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Bors

Borș

Sour liquid fermented from wheat bran, used to sharpen ciorbă soups.

Romania Fermented & pickled Vegetarian One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Distinctly Romanian and Moldovan; the bran is soured in a wooden vessel with a starter kept from batch to batch.

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What is Bors?

Bors is a fermented & pickled from Romania: sour liquid fermented from wheat bran, used to sharpen ciorbă soups. Distinctly Romanian and Moldovan; the bran is soured in a wooden vessel with a starter kept from batch to batch.

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wheat

Cooked

fermented

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