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Articles by Russian Culinary Historians
A Cake From the Land of Eternally Green Bananas
Bananas came to Russia, disappeared from Russia, and then returned many times. Here's a Russian twist on banana cake, if you can find ripe bananas.
6 Min read
On a Cold Day Try a Warming Blast From the Past: Mulled Honey Drink
Try this ancient drink from the past to warm you on the cold and dark days of winter.
5 Min read
Pushkin's Pink Beet Blinis
This alliterative dish was not only the favorite of the poet, but the crowning dish on Epiphany.
6 Min read
How to Survive a Russian Wedding
Even today's heavy drinkers and hearty eaters would have a hard time staying upright at an old fashioned Russian wedding.
6 Min read
Living the Sweet Life in the New Year
Here is a confection that is easy to make and will keep you living the sweet life long after the holidays are over.
6 Min read
Dress Your Herring in Fur for Your New Year's Party
Everything you wanted to know about herring but didn't think to ask.
6 Min read
The Evolution of Dinner in Russia
The great mystery of Russian cuisine is how people ate rich, multi-course dinners and still managed to stay slim.
5 Min read
A Soviet New Year's Fantasy on the Table and the Silver Screen
Every year home cooks watch an old Soviet film and then head to the kitchen to duplicate the tastes - real or imagined - of childhood.
6 Min read
How the Duck Stole Russian Christmas
Wild ducks in Russia flew south for the winter, but over time this bird found a place at Christmas.
6 Min read
Shulyum By Any Other Name is a Rich and Delicious Soup
The Mongolian Empire left its mark on the lands it conquered - especially in the kitchen.
6 Min read
Cook Cardoons for the Holidays! What's a Cardoon?
The relative of the artichoke was once grown in early American gardens and everywhere in Europe. Now it's found near the Mediterranean Sea.
6 Min read
The Best Pies are Pechersk Pies
The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (monastery) made a fruit and cheese pastry that was a favorite in Kyiv for centuries.
4 Min read
How German Bakers Changed the Russian Bread Business
Russians have always baked good bread, but it took German competition to become good businessmen-bakers.
5 Min read
Russian Dumplings and the Time of Troubles
Before Siberians brought pelmeni west, Russians' ancestors made their own dumplings called kundyumy.
6 Min read
A Halloween Trick That Turned into a Pumpkin Treat
How bloggers' joke led to a national movement.
4 Min read
Horseradish: Good for the Table, Great for the Wallet
In Sunzdal, where horseradish was always a big business, you can get a jar of "throat stripper" at the market.
6 Min read
Before Soviet Kids Ate Snickers, They Ate Gulliver Chocolate Bars
Before the 1917 Revolution Russian factories produced a variety of chocolate covered candy bars.
5 Min read
How To Grow Watermelon in the Arctic Circle
Once you grow it, how can you keep it during the cold months? The answer may surprise you.
4 Min read
A Guide to Soviet Table Habits and a Recipe for Furry Fish
"Herring Under a Fur Coat" is a classic of Soviet cuisine.
6 Min read
When the State Dietician Became the Enemy of the Soviet People
Jewish food became an integral part of Soviet and Russian cuisine, especially its healthful branch.
5 Min read
A Savory Strudel From German Colonists on the Volga
German colonists combined their own recipe for a savory strudel with locally grown blue mustard seed oil.
6 Min read
How Chicken Kyiv Conquered the World
Roll up your sleeves and learn how to make this classic, elegant dish from Ukraine.
5 Min read
An Apple for the Tsar
As autumn brings its harvest of apples, our food specialists share a surprising recipe that blends savory, sour and sweet.
5 Min read
A Solution to the Eternal Question: What Can I Do With All This Zucchini?
All around the world home cooks are up to their ears in zucchini. Here's a solution from the dacha.
5 Min read
A One-Pan Meal of Sturgeon at the Dacha
The dacha holds a special place in Russian culture, especially the country kitchen and long evenings around the table.
6 Min read
Dangerous Mushrooms and the Power of Vodka
For centuries there was no distinction made between morels and false morels in Russia.
5 Min read
Kissel and the Ancient Art of Pudding
How a kind of pudding saved a city from invaders, almost choked a man, and made Leo Tolstoy happy.
6 Min read
Feeding Olympic Athletes the Soviet Way
As Paris sets Olympic tables, our Russian culinary historians recall how the Moscow 1980 Olympic chefs fared.
6 Min read
Before the Bagel There Were Baranki and Apple Jelly
The history of a satisfying crunchy bread roll and a topping that is sweet and easy to make.
5 Min read
In Ancient Rus the Fig was King
"Wine berries," aka figs, have been a beloved fruit for centuries in Russia. Great fig-topped custard pie recipe at the end.
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