The
ZakuskaA
peculiarity of Russian cuisine is ZAKUSKA a selection of
hors doeuvres
fish,meat and pickles
and other little morsels in season.
Hot dishes such as Forshmak
or hot creamed mushrooms.
Large crevettes cooked in garlic butter. Piroshki and amazing
home made sausage,
Vegetable Ikra,
and if you are very lucky, some crispy fried lambs tail that
just dissolves on the tongue.
Smoked
Sturgeon, Eels and home smoked wild Salmon from icy waters.
Great
chunks of sweet Chatka
crab meat.
Anything that is special or rare or positively divine
can make up the
Zakuska dish.
Some strong iced vodka in small glasses, the strong kind that
thickens with chilling, and
now
you are ready for a great adventure
starting from the Silk
Road all the way across to
Scandinavia, and as far south as the Mediterranean. |
