17/01/2022
Our national cuisine has a very interesting history and does not consist of only pancakes with red caviar, borscht and dumplings, as many foreigners think. The formation of Russian cuisine took place over several centuries - from the ancient Slavs, the adoption of Christianity, the Tatar-Mongol yoke and until the time of Peter the Great, when Russian cuisine began to be saturated with European products and recipes.
Until the eighteenth century, meals were quite simple and not very varied, but at the same time satisfying. As a rule, the dishes were divided into lean and fast. There were a lot of fasting days, which is why there are so many dishes from vegetables, grains, wild berries and mushrooms in Russian cuisine. The food was mostly stewed
