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Answer for the clue "A Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation ", 7 letters:
borshch

Word definitions for borshch in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of borscht English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
borshch \borshch\ n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian] a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation, and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S., a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian shchi . Syn: borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation [syn: borsch , borsh , borscht , borsht , bortsch ]

Usage examples of borshch.

We begin with Spanish olives, then a borshch, then more olives and a bird of some kind, and a rather enticing Rhenish wine, not at all expensive as wines go in this country, but still quite laudable in its way.

A beautifully constructed borshch, such as you are going to experience presently, ought not only to banish conversation but almost to annihilate thought.