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Eating and Drinking in Russia Review |
Do you know the Russian tradition of eating and
drinking?
No? Than read further to find out! Yes? Than search for the new
information about these traditions in this article!
Russian people are very hospitable, and you can make sure of
it
when you travel
Russia;Food and
beverages are in
abundance, especially, during holidays and festivals in Russia.
The traditions of modern Russian cuisines are closely connected with
the food that peasants cooked already in the Russian Empire (more about
history of Russia).
Basic dishes
haven't changed. Certainly, nowadays, when people are in hurry and
don't have enough time to cook at home, they prefer fast food, cafe
food,
etc. Nevertheless, food and beverages that are served at home are
almost the same as they were several hundred year ago.
Usually, there are three main meal times: breakfast, dinner, and
supper. Main courses are served at dinner and supper. They include,
first of all soups, and it's impossible to imagine
a Russian dinner without them. There are different types of them: shchi
(main components are cabbages and meat), rassolnik
(hot soup based on pickled cucumbers), ukha (main
constituent part - boiled fish), okroshka (it
differentiates from usual soups because components aren't boiled but
put in kvas or sour milk; it's a rather refreshing dish, often
cooked in
summer) etc. Most soups are served with "smetana" (sour
cream).
Though Russia is a huge country, these soups can be
easily found almost in any corner of it, whenever you travel Russia.
It's impossible to speak about Russian cuisine and forget about "kasha"
(porridge). It's prepared from any grain (buckwheat, rice, wheat, oats
etc.). Any Russian mistress knows many recipes how to cook
kasha
quickly and tasty. One should never forget that most food is served
with bread that is the most essential thing in Russian cuisine. There
are even proverbs that prove the importance of bread, e.g.: "Bread is
the staff of life".
Other popular dishes are from meat (sausages, pelmeni, chops, steak),
from potato, and there also exist different salads from vegetables and
fruits.
In Russia, people drink tea and coffee with pleasure as other nations
do; among traditional alcoholic-free beverages are
prostokvasha,
kvas, kompot (stewed fruit); among alcoholic drinks, vodka (see more art in Russia) and
samogon lead. Traditional beer in Russia is a bit sour.
Travel Russia and taste delicious Russian food and
beverages!
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