bortsch

plural bortsches · plural bortschs

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of borscht.

   Although bortsch is usually made from root vegetables with a large proportion of beets, not all bortschs contain beets.

   1972, “[Jewish cooking] Schav Bortsch (Spinach Bortsch)”, in Anne Willan, editor, Grand Diplôme Cooking Course, volume 9, [Danbury, Conn.]: The Danbury Press, →LCCN, page 21, column 4

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   “Good old Trotter!” Stanhope, despite the heaviness breeding about his heart, laughed the brave young laugh that had carried him through so much, through a hundred collapsed soufflés and a thousand curdled bortschs.

   1974, Alan Coren, “It’s A Long Way To Cannelloni”, in The Sanity Inspector, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, Inc., published 1975, →LCCN, page 50

   Hannah Wright’s recipes are as international as soup itself. There are old favourites like Scotch broth and oxtail; garbures, zuppas, goulashes, gazpachos and bortschs from Europe; […]

   1985, Derek Cooper, “The real thing”, in The Listener, London, →ISSN, page 15, column 3