Russia, the world's most expansive country, straddles the Eurasian continent, rich in products, with a long history and a unique culture.
Red cabbage soup with yogurt, hot and cold.
Take advantage of the East Wind of the World Cup and taste Russia's famous dishes: whether you are watching at home or going to the host country to celebrate, these famous dishes must be tasted.
1. Red cabbage soup (Borscht)
Red cabbage soup is a thick mixed vegetable soup, hot and cold.
Red cabbage soup, as the name suggests, is made up of sweet cabbage heads (so the soup is mostly reddish-purple), with potatoes, carrots, onions and beef nuggets added.
Russians usually add a spoonful of yogurt to add flavor when drinking red cabbage soup. When ordering food, think about whether to add yogurt!
If drinking this soup at home, remember to stay away from the carpet.
2. Spicy and sour soup (Solyanka)
This spicy and sour soup is also known as "borscht".
The name borscht is said to come from a transliteration of Russian soup, derived from pidgin English in the early years of Shanghai.
Spicy and sour soups generally come in three flavors: fish, meat and mushrooms. Traditionally, this soup is also boiled with pickled cucumbers and brine. And "salt" is the Russian name for this dish.
The most important point is that it is said to be a decanting soup. Whether it is to celebrate the team or to pour sorrow, it can be used.
3. Brigney Crepes (Blini)
Caviar with Brigni pancakes, a snack for Russians.
Breini crepes, this Russian version of crepes, a pancake with a concentrated stall pancake and a French pancake, is salty or sweet.
The crust is a batter made from flour, milk, cream, sugar or salt and quickly fried in a special iron pan.
Salty bread is usually served with smoked salmon, mushrooms or caviar, while cookies are topped with jam and condensed milk.
4. Caviar
Russian caviar, along with foie gras and truffles, is one of the "three great delicacies of the West" and is traditionally made from fish eggs from sturgeon.
Today, caviar made from a variety of fish eggs is sold all over the world, but the finest caviar still comes from three species of sturgeon from the Caspian and Black Seas.
Caviar is usually eaten in soup or with bread and biscuits, or it can be eaten alone.
However, remember not to use a silver spoon or metal spoon, as these metals will spoil the umami taste of caviar. So, when eating caviar, remember to take out the bone spoon, natural horn spoon or shell spoon at home.
A Russian salad pioneered by belgians
5. Kebabs (Shashlik)
Russian kebabs originated from Turkish charcoal grilled meat, tender and juicy, and were introduced to Russia in the mid-eighteenth century.
Kebabs can be lamb, beef, chicken or salmon skewers, usually served with bread and sour cucumbers. Accustomed to eating meat skewers that are cut into very small pieces, the Russian hunky kebabs will surely make people feel the vibrancy of the northern peoples eating meat in large bites.
6. Russian Olivier salad
The world-famous Olivier salad with sliced boiled potatoes, carrots, sour cucumbers, boiled eggs, meat, beans, and mixed with mayonnaise.
In fact, Olivier, who invented this salad, is not a Russian, but a celebrity chef from Belgium.
In the 1860s, Olivier was the chef of a famous restaurant in Moscow. The dish he invented was unique and immediately became the restaurant's signature dish.
The recipe for this dish, especially the seasonings for cold mixes, belonged to the restaurant's top trade secrets and was strictly kept strictly guarded for a long time, until it was first made public in 1894.
7. Russian Dumplings (Pelmeni)
Russian pie is called Piroški.
Similar to traditional Chinese dumplings, Russian dumplings have more filling options, in addition to lamb, pork, beef with onions and mushrooms, but also cheese fillings and fruit fillings.
The shape of the Russian dumplings has also been carried forward, some are round, some are square.
Dumplings are cooked in water or soup, which can be fried to a golden color or eaten with soup, like Chinese ravioli.
8. Russian Pie (Pirozhki)
Pie, can be described as a worldwide popularity. What we call pie is called "pie" pie in the West.
Cabbage rolls
In Russia, this kind of food made by wrapping noodles and baking or frying is called Piroški.
Piroshky's filling, sweet or salty. The easiest way to eat, of course, is to take it directly into your mouth with your hand.
9. Cabbage Roll (Golubtsy)
Wrapping meat, vegetables and even rice into small rolls with cabbage leaves and steaming them is the famous Cabbage Roll in Russia.
10. Tula Pryanik
After eating the staple food, come to a dessert. Russian Tula gingerbread is the most characteristic pastry.
This is a type of snack produced in the city of Tula, about 120 miles south of Moscow, in a square shape, baked since the 17th century, usually with jam or condensed milk sandwiches.