Smetana (Сметана) in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Bulgaria, Smântână in Romania, Pavlaka or Mileram in Balkan countries, Śmietana in Poland, Tejföl in Hungary, Vrhnje in Croatia, Schmand/t in German-speaking countries, is also used in other central Central and Eastern European cuisines in appetizers, main courses, soups and desserts.
In Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, and Russian cuisines, sour cream is often added to borscht and other soups, and is used as a salad dressing and as a condiment for dumplings, such as varenyky, pierogi, and pelmeni.