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fiogf49gjkf0d THERE ARE SMALL CAFES IN MOSCOW WHICH ARE CHEAP AND
THE SERVICE IS QUICK. THERE ARE ALSO RESTAURANTS.
THE VARIETY OF CUISINE IS LARGE. THERE IS THE
TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN CUISINE ALSO EUROPEAN AND
ASIAN.
TYPICAL MEALS
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SHASHLYK, SHISHKEBAB. THE PIECE THAT LOOKS LIKE SOLID FAT.
KOTLETY, RUSSIAN HAMBURGERS; THE MEAT IS USUALLY CUT WITH
BREADCRUMBS AND COVERED IN A SEMI-SWEET REDDISH SAUCE THAT
RESEMBLES KETCHUP ABOUT AS MUCH AS THESE RESEMBLE HAMBURGERS.
ESCALOP, TYPICAL SLAB OF PORK OR VEAL COOKED IN A SOUR CREAM
SAUCE.
KOTLETY PO-KIYEVSKY, ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS DISHES, CHICKEN
LARGE FRIED CHICKEN FOOTBALL STUFFED WITH MUSHROOMS & BUTTER.
BEEF STROGANOV, IN RUSSIA BEEF STROGANOV IS STRIPS OF MEAT
WITH A THICK CREAMY SAUCE.
TSYPLYONOK TABAKA, FRIED CHICKEN WITH GARLIC.
APPETIZERS AND SALADS:
GRYBY SO SMETANOI, MUSHROOMS WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE. SERVED
HOT OR COLD AND USUALLY QUITE GOOD.
STOLICHNY SALAT, RUSSIAN SALAD. MAIN INGREDIENT IS POTATO.
ZALIVNOYE, STUDEN, COLD MEAT OR FISH COVERED WITH GELATIN.
MYASNOYE/RYBNOYE ASSORTI, MEAT OR FISH COLD CUTS.
DESERTS:
TVOROG, RESEMBLES COTTAGE CHEESE AND COMES IN VARIOUS DEGREES
OF SWEETNESS. OFTEN IT IS SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM OR JAM.
BLINI, RUSSIAN PANCAKES, ARE A COMMON DESSERT.
PIROG, SMALL PASTRY OR A LARGER CAKE, USUALLY FILLED WITH
APPLE, TVOROG, JAM, OR CABBAGE.
SOUPS:
BORSHCH, IS HEAVY ON THE BEETS, KHARCHO A THICK SOUP OF MEAT
ONIONS, TOMATO, RICE, AND SPICES.
TYPICAL DRINKS:
VODKA IS THE NATIONAL DRINK OF RUSSIA. BASIC TYPES OF VODKA
HAVE NO ADDITIONAL FLAVOURING BUT THE RUSSIANS LIKE TO FLAVOUR
THEIR VODKA WITH CRANBERRIES, LEMON PEEL, PEPPER OR HERBS.
RUSSIA LIKE TO DRINK FORTIFIED WINES, LIKE PORT, SHERRY AND
MADEIRA. RUSSIA IS THE WORLD'S THIRD LARGEST WINE PRODUCER.
BEER IS AS POPULAR IN RUSSIA AS IT IS IN EUROPE. RUSSIAN BEER
IS STILL MADE BY TRADITIONAL HOME BREWING METHODS & ARE OF A
VERY HIGH STANDARD. KVAS, A SUMMER DRINK MADE FROM FERMENTED
RYE BREAD. OTHER BEERS ARE, NEVSKOYE, BALTIKA, MARTOVSKOYE,
KALINKIN, AFANASY.
RUSSIA ARE ONE OF THE THREE TOP TEA DRINKING NATIONS. TEA IS
MOSTLY DRUNK BLACK AND SUGAR AND LEMON CAN BE ADDED FOR TASTE.
FERMENTED MILK DRINKS ARE POPULAR IN RUSSIA. KEFIR IS A DRINK
MADE FROM FERMENTED COWS MILK THAT IS THICK AND REFRESHING.
PROSTOKVASHA IS THICKER THAN KEFIR AS IT HAS WHEY ADDED WHILE
MAKING COTTAGE CHEESE TO FRESH MILK AND ALLOWING IT TO FERMENT
OVERNIGHT.
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