Gira

National bread-based drink (wheat, rye, barley) fermented sparkling and fruits (strawberry, apple, lemon, berries) or mint flavoured. Kvass is considered as a non-alcoholic drink in russian and ukrainian standards (2,2% alcohol max). Available in the majority of slave countries, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Serbia, Armenia and even in China ! This traditional beverage of russian countryside was formerly drunk only on summers but the bottles are now sold all year long and make competition with Coc ... read next

Simmeler, Varenets

fermented milk product that is popular in Russia and Ukraine. Similar to Ryazhenka, it is made by adding sour cream to baked milk. (wikipedia)

traditional ukrainian fermented milk. This nutritive drink is rich in vitamins, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium and probiotic bacteria. Traditionaly kept in clay pots.

The perfect soup for long winter nights !

Ingredients :
cooked red beet 1 or 2 balls (cut in dices)
1 sliced onion
1 small piece of cabbage cut in slides
2 carots (cut into julienne strips)
2 cooked patatoes (cut in dices)
1 cube of vegetable stock
tomato puree 2 tsp
juice of one lemon
fresh flat-leaf parsley carved (optional)
fresh cream or cottage cheese (optional)
turmeric and garlic powders, salt, pepper

Recipe of vegetarian Bortsch :
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Ingredients :
flaky pastry 300 g
fiscela cottage cheese 200 g
softened butter 50 g
liquid cream 1/2 cup
2 eggs
salt, pepper

Recipe of cheese Pirojki :
Pre-heat the oven 200 C (Th 7)
Drain the cottage cheese and mix with a spoon to the liquid cream, softened butter, salt, pepper + one entire egg and just the white of the 2nd.
Keep the 2nd yellow for later...
Work the mixture and let it rest for a quarter.
Meanwhile, unroll the flaky pastry and c ... read next