Gastronomy of Russia

The soups are very important in the Russian kitchen; the most well-known plate is the Borshch. The Russian kitchen derivates first of all, of lots of multicultural cousin plates and secondly of the immense geographic of the country.

The gastronomic fundamentals are based in food farmer of the rural populations, with an extremely cold weather. You can find in their gastronomy fish exists (generally smoked fish), poultries, mushrooms, fruits of the forest and honey. Copious flakes of rye, barley, wheat and millet, that are used in breads, cereals, pancakes, beer, kvass and vodka.

The diverse forms of soups with special flavors and aromas are copious, all of them with meats and fishes. They like to add spices to their native plates based in techniques of grilling used by the Tartars and the Mongols in the century XIII and actually remains in most of the houses. Most of the plates are based by the old road of soothes since the proximity with the Caucasus and Persia. Also the proximity with the Ottoman Empire provided the character to their cook. The plates of a typical Russian kitchen are very rich, but they also have enough calories, because in winter more energy is needed (for that reason, the soups are very popular in Russia).

They are not similar to the plates of Scandinavia, but their plates are similar to other Slavic countries. If you visit a Russian city, you will find many restaurants to prove the Russian cousin, which are accessible to any pocket. You can find from the “economic bistro”, restaurant of Russian fast food and restaurants of “blinis” (crepes) to the expensive and exclusive restaurants. Very few Russian women buy precooked food. This concept is well strange for them.

You must not surprised if your Russian Bride tell you that the Russian food is much more healthy and better, the first time you buy food with her outside her house. She tell you this, because she thinks that only fresh food is healthier. Russian people prefer to buy vegetables and fruits in the markets because they are fresher. So again, don´t worry if you are interested in Russian Dating with this agency or with another about this comment.

The classic Russian woman will try to cook the food in her home to feel that is well homemade, because is her obligation feeding her husband. Any Russian woman would change an expensive restaurant to prepare food in her house.