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Shchi

Shchi is a type of soup that is very popular in Russia. Imagine you are in a big kitchen where your mom or grandma is cooking something delicious. Well, shchi is like that yummy soup they make, but with a special Russian twist!

Now, let's imagine that the main ingredient in shchi is cabbage. Do you know what cabbage looks like? It's a big, round vegetable with lots of leaves. Well, the cabbage for shchi is cut into small pieces and put into a big pot of water. This pot is like a big magic cauldron where all the ingredients come together to make something super tasty!

Next, we add some other yummy ingredients to the pot, like carrots and onions. These vegetables help add lots of flavor to the soup. Carrots are orange and crunchy, and onions are round and smell really good when they are cooked. We chop them up into small pieces and throw them into our magic pot of water with the cabbage.

Now, let's not forget about potatoes! Potatoes are brown and usually shaped like a big oval. They are really good for making you feel full and satisfied. So, we cut some potatoes into small pieces and put them in the pot too.

There are some other things we add to make our shchi even more special. We put in some salt and pepper to make it taste just right. We also add some bay leaves, which are like little green leaves that give the soup a nice flavor. And finally, we add some dill, which is a yummy herb that smells really good and makes our soup taste even better!

Now it's time to cook our shchi. We turn on the stove and let the pot simmer for a while. When our soup is all done cooking, it smells so delicious! The cabbage is soft and the flavors of all the other yummy ingredients have mixed together to make a perfect soup.

Finally, we can pour our hot shchi into bowls and sit down to enjoy it. The warm liquid will make us feel cozy and happy inside. And as we take our first spoonful, we'll taste the delicious flavors of cabbage, carrots, onions, and potatoes all in one bite.

That's shchi, a special soup from Russia that is made with love and lots of tasty ingredients. Enjoy your delicious bowl of shchi!
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