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Vinegret — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Vinegret

Beetroot, potato, carrot and sauerkraut dressed with oil rather than mayonnaise, with the beetroot oiled first to hold the colour.

2 hrServes 6
PotatoesRussianSide dishes
Vatrushka — shot from directly overhead: yeasted buns pressed into a ring around a well of sweetened curd cheese
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Vatrushka

Yeasted buns pressed into a ring around a well of sweetened curd cheese, baked until the filling sets to a soft custard.

2 hr 25 minServes 10
BreadRussianVegetarian
Ukha — shot from directly overhead: clear freshwater fish broth
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Ukha

Clear freshwater fish broth, never thickened and barely seasoned, so what you taste is the fish and the water it cooked in.

1 hr 10 minServes 4
PescatarianPotatoesRussian
Smetannik — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Smetannik

Soft honey-scented sponge layers stacked with a whipped soured cream filling and left overnight to soften.

9 hr 35 minServes 12
DessertsRussianVegetarian
Shashlik — shot from directly overhead: cubed lamb marinated in grated onion and vinegar
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Shashlik

Cubed lamb marinated in grated onion and vinegar, then grilled on flat skewers over embers until charred at the edges.

8 hr 55 minServes 6
Main coursesRussianGeorgian
Rassolnik — shot from directly overhead: barley and pickled cucumber soup
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Rassolnik

Barley and pickled cucumber soup, sharpened at the end with the pickle brine itself rather than with vinegar.

2 hr 55 minServes 6
PotatoesRussianSoups
Quick Salted Cucumbers — shot from directly overhead: small cucumbers held a day or two in a dill and garlic brine
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Quick Salted Cucumbers

Small cucumbers held a day or two in a dill and garlic brine, salted right through but still raw and crunchy.

26 hr 20 minServes 8
RussianSide dishesVegan
Ptichye Moloko — shot from directly overhead: an agar-set soufflé of whipped egg white
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Ptichye Moloko

An agar-set soufflé of whipped egg white, sugar syrup and butter on thin sponge, sealed under dark chocolate.

2 hr 20 minServes 12
ChocolateDessertsRussian
Pelmeni — shot from directly overhead: small meat dumplings in thin dough
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Pelmeni

Small meat dumplings in thin dough, boiled until they float and served with smetana or with butter and vinegar.

2 hr 12 minServes 4
Main coursesRussianYoghurt
Paskha — shot from directly overhead: sweetened curd cheese beaten with butter
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Paskha

Sweetened curd cheese beaten with butter, egg yolks and candied fruit, then drained overnight in a pyramid mould.

12 hr 55 minServes 10
DessertsRussianVegetarian
Olivier Salad — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Olivier Salad

Potato, egg, pea and pickle in mayonnaise, cut to an even dice and dressed only once everything is properly cold.

9 hr 10 minServes 8
PotatoesRussianSide dishes
Okroshka — shot from directly overhead: a cold soup of raw vegetables
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Okroshka

A cold soup of raw vegetables, ham and egg poured with sour kvass at the table, so nothing in the bowl goes soft.

50 minServes 4
PotatoesRussianSoups
Medovik — shot from directly overhead: honey layer cake of thin baked discs
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Medovik

Honey layer cake of thin baked discs, filled with soured cream and left overnight until the layers soften into cake.

10 hr 40 minServes 12
DessertsRussianVegetarian
Kvass — shot from directly overhead: a lightly fermented drink made from dried dark rye bread
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Kvass

A lightly fermented drink made from dried dark rye bread, sugar and yeast, sour and faintly sweet.

42 hr 40 minServes 8
BasicsRussianVegan
Kulich — shot from directly overhead: tall enriched Easter bread coloured with saffron and studded with raisins
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Kulich

Tall enriched Easter bread coloured with saffron and studded with raisins, finished with a white glaze that runs down the sides.

7 hr 55 minServes 12
BreadRussianVegetarian
Kotlety — shot from directly overhead: everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread
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Kotlety

Everyday Soviet-era mince patties bound with milk-soaked bread, which keeps them tender rather than springy.

1 hr 10 minServes 4
Main coursesRussian
Kissel — shot from directly overhead: fruit cooked with sugar and thickened with potato starch
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Kissel

Fruit cooked with sugar and thickened with potato starch, served thin enough to drink or thick enough to eat with a spoon.

30 minServes 4
30 minutesDessertsPotatoes
Holodets — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Holodets

Pork trotters and beef simmered for hours until the broth sets to a firm savoury jelly around the shredded meat.

18 hr 15 minServes 10
Side dishesRussian
Guryev Kasha — shot from directly overhead: semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream
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Guryev Kasha

Semolina baked in layers between the skins lifted from scalded cream, with nuts, preserved fruit and caramel.

2 hr 52 minServes 8
DessertsRussianVegetarian
Forshmak — shot from directly overhead: salt herring chopped fine with apple
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Forshmak

Salt herring chopped fine with apple, hard-boiled egg and onion into a spread for dark rye bread.

3 hr 45 minServes 8
JewishPescatarianRussian
Zharkoye — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Zharkoye

Beef, potato and root vegetables braised slowly in one pot until the meat pulls apart under a fork.

3 hr 15 minServes 4
Main coursesPotatoesRussian
Zapekanka — shot from directly overhead: curd cheese baked with semolina
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Zapekanka

Curd cheese baked with semolina, egg and raisins into a light set pudding, eaten warm with soured cream.

1 hr 25 minServes 6
BreakfastRussianVegetarian
Vareniki — shot from directly overhead: larger Ukrainian dumplings filled with potato and fried onion or with sweetened curd
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Vareniki

Larger Ukrainian dumplings filled with potato and fried onion or with sweetened curd, boiled and dressed in butter.

1 hr 55 minServes 4
Main coursesPotatoesRussian
Tvorog — shot from directly overhead: fresh curd cheese drained from gently warmed soured milk
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Tvorog

Fresh curd cheese drained from gently warmed soured milk, the base several Russian sweet and baked dishes are built on.

13 hr 15 minServes 6
BasicsRussianVegetarian