Russian traditional foods~!!

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 In this blog, we can see Russian traditional foods. Russia has world's 1st area and very cold and long winter and cool and short summer. So, foods are generally salty and sweety and incentive. Also, Russian food culture is influenced to Slav traditional food culture and West Europe and Mongolia and Central Asia and Kavkaz region, so extremley complex and multinational.

From now on, let's know Russian traditional foods that can feel various culture's taste~


1) Borscht(보르쉬)

 'Borscht' is a Russian traditional soup that made by broth, potato, carrot, onion and put out a color in the red radish. Depending on the orientation, make a broth using favorite meat. Russian enjoy the borscht in winter and summer. And necessarily add smetana, Russian traditional sauce.


2) Black Bread(흑빵)

 'Black Bread' is made by rye that Russians main food's ingredient. Rye is grow well in cold and barren land and black bread has rich nutrients, so Russians love black bread. Russia's black bread has more chewy and acidity than other Europe's bread.


3) Shasilik(샤실릭)

 'Shasilik' is a famous spit-roasting food in Israel, former Soviet Union, Iran, Mongolia and Central Europe and it is a kind of kebab. Shasilik uses lamb meat originally, but also uses beef and goat meat depending on the region and religion.


4) Vodka(보드카)

 'Vodka' is colorless and odorless, but 40degrees strong alcohol. There are over  40   species of vodka and it makes Russians warm during the cold winter. Russians drink vodka with thick raw onion or lump of oil.


★ Through the Russian traditional foods, we can feel taste of various cultures. Because Slav cultre and West Europe, Mongolia culture and food culture of Central Asia is influence to Russia's food. Also, Russian traditional foods show that symbol of the Russia flag. The white of the flag of Russia means that nobility, truth, freedom and independence and the blue of the flag of Russia means that honesty, dedication and loyalty. The red of the flag of Russia means that courage, love and self-sacrifice. In other words, Russian traditional foods have taste of nobility and honesty and give the courage to survive the cold winter.

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