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How to treat an American: 10 traditional dishes for exploring Russian cuisine

'17.06.2021'

Source: trip-advice.ru

Looking for foreigners to visit? Or maybe you are moving to another country and want to surprise new friends with traditional Russian dishes? Cooking a theme night? There are dozens more reasons to use this list. trip-advice.ru tells what dishes are worth trying in Russia and what traditional treats can surprise foreign tourists. Some dishes may seem stereotypical. However, all the treats from the list are prepared in the best restaurants of national Russian cuisine, and they always fly off with a bang.

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Russian soups

Warming, satisfying, rich, by European standards, very non-standard. Most of all, foreigners are surprised that almost any soup in Russia is customary to eat with sour cream, and in the home version - with mayonnaise. They often wonder why we put so many dill in the stew. And also “unusual” ingredients like sour cabbage, pickles or sorrel. Be that as it may, there are 5 soups of Russian cuisine that foreigners should definitely try:

  • cabbage soup
  • ear (white, black, red or from 3 types of fish)
  • pickle (perhaps the most surprising)
  • borsch on sorrel
  • solyanka on meat, fish or mushroom broth.

Pozharsky cutlet

The first advertisement for the legendary Russian cutlets was made by Alexander Pushkin, who wrote:

Dine at your leisure

Pozharsky in Torzhok,

Fried cutlets

And go light.

Later, other famous people admired them. Appetizing chicken cutlets are prepared from minced chicken with a slice of butter. A special piquancy is given to them by a thick breading of rosy crackers. Pozharsky cutlet must be definitely tasted with mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy and light-salted cucumber. Foreigners praise this treat very much and often order it in restaurants of national cuisine.

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beef stroganoff

One of the most famous dishes of Russian cuisine. It was created by the French cook Count Alexander G. Stroganov. Small pieces of beef are quickly fried on a pillow of onion until golden brown. Then the meat is poured with sour cream sauce with tomato paste and simmer over low heat. It turns out a very delicate dish. It is so self-sufficient that only a little pepper is added from spices to beef stroganoff. It is believed that the dish is best eaten with potatoes: fries or mashed potatoes.

Pelmeni

The homeland of dumplings is Udmurtia. They must be eaten with sour cream and chopped dill or green onions. Foreigners enjoy tasting dumplings in Russia. Offer any: with beef, pork, game or even fish. Very often, restaurants serve a dish in a plate with broth. The home-made version of eating dumplings with mayonnaise by foreigners is surprising, but it seems to them no less interesting.

Okroshka

Be sure to treat foreigners with Russian national cold soup. Okroshka on kvass is considered a classic, but another gas station is also good. As the main ingredient, it is customary to use boiled or fried meat, but in the home version, of course, sausage or sausages. Okroshka with fish surprises even Russian people, but it is also considered traditional. The main thing is not to forget about a lot of greens and sour cream.

Jelly

If you decide to treat foreigners with vodka or horseradish, offer them a traditional Russian snack. Jellied meat should be eaten with mustard or horseradish. It does not hurt to add to it young potatoes with golden ghee, rye bread, pickled cucumber, green onions. Jellied meat and jelly are one and the same, but aspic is a completely different dish. The latter, by the way, will also not hurt to regale foreign guests.

Pickles

For an appetizer or as an addition to dinner, pickles should be offered. Sauerkraut is a real miracle of Russian cuisine, which is considered very useful. Foreigners love our pickled or pickled tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. But the greatest delight, of course, is caused by mushrooms. Milk mushrooms with boiled potatoes are one of the favorite dishes of foreign guests. Onions, garlic, beets, pickled apples and lingonberries are no less good. Especially with Borodino bread.

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Roast

Russian roast is the only dish that has earned the title of nobility. This honor was bestowed on him by the English king, who was conquered by meat from the oven. The best roast is the one in the pots. This is prepared in almost every restaurant of national Russian cuisine. The second option is roast with mushrooms and vegetables. It goes especially well with young potatoes, carrots and onions. Roast is prepared from beef, pork, poultry or game. Foreigners should try all the options in Russia. Offer buckwheat as a side dish - it's always interesting.

Salads

Russian salads are very surprising to foreigners. At first, many even hesitate to try them. But after the first spoonful, all doubts recede. It is impossible to imagine any traditional Russian feast without salads. The fact that modern snacks have not yet supplanted old-fashioned ones from the festive table also speaks volumes. Of the classic Russian salads for foreigners, the following 5 should be prepared:

  • Olivier (abroad it is called "Russian salad")
  • The vinaigrette
  • Herring under a Fur Coat
  • Mimosa
  • Russian forest (from salted mushrooms, pickled cucumbers and root crops).

Pancakes and pies

Perhaps, it is pancakes that should be called a symbol of Russian cuisine. Many foreigners believe that we eat them every day. Of course, with caviar. Of course, they are always interested in trying this dish. It is not at all necessary to put caviar. Meat, mushrooms, sour cream, potatoes, cottage cheese - any fillings will do. Also, foreigners should be treated to real Russian pies: pies, pies, loaves, kurniks, rybniks and other pastries. Necessarily with tea. Today our local is especially popular. Ivan tea, sea buckthorn, taiga - any will be good.

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