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Traditional Russian foods – which are the popular ones?

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Borscht

BorschtA soup that can be eaten hot or cold with made primarily from beetroots but ca also include cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes and tomatoes.  A proper chunky sour soup.

Solyanka

solyankaAnother hearty soup that can be made with meat, fish or mushroom as the feature ingredient and garlic to suit your taste. Don’t forget the pickled cucumbers!

Kulebyaka

kulebyakaA pie that looks a lot like a British pastie – but that it where the similarity ends as this pie has sturgeon, buckwheat and salmon as some of the main ingredients.

 

Morozhenoe

morozhenoeThis is a very rich and creamy ice cream popular served with chocolate chips or strawberries. Many people who have tries this say it is much better than any western ice cream.

Pelmeni

PelmeniBasically this is a small dumpling made from dough which is usually unleavened. You can find them with fillings made from mince, onions, maybe turnip and mushroom.

Blini

bliniThese are little pancakes more like a thick crepe,usually made from buckwheat. You can go savoury or even sweet – special with caviar on top.

 

Khachapuri

KhachaSometimes round and sometimes shaped like a bout – the Russian preferred version of a pizza. Cheese and egg surrounded by leavened crust bread

Zharkoye

ZharkStews are very traditional Russian meals and this one is a slow cooked beef and potato beauty. Some say it is similar to a Goulash.