Zhurek

Zhurek is an oat-and-dark-bread soup that is popular in both Poland and Belarus. Very unique and uncommon soup with a long history dating back to Monomakh's reign. One of the rare Belarusian recipes that does not include potatoes?

The secret to the soup's peculiar flavor is the leaven, which is made from oats and black bread. Place the leaven in a warm location for 2-3 days. The leaven is then strained and combined with fatty meat, veggies, and garlic before being put on fire.

Even if you don't like cooking, after you've had this distinctive soup, you'll want to make it yourself. You should cook the oats and bread mixture for three days before straining it and mixing it with meat, veggies, and garlic. The soup is then simmered over a low heat for a long time.