Russians eat three meals a day, in addition to bread, potatoes, beef, pork, lamb, milk, vegetables, butter, cheese and so on. Russian meals are characterized by a large amount of meat and milk and a small amount of vegetables. The Russian way of eating is to eat one by one. Serving generally first on the cold dishes, such as salad, ham, fish and fish jelly, cold lettuce, pickles and other Russian cuisine; and then on the main course, the main course has three, the first is a soup, such as fresh fish soup, clear chicken soup, meat and mixed soup, meatballs, pea soup, beet soup and so on. Russians are particularly fond of beet soup, also known as borscht. The practice of this soup is: cut the meat into small pieces, the beetroot, cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots, shredded into the water, plus salt, sugar and other seasonings to cook together, cooked and then poured with sour cream, and sometimes with mushrooms and dried plums, delicious flavor. Russians are allowed to eat bread with their soup, unlike Westerners. Moreover, there is a plate of black bread on the table in addition to white bread. The second course is a meat dish, such as fried steak, roast beef cubes, fried chicken, fried meatloaf, etc. with potato sticks, cabbage and beets. The third and last course is a sweet dish, usually boiled fruit, jelly, ice cream, snacks, fruit sweats, tea or coffee, and various other beverages. At banquets, there is also usually caviar, which is the finest of the dishes and comes in two varieties: red caviar and black caviar. Eating method is: first in the white bread on a layer of butter, and then the red or black caviar dipped in butter. Russians are very particular about seasoning their dishes. Their point of view is that seasoning not only flavors the dish, but also increases its nutritional value. They commonly use onions, ginger, garlic, pepper and mustard, and often add bay leaves, cloves, fennel seeds, salad oil made from olive oil, egg yolks and spices. Due to Russia's short summers and long winters and lack of sunshine, potatoes, cabbage, carrots and onions are the mainstay all year round, and fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits are rare and difficult to store.

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