The soil and water support the people. The vast land, rich forests, canyons and rivers meet the needs of Russians for growing cereals, vegetables and fruits, harvesting dried mushrooms, fishing, hunting and poultry and livestock. In turn, it also constitutes the special cuisine of the Russian people.

Climate and geography determine dietary structure

Russia is the country with the largest land area in the world, spanning Asia and Europe, and is located in the north of the Eurasian continent. Most of the area is in the northern temperate zone, and the area around the Arctic Circle belongs to In a cold climate, temperature changes vary widely, winters are cold and long, and summers have long sunshine. Therefore, the diet is affected by climate conditions. Foods with very obvious characteristics include:

Kvass

Kvass is a drink that you must experience when traveling to Russia. It is very similar to Chinese liquor and beer. It is known as "liquid bread". It is made from Russian bread and baked through cakes. A drink made by adding a certain amount of koji to bread residue and fermenting it, then purifying, sterilizing and sterilizing it. Authentic kvass tastes sweet and sour, and basically has no taste like alcoholic drinks;

Russian Dalieba

Pure German-style cakes are made from local specialty brown wheat flour, which is fermented and then baked through multiple processes. Traditional big cakes are baked using charcoal fire in the stove, which is aimed at Chinese tourists. Generally speaking, German-style lettuce is more popular in the northeastern region of China. It is a delicacy that can be purchased through e-commerce. It is also one of the main meals in Russia. I have personally experienced its entire production process, which is very different from our traditional style. The toast bread process is somewhat similar, but the raw materials and secret recipes are somewhat different;

Borsch soup

This is a thick vegetable juice originated in Ukraine, with Brussels sprouts as the main ingredient , add potatoes, broccoli, carrots and beef cubes, then pour some cream and cook until the color turns dark purple. In some places, people like to use tomato sauce instead. In fact, it is mainly Beef, fresh cream, carrots and potatoes are more nutritious when paired together;

Black caviar

The roe of pure black caviar comes from sturgeon, most of which Living in the northern hemisphere, it has high requirements for water bodies and is deeply valuable due to its scarcity. Together with foie gras and black truffle, it is known as the world's three most luxurious specialties. High-quality black caviar is a natural sturgeon. , even more valuable, and therefore out of reach;

cured meat

I saw that it is very similar to the preservation technology. There are smoked bacon in southern China and oil refineries in the northeast. Russia has a unique way to preserve pig fat. It uses salt to marinate the raw pig fat. For some reason, the marinated fat pork will appear transparent. The way they eat it is also very fierce, cutting it into thin slices. , just eat it with pure grain wine. I heard that it is not greasy at all, and it does not taste like raw food. There will be no diarrhea after eating. Some friends around me have experienced it;