Meat jelly, or Aspic, or Aspic Gelée is a widespread dish around Europe made from beef or pork. Russian meat jelly, called Holodets (or Kholodets), is a popular winter dish and an ‘unavoidable’ part of the traditional New Year / Christmas festive...
Easter is coming and I just wanted to share this idea as I thought someone may find it useful for the future. Russian Kulich bread (Kulich cake) recipe for Easter is very similar to the recipe of Italian Panettone. Of course,...
Cured salted salmon is very famous and widely eaten in Russia, especially as a festive and party food. Traditionally gravlax is made with the whole salmon fillet and takes several days but our recipes are for quick and easy methods of making salted cured...
Are you ready for the festive season? And the festive season in Russia could not happen without booze! But there again, where can it? As this is a Russian food blog, I guess, we must follow! I know, you think ‘vodka’...
No one knows exactly why this delicious and hearty mushroom gratin dish is called julienne. French julienne is made of sautéed vegetables served over a slice of bread. Russian mushroom julienne is usually made in an individual small baking dish called...
