The article calculates the cost of making 4 liters of traditional borscht according to a Polish recipe, finding that it would cost 280 hryvnias in Poland. The dish's ingredients include potatoes, carrots, cabbage, beets, oil, garlic, tomato paste, and beef, with the beef being the most expensive ingredient. This calculation is a comparison to the cost of making the same amount of borscht in the Donetsk region of Ukraine as of November 1, which was UAH 168.84, noting a difference in the type of meat used in the Ukrainian recipe.