Unusual Russian food (Part-2)

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Unusual Russian Food

(PART-2)

PART-2: 9. Jellied meat

Jellied meat, this twin brother of the jellied fish, is described very unappetizing: "Imagine a jelly, but not with fruit, but with pieces of meat. It looks like a very thick, frozen meat broth. It sounds terrible, but it is a very healthy and delicious dish. Especially with vinegar and mustard." However, jellied meat is a controversial dish for Russians, and some people like it and others don't. However, it's impossible to imagine a New Year's table without it. And by the way, yes, jellied meat is healthy. It contains so much collagen that it benefits your joints, skin, and hair.

10. Kvass

"Kvass is a traditional Russian low-alcohol drink made from fermented rye bread, yeast, or berries," according to travel websites. Or, "It's a refreshing, lightly carbonated drink. It contains malt, just like beer. Russians allow their children to drink kvass in unlimited quantities, even though it has a small percentage of alcohol." It sounds terrible. After all, there is a much simpler and more understandable description for a foreigner: kvass is like cola, but not made from a vague powder, but from natural ingredients, and it is tastier and healthier. And it contains no more alcohol than kefir. Although kefir is also something completely foreign to foreign stomachs.

11. Okroshka

Okroshka is considered a cold soup. While soup is an essential part of our cuisine, it is rare for foreigners. The only exception is a cream soup. "It's hard to describe its taste. You take a cucumber, radish, boiled potatoes, meat, and eggs, mix them together, and pour in the kvass. To make this 'beer soup' even better, add sour cream and dill

12. Semolina porridge

Semolina porridge is the same as cabbage rolls – it is either loved or hated. And yet, in Russian cafes, it is a common breakfast dish. Many people eat it with gusto, even with tears in their eyes, remembering their barefoot childhood. Foreigners look at such people eating a substance of strange consistency, more like a building material than food, with genuine bewilderment. However, for them, porridge is not the most common dish

13. Kisel

Kisel seems to foreigners to be an underdeveloped product, resembling undercooked jelly or marmalade. At the same time, they consider the aroma and color of the drink quite attractive, so tourists are interested in trying it and find it quite tasty. However, they still continue to call it "liquid jelly" among themselves. For foreigners, our traditional drinks are nonsense, such as compote or fruit drink. The latter, by the way, was very much loved by the Rasmus group when they were on tour in our country. Yes, and another thing: jelly is not a drink, as is commonly believed.

14. Herring under a fur coat

Here, it's the name that scares you more than the appearance of the dish. However, since it's cold in Russia and bears sometimes roam the streets instead of cats and dogs, it's possible for herring to have a fur coat. In a cold climate, anything is possible. However, if you understand that the fur coat is a metaphor and the herring is hidden beneath several layers of different ingredients, everything falls into place. Bears turn back into cats and dogs, and herring under a fur coat turns into a perfectly edible salad with fish, potatoes, and beets.

15. Pies

It would seem that nothing could be more familiar than pies. But no. In the West, they bake large pies, make quiches, but our portioned pies are nonsense for foreigners. “The main thing in pies is the dough. The filling is secondary,” they believe. By the way, Tatiana Tolstaya, a writer and cook, also believes that you can tell a lot about a restaurant by the pie dough. However, she is also picky about the fillings. "These fried or baked pockets can be filled with anything: potatoes, cabbage, meat, eggs, onions, unicorns, and beans.

16. Borscht

Yes, it is believed that borscht was invented by Ukrainians. “Yes, even by the Martians,” we read on one of the US travel portals. “Who invented it doesn’t matter after the first spoonful. Soup based on beets – it sounds very strange, but it’s delicious.” Borscht is advised to be eaten in any form: either hot or cold – in this we agree. “There is nothing better than to get into the refrigerator at four o’clock in the morning and eat borscht,” we even found such an opinion. It seems that this foreigner has been in Russia for too long. By the way, absolutely everyone who has written reviews about borscht recommends adding sour cream to it.

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