Uha

The ukha fish soup, the aspic fish or the traditional kulebyaka fish pie are just a few examples of a wide variety of fish dishes in the Russian cuisine: the country has countlesslakes and rivers. From time immemorial, folk belief had a special place for fish as the precursor of all living things since life was said to have originated in water. Russian folk tales, such as The Tale of Fisherman and the Fish and At the Pike's Behest, imbues fish with magical properties and the ability to grant wishes.