've always been a fan of Velselka's borscht--thick, full of shreddy meat and beets, the best thing with some challah on a snowy day. But when I stopped in last week, I noticed they had something called "Christmas Borscht" on the menu too. When I asked about it, the waiter brought me a little cup to try. Wow! A thin, very tangy beet broth, with musky little dried-mushroom dumplings in it. I've seen recipes for this in Polish and Ukrainian cookbooks, but never had it...but this chilly, snowy weekend, it's a must!

[SweetPea914]

I also LOVE their borscht. I just got the Veselka cookbook as an early Christmas present, the recipe is in the book, if you'd like it I can try to scan and send it to you.

[dadad]

sweetpea, it'd be sweet if you can send it to me too.
thnx
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[erica]

Does Veselka still have this borscht? Worth a trip to take out?

[sugartoof]

They always have two types of borscht...and if I recall, the Christmas Borscht is their vegetarian one. I prefer the hearty meat version which is also sold year round.

[missnicelady]

Just had some yesterday. was excellent.

[drunkard]

LOVE the Christmas Borscht at Veselka and the every day variety they serve as well. Does anyone have recipes for either one of these?