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

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20 dishes

  1. 1

    Borscht

    Beetroot soup with beef and cabbage, served with soured cream.

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    Pelmeni

    Small meat dumplings served with butter, vinegar or cream.

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    Blini

    Thin pancakes eaten with caviar, soured cream or jam.

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  4. 4

    Shchi

    Cabbage or sauerkraut soup, one of the oldest dishes.

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    Beef Stroganoff

    Strips of beef in a mustard and soured cream sauce.

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    Olivier salad

    Diced potato, peas, egg and sausage in mayonnaise.

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    Solyanka

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

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    Pirozhki

    Small baked or fried buns with savoury or sweet fillings.

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    Okroshka

    Cold soup of vegetables and meat in kvass or kefir.

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  10. 10

    Golubtsy

    Cabbage rolls filled with rice and mince.

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    Kotlety

    Soft fried meat patties with bread and onion.

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    Ukha

    Clear freshwater fish soup with dill.

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    Selyodka pod shuboy

    Herring layered under beetroot and mayonnaise.

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    Kholodets

    Jellied meat set in its own clear stock.

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    Kasha

    Buckwheat porridge served with butter or mushrooms.

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    Vareniki

    Dumplings filled with potato, cherry or curd cheese.

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    Shashlik

    Marinated meat skewers grilled over charcoal.

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    Syrniki

    Fried curd cheese pancakes with soured cream.

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    Medovik

    Layered honey cake with soured cream frosting.

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    Ptichye moloko

    Airy marshmallow-like cake under dark chocolate.

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