Starlink Soup on Half Power

Name: Starlink Soup on Half Power
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1 kg red beets, peeled and diced; 2 large carrots, sliced; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1.5 l vegetable broth; 2 tbsp vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; 200 g white cabbage, finely shredded; 4 waxy potatoes, diced; 4 eggs; 4 tbsp sour cream; 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; Salt and pepper

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TypeSoup

Serves4 people

DateOctober 20, 2026

Borscht with halved eggs as faltering Starlink satellites in a spicy, sour broth.

A sharp, sour Ukrainian borscht with a clear broth, topped with halved boiled eggs arranged in a semi-circle – the silhouette of a faltering Starlink network. The red soup and bold flavors capture the tension and dwindling support from the news.

Ingredients

1 kg red beets, peeled and diced
2 large carrots, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp tomato paste
1.5 l vegetable broth
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
200 g white cabbage, finely shredded
4 waxy potatoes, diced
4 eggs
4 tbsp sour cream
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
2 tbsp sunflower oil
Salt and pepper

Method

Heat the oil in a large soup pot and sauté onion and garlic until translucent.
Add carrot, beet, and tomato paste, cook for 5 minutes.
Pour in the broth, add bay leaves, vinegar, and sugar. Bring to a boil.
Add potato and cabbage. Simmer for 30 minutes until everything is tender.
Meanwhile, hard-boil the eggs, peel and halve them.
Season the soup with salt and pepper.
Ladle the soup into deep bowls. On each bowl, arrange three egg halves in a broken arc along the rim, as a Starlink arc.
Garnish with a spoonful of sour cream and some dill.

Serving notes

Serve with rye bread for extra Eastern European flair.
Always arrange the egg halves in the same arc on each bowl for the recognizable Starlink silhouette.