Russian Food in Historical Essay, Dictionary, and Selected Recipes

The book you are holding is dedicated to Russian food, but it is not a collection of recipes, although there are some here. It contains information about the formation of the 'Russian menu' and its peculiarities; about the utensils our ancestors used at meals and in their 'kitchens'; how Russian fast food was formed and what our first restaurants were like. We will recall proverbs, idioms, and beliefs related to food, talk about the history of the Russian cookbook, and clarify the origin of many 'food' names.

In the second part, you will find recipes of outdated Russian dishes that appear in historical and literary works.