Russia

= **Russian Cuisine** =

**Typical Foods**
A great deal of meat is used pork, beef, lamb, and chicken. Fish is also a large portion of many Russians diets because of the large amount of coastal area in Russia, salmon is very popular. Tomatoes, Cabbage, Celery, Beets, Carrots and Cucumbers are very popular in Russian cuisine. Potatoes are use in many dishes and are also used in making Vodka. Bread is served with most dishes. Baked goods are common like doughnuts or pastries. Butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic, dill, parsley, bay leaves, salt and black or red pepper
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**Famous Dishes**
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 * **Borsch** is made of broth, beets, and tomato juice with various vegetables. Vegetables include onions, cabbage, tomato, carrots, and celery. Broth is usually made from beef and is heated while ingredients are added. Borsch can be made vegan, served hot or cold. Typically, it is served with white bread and Semetana.[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/190307018yz1.jpg/220px-190307018yz1.jpg width="220" height="165" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:190307018yz1.jpg"]] ||
 * **Pelmeni** are a traditional Russian dish usually made with minced meat filling, wrapped in thin dough (made out of flour and eggs, sometimes with milk or water added). For filling, pork, lamb, beef, or any other kind of meat can be used; mixing several kinds is popular. The traditional Ural recipe requires the filling be made with 45% of beef, 35% of lamb, and 20% of pork. Traditionally, various spices, such as pepper, onions, and garlic, are mixed into the filling

**Foreign Influences**
There is a great deal of foreign influence in Russian cuisine due to Russia's sprawling nature. Aspects of German, French, and far East Asian countries are common as well, but this is to be expected because of the vast array of cultures and people that live in Russia.

**A Typical Meal**
A typical russian meal consist of salad, soup and then a main course of a meat dish.

Moscow Ponchiki


Ingredients: 1.5 c flour 2 tb sugar 1 tb butter 1 ea egg 1/2 c milk. 1/2 ts baking powder. 100 g oil for frying powdered cinnamon. Directions: 1. Add cinnamon and baking powder to flour. 2. Sift into a bowl. 3. Beat up eggs with sugar, add soft butter and mix in milk. 4. While stirring, add flour gradually. 5. Knead stiff dough. 6. Roll out dough 1/5 inch thick. 7. Make rounds with cup, then make a second round with a smaller diameter on the round. 8. Warm oil in pan. 9. Put 2-3 rings at a time into the hot oil, fry until light golden. 10. Sprinkle baked cookies with powdered sugar. =http://www.russianfoods.com/recipes/item00097/default.asp = (A link within our wiki)