A Guide To Russian New Year Table
First thing first: Russians aren’t big on celebrating Christmas (neither Orthodox, nor Catholic one), and the biggest celebrations falls on New Year Eve (31st December). A traditional Russian celebration would include … Continue reading
Buzzfeed knows what tea I’m drinking (some facts about Russian tea habits)
One day I was procrastinating in the internet and found this quiz at Buzzfeed. Turned out, they DID know what tea I prefer, namely “no milk, with sugar”. Yep, that’s … Continue reading
Farm & Forest Compote/Mors/Fruit drink
In most of the countries, “compote” means a dessert made with fruit, but in post-Soviet countries compote is a drink. To make it even more confusing, there is another type … Continue reading
7 Foreign Foods Russians Just Love
So today I’m going to talk about dishes from different cuisines that happened to please Russian palate. Note that those aren’t dishes that were adopted to Russian cuisine and are … Continue reading
Americans Try Bizarre Russian Foods For The First Time (BuzzFeedVideo) – My thoughts
Privet! I watched a funny video today – Americans Try Bizzare Russian Foods For The First Time (by Buzzfeed). Instead of joining hollywar in the comments, I decided to put … Continue reading
Shroom soup
The most popular Russian soup, at least for foreigners, is probably borscht (btw it is not sure whether or not borscht was invented by Russians, as many other Eastern Europeans … Continue reading
Russian absinthe for kids
You know, here in Russia kids are taught to drink from very young age, ’cause why not? Here is how Russian kids’ absinthe looks like: Nah, just kidding. However, it is true … Continue reading
How to brew very Russian tea (with lemon)
Today I’ll show you how to brew tea Russian-style – and no, we’re not gonna use samovar! Sure, not every Russian brews it that way, some prefer other methods or … Continue reading
Long time no see
Internet is amazing. Although my last post was more than a year ago, I’m still getting (nice) comments on my neglected blog. Many things changed since I wrote that post, … Continue reading
Pearl Barley Porridge (super-cheap, super-tasty)
Hey, seems like I disappeared again for no reason. Sorry for that. Today I tell you how to cook another porridge (or каша, “kasha”). It’s not a really popular dish … Continue reading
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