Today is Borscht Day. In Karelia, the main soup of the year is getting cheaper, then more expensive

Today, November 10, Russia celebrates an unofficial, but very "delicious" holiday - Borsch Day. In Karelia, this day has a practical side: the cost of a borsch set - beets, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onions - has changed noticeably in recent months.

Celebration of favorite soup

Borscht Day is celebrated on November 10. The holiday has no official status, but has long been a popular occasion to remember the most popular soup of Eastern European cuisine - hot, hearty and warming in the cold season.

The name of the dish, according to one version, is associated with hogweed: originally so called soup from this plant. Later, the recipe included beets, cabbage, potatoes and carrots – ingredients that today make up the usual “borsch set”.

What's happening to prices

For Karelia, borscht Day is not only a culinary occasion. Regional prices for vegetables for soup regularly fluctuate: they rise in price due to the season and supplies, then decrease after the receipt of a new harvest.

According to the data given in the publication “Petrozavodsk says”, in September 2026, compared to September 2025, the main ingredients of borsch significantly increased in price. Onions became more expensive by 24.25%, cabbage by 19.29%, potatoes by 19.15%, beets by 18.80%, and carrots by 17.85%.

The increase in vegetable prices directly affects the family budget. If earlier a pot of borscht could be much cheaper, now even the usual set for soup requires a more careful trip to the store.

Families where borscht is cooked regularly are particularly sensitive to such changes: soup remains one of the most affordable and versatile dishes, but its cost depends on the prices of vegetables, meat or other protein component, as well as sour cream and bread.

Despite the rise in price, borscht still remains a symbol of home comfort and hearty lunch. It is prepared in different ways: on meat or lean broth, with mushrooms, beans, cabbage, greens, garlic and, of course, with sour cream.

On Borshch Day, Petrozavodsk residents and residents of Karelia have only one thing: look in the refrigerator, check the stocks of beets and cabbage - and, perhaps, cook a large pan of the most popular soup. The main thing is that the prices for the borsch set are not forced to postpone the holiday until the next discount.