Russian Kafe

January 29th, 2007

Pelmeni is a popular Russian dish with a minced meet filling wrapped in a thin dough. There are many traditional (and time consuming) recipes for making pelmeni, but most are sold frozen in the store. The frozen pelmeni are then boiled for about 5 minutes and served with butter or sour cream. Pelmeni is a great dish, especially when you’re in a hurry.

Here’s a 1952 advertisement for Pelmeni from the Ministry of Meat and Milk Industry.

Link: Wikipedia article about pelmeni.

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January 4th, 2007

Russians have a love/hate relationship with McDonald’s. Most Russians I’ve met tell me that they don’t like the food and will lecture me about how bad it is for your health. McDonald’s is very popular non the less! The first McDonald’s in Russia opened in 1990 smashing opening day records for customers served … and it is still the world’s busiest McDonald’s. Today’s link is to a brief history of McDonald’s in Russia.

Link: McDonald’s Russia
Link: McDonald’s Official Site in Russia (Russian Only)

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