The country of Russia, located in Eastern Europe, is notorious for the recent government-citizen protests, teas, matryoshka dolls, babushkas in their headscarves, the Red Army Choir and the Soviet Union. It is home to political figures like Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin as well as historical figures like Ivan the Terrible, Grigori Rasputin and the Romanov family. When people hear the words Russian food, not much can be said. Russian food is not as wide spread in the west coast of the United States as it is in the Midwest and the East Coast. Some people think that Russian food only consists of vodka, rye bread, porridge and apples. There is more to Russian food than just a poor beggar’s meal. Some examples include borscht,
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While most people are aware the Beef Stroganoff is Russian, there are others who doubt its status as a Russian dish and question its credibility. One way to uncover the secrets behind a dish is to understand the history that leads to its origins. What a lot of people do not understand is that beef stroganoff was not popular when it was first created. It might have been an alternative version to a more refined dish which had the same ingredients. As for the etymology of the name stroganoff, there are many theories as to how the dish earned its name. Some suggest the name came from Alexander Stroganov. Another theory states that Count Pavel Stroganoff, an entertainer to the Russian court, and a self proclaimed gourmet may have given the dish its name as well as be the inspiration for …show more content…
Modern Russian cuisine is very colorful and multicultural, but it was not always as widely varied as one might think. It’s no surprise that it was influenced by other styles of food and culinary techniques from outside countries like France, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and more, as opposed to cuisines like Korean food, whose dishes remain unchanged and not so much globalized because of the country’s status as a “hermit kingdom”. Russian cuisine did not change until the start of the 10th century. Earlier forms of Russian cuisine had a diet which consisted of berries, fish, game, vegetables, and wild mushrooms, all provided by the country’s national forests and geographical and natural climate. There is an old expression used during the Soviet Era, as quoted in the book, “Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia” by Glenn Randall Mack & Asele Surina which is stated as follows: “Eat breakfast yourself, split lunch with a friend and give dinner to your enemy’. Loosely translated, in order to maintain a balanced weight, it is best to eat a filling breakfast, have a small lunch and very little dinner.” Particular Russian dishes can be more than just satisfying. Some food critics believe that Russian food can be fattening and intentionally unhealthy, because of the usual high
While most people are aware the Beef Stroganoff is Russian, there are others who doubt its status as a Russian dish and question its credibility. One way to uncover the secrets behind a dish is to understand the history that leads to its origins. What a lot of people do not understand is that beef stroganoff was not popular when it was first created. It might have been an alternative version to a more refined dish which had the same ingredients. As for the etymology of the name stroganoff, there are many theories as to how the dish earned its name. Some suggest the name came from Alexander Stroganov. Another theory states that Count Pavel Stroganoff, an entertainer to the Russian court, and a self proclaimed gourmet may have given the dish its name as well as be the inspiration for …show more content…
Modern Russian cuisine is very colorful and multicultural, but it was not always as widely varied as one might think. It’s no surprise that it was influenced by other styles of food and culinary techniques from outside countries like France, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and more, as opposed to cuisines like Korean food, whose dishes remain unchanged and not so much globalized because of the country’s status as a “hermit kingdom”. Russian cuisine did not change until the start of the 10th century. Earlier forms of Russian cuisine had a diet which consisted of berries, fish, game, vegetables, and wild mushrooms, all provided by the country’s national forests and geographical and natural climate. There is an old expression used during the Soviet Era, as quoted in the book, “Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia” by Glenn Randall Mack & Asele Surina which is stated as follows: “Eat breakfast yourself, split lunch with a friend and give dinner to your enemy’. Loosely translated, in order to maintain a balanced weight, it is best to eat a filling breakfast, have a small lunch and very little dinner.” Particular Russian dishes can be more than just satisfying. Some food critics believe that Russian food can be fattening and intentionally unhealthy, because of the usual high