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Food of Belarus

20 classic dishes from Belarus, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Draniki

    Crisp grated potato pancakes served with soured cream.

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    Machanka

    Pork and sausage stew for dipping thick pancakes.

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    Kolduny

    Potato or dough dumplings stuffed with seasoned meat.

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  4. 4

    Babka

    Grated potato baked with bacon and onion into a dense loaf.

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    Vereshchaka

    Sausage braised in a dark bread-kvass gravy.

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    Kholodnik

    Chilled beetroot soup with kefir, cucumber and dill.

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    Zharkoye

    Meat, potatoes and mushrooms baked slowly in a clay pot.

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    Draniki with mince

    Potato pancakes sandwiching a layer of spiced meat.

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    Krupnik

    Barley soup with potatoes, mushrooms and smoked meat.

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    Salted pork fat

    Cured back fat sliced thin with garlic and black bread.

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    Kishka

    Buckwheat and blood sausage baked until crusty.

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    Bigos po-belarusku

    Sauerkraut braised long with pork, sausage and prunes.

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    Solyanka

    Sharp, salty soup of pickles, olives and mixed meats.

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    Grybny sup

    Forest mushroom soup thickened with barley and cream.

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    Klyotski

    Soft flour dumplings dropped into milk or broth.

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    Bliny

    Thin pancakes eaten with curd, jam or soured cream.

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    Zrazy

    Rolled meat parcels stuffed with mushrooms or egg.

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    Pyachysta

    Whole joint of pork slow-roasted for celebrations.

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    Kutia

    Sweet wheat-berry porridge with poppy seeds and honey.

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    Kvas

    Lightly fermented rye bread drink served cold.

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