Russian Kitchen: Comfort food
Sometimes a good Russian stew is exactly what’s needed to lift sagging spirits. If you’re vegetarian skip the chicken and add zucchini or brinjal
Russian Kitchen: Mannik sponge cake
This delicious tea-time snack is made from manka or sooji and takes little time and effort to prepare
Russian Kitchen: More summer salads
RIR presents more easy-to-prepare treats that can be made in India all-year long
Russian Kitchen: the world of potatoes
The humble vegetable is much-loved in the country and is an essential part of an authentic Russian meal
Tastes of Sochi: grape leaves and fish stew
Retired salesmen and fishermen smelling of the sea add vine leaves to a simple old fish dish, shkara, which is still very popular along the entire Black Sea coast
Russian Kitchen: Healthy salads to beat the heat (Part 1)
The beauty of salads is that they are easy to make, cheap, great to experiment, easy to digest and healthy
Russian Kitchen: Pickled cucumbers and vinegret
A big percentage of gherkins, used for making vinegret in Russia, is actually imported from Bangalore
Russian Kitchen: Sharlotka
The Russian version of Apple Pie is different from the American version and there’s a beautiful story behind this delicious dessert
Where to find Indian cuisine in Moscow
Nothing but familiar food can create the atmosphere of home and a feeling of comfort. We have put together a list of establishments offering Indian cuisine.
Tradition of Russian cuisine (video)
The restaurant «Podvorie» in Pavlovsk is often called the most Russian restaurant. It's famous not only with Saint-Petersburg citizens, but those who live far outside its limits.
Russian Kitchen: Babushka's strawberry jam
It’s virtually impossible to compare the delicious homemade strawberry jam to what you can buy in shops
Discovering the Tatar culinary tradition
Russians are not known for eating a lot of fast food, but one of the most popular snacks-on-the-go in Russia is the Tatar “cheburek”
Russian Kitchen: Uzbek Plov
This popular rice dish, adapted to Russian cuisine, is similar to biryani, but a lot easier to make than its sophisticated cousin from the kitchen of Mughal emperors
Foreign cuisine finds its way in Russia
Some imported dishes are becoming local favorites among Russian restaurant-goers
Russian Kitchen: The humble pineapple
There are a lot of salads that have canned pineapples and people make poultry dishes with the tropical fruit
Russian Kitchen: Layered vegetable bake
Russian cuisine has its own array of layered dishes, with the Kulebaka being the most elaborate of them all. Thankfully, there is also a simple vegetarian variant that can be made at home
Street food mania takes over Moscow
New kinds of street food have started to appear on the Moscow scene. Many venues, from parks to ice rinks, are now filled with stalls selling pine-tree juice and red wine cockerel
Russian Kitchen: Christmas Dinner
Christmas, celebrated on January 7 in Russia is a family occasion, where a special dinner is cooked to mark the end of a 40-day lent period
Tasting Russian New Year’s Eve menu
With the Russian traditional ceremonial Christmas dinner now long forgotten, Russians are left only with the Soviet New Year appetizers, surrounded by the fragrance of the New Year’s tree and tangerines
Russian Kitchen: Pickled Cabbage & 100 delicacies before doomsday
If the world is coming to an abrupt end, it’s important to try out as many delicious new food items as possible. Pickled cabbage is a good start