Russian Cuisine

Presenting By > Adarsh Yedmalwar

Abhimanyu Singh
Introduction……
Russian Cuisine has made it famous
throughout the World for its First Courses.
Russia Is popular for growing and
harvesting their own crops and is highly
depend on the weather conditions due to
short growing season.
Bread has always been the central role in
the Russian Diet. Russian like dark, heavy
rye bread.
 Breakfast
 Zavtrak – Breakfast is usually quick meal in the
working week.
 Parents are likely to have an open sandwich with
cheese ,ham or salami with a cup of tea.
 The children tend to eat a cooked meal that consist
of a boiled egg, omelette or Kasha {Porridge}.
 There is a strong work ethic in Russia and many
people believe that , To work hard, one must eat well
otherwise he/she will be very tired
Kasha {Porridge}

• Buckwheat
• Millet
• Semolina
• Oats
• Barley
• Rice
Soup
• Shchi {Cabbage Soup}
• Borscht {Beet Soup}
• Ukha {Fish Soup}
• Rassolnik {Soup With Beef, Barly,
Pickled Cucumbers}
• Solyanka {Thick Meat or Fish Soup}
• Lapsa {Noodle Soup}
• Okroshka {Cold Soup on ‘Kvas’}
Lunch

• After Soup the main course follows. You can move

to meat or fish with lot of vegetables for main
course
• Fish and sausages are very popular. The main
course is served with potatoes , pasta , cereal
,salt cucumber ,and are always served with Bread
{Ragi Bread}
Dinner

• The last meal of the day ,Dinner is

traditionally a much smaller meal than
lunch and is often only a simple plate
of Bread, Meats and Vegetables.
• It is Eaten with family around the table
and news is exchanged.
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To finish, pass to the Dessert and Fruits.
Lunch is finished with either Coffee, Tea,
Kompot { Homemade Juice Of Berrys And
Peach} or Kisel {Dessert Made Of Berries}
 Main Dishes {Lunch & Dinner}

• Kholodets/Studen’ {Jellied Meat}

• Pelmeni {Ravioli}
• Fowl Baked Or Fried
• Kotley {Minced Cutlets}
• Shashlyk {Marinated Meat Grilled on A
Skewer}
Pies, Pancakes & Dessert
• Pirozi {Small Stuffed Pies}
• Blini { Pancakes,Crape}
• Pastila
• Varenie {fruit and Berry Preservers}
• Kulich {Easter Bread}
 Other Russian Staple Foods

• Rye Bread
• Tvorog {cottage Cheese}
• Sgushchenka {Condensed Milk}
• Kefir
• Buckweat
• Caviar
 Traditional Dishes

• Borshch
• Pirozhki
• Blini
• Shashlyk
• Pelmeni
• Shchi
• Solyanka
• Ukha
• Rassolnik
 Traditional Drinks

• Kholodets
• Kotlety
• Symiki
• Kvass
• Kisel
Eating Habits

• Meals in Russia are traditionally cooked

from fresh food , people grow or still
easily buy at local markets and cook
regularly at home.
• Russians are used to eating 3 times a
day
• One of the tradition is after-dinner tea
ceremony. However Tea in Russia was
introduced in 1638
Manners
• The oldest or most honoured guest is
served first.
• Do not begin eating until the host
/hostess invites you to start
• Do not rest your elbows on the table.
• It is polite to use bread to soak up
gravy or sauce.
• Men pour drinks for women seated
next to them.
• Leaving a little food on your plate is not
polite.
Thank You