Comments on: RUSSIAN BEETROOT SOUP

By: Erika (SWEET PEA)

Erika (SWEET PEA) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:44:45 +0000

Hi Irena,
thanks for your detailed comment. I would love to hear more about Russian food from you and perhaps try some of your recipes.
While we were in Moscow this summer my friend Katya made us a wonderful honey & smitana cake. It is on my to do list.

By: Irena

Irena — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:37:32 +0000

nice,I like how it is written…but some comment about Russian food from petersburger, who are only said to be “russians”.
North and south Siberia and Far North are so different.I am writting a book about local food of the North Russia and think about who we are and who I am…most common food in the North fish, fish,fish, sea fish river fish,berries adn mashrooms, veggies- meat for Xmas. And if I dare to say- more common root local food looks like Finnish and Swedish, then we get to German one and Russian one and then it is French.Borsch- yes happens but it is known as Polisha dn Southern thing. pancakes- special occasion of Orthodox Church in traditional family, but Jewish adn german fish dishes are something for weekend… and everyday.YOu brought up with Grimm brothers adn soucrout and sausages,red cabbage and farschmak…Then instead of pancakes you rather have ” petifurz” and “buche” and some other funny things like finns have. So it is with words- baton-white bread there is white bread but really bread is wholegrain one and made of rye and oat as well as wheat.
When I come to Moscow I get into another world, when I get to Murmansk again- something of Old free Russia.
but things have changed…

By: Erika (SWEET PEA)

Erika (SWEET PEA) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:16:36 +0000

Katya : hi lovely, thanks for the note. It has become a favourite in our family too! Made it 3 times in 1 week. We will soon be turning pink ha ha
A sweet friend of mine gave me the lovely dolls we I adore!

By: Katya

Katya — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:54:25 +0000

So happy you liked it! A nice soup for the cold winter days, it has become a favourite in our family.
Love the Russian dolls in the background