Okroshka originated from one simple dish that didn’t even have a specific name. To prepare it, they took radishes and onions, crushed these products and poured kvass. And the okroshka that we know appeared with the assistance of barge haulers who dined on roach and kvass. The condition of their teeth left much to be desired, so they soaked the roach in kvass. Later, vegetables began to be added to kvass, and gradually this dish acquired the composition familiar to us.