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1. A Doughy but Cozy Plyushka

This Russian sweet pastry has turned heads since ancient times. Because it's still delicious.

Tags: recipe, food, holidays, pagan, russian cuisine, dessert
2. Great Grechka!

In May, the Russian Federation temporarily banned the export of grechka, also known as buckwheat, from June 5 to August 31.

Tags: russian cuisine, cuisine, buckwheat, national dish, national foods, food, kasha, grechka
3. Herring Under a What?

A popular New Year’s dish in Russia, Herring under a Fur Coat is a bit baffling.

Tags: christmas, New Year, russian cuisine
4. A Russian Millennial's Path to Vinaigrette

Growing up in post-Soviet Russia can make you crave anything foreign. Here is how a salad helped a Russian millennial develop a taste for her own culture.

Tags: cooking, youth, russian cuisine, cuisine
5. Unusual Russian Dishes and VR Films

“This dish is eaten in almost every home. I don’t understand Russian people’s tastes at all.”

- Chinese blogger on herring under a fur coat, one of six items he listed as unusual Russian dishes

Tags: russian cuisine, Catherine the Great
6. Photography, Kachka & Spies

Photography, food and spies comprise this week's Three Best Reads. We travel to Vilnius, Brooklyn, and Washington, DC, to consider wagging tongues, boiled tongues, and an overlooked photographer.

Tags: khrushchev, espionage, photography, russian cuisine
By Paul E. Richardson
7. A Taste of Russia

The definitive modern cookbook on Russian cuisine has been totally updated and redesigned in a 30th Anniversary Edition. Layering superbly researched recipes with informative essays on the dishes' rich historical and cultural context, A Taste of Russia includes over 200 recipes on everything from borshch to blini, from Salmon Coulibiac to Beef Stew with Rum, from Marinated Mushrooms to Walnut-honey Filled Pies. A Taste of Russia shows off the best that Russian cooking has to offer. Full of great quotes from Russian literature about Russian food and designed in a convenient wide format that stays open during use.

Tags: cuisine, food, russian cuisine, culture
8. Blackbread Recipe

One version of Russian blackbread, a mainstay of the traditional diet.

Tags: russian cuisine, blackbread, recipe
By Linda DeLaine

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