Another Ukrainian specialty that has a strong presence in Russian cuisine issalo, or cured pork fat. Now, I know how it sounds, but it’s one of the most amazing foods you can try in Russia. Served thinly sliced and sprinkled with pepper,salogoes well with rye bread. Boiled potatoes wit...
The feeling is more than that of missing something, the feeling is of disconnecting from my roots. The bitter realization that I don’t really know what’s happening in Russia right now and I don’t mean the political side of it. I don’t know what songs everyone’s singing at the mo...
Centre is a death cap (amanita phalloides) – the one in this picture would be enough to kill you.Read more about Death Caps… Right is a horse mushroom which is delicious – like an intense version of cultivated mushrooms with aromatic aniseed overtones. The point here is, if we go arou...
Luckily, the name of this post is seasonal eating in June, not seasonal cooking, so it still counts. Summer is about eating berries by handfuls. At least in Russia it is. In my new home of Germany I have to pace myself as every handful is a couple of euros worth. At the Nuremberg...