WNU Editor: The AP story is here .... Borsch without a ‘t’: Kyiv chef uses food to reclaim culture (AP).
I have been eating borsch all my life, and from my experience the recipe is basically the same from both sides of my family. But I will admit that my Ukrainian cousin makes one kick-ass borsch. I do not know what she does, but it always tastes better than what I can make, and I am who is always making borsch during the winter months.