Judas's ear fungus, often found dried. Dried or fresh they should not be fried, as they explode, but stewed with other ingredients.
An Eastern European spirit distilled from junipers and of the gin family, similar in style to German Steinhäger.
Borscht. A vegetable soup often containing meat, sometimes including beetroot and served, hot or cold, with soured cream (US: cultured sour cream).
