Eat Your Way Across Russia — Google Arts & Culture

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So much more than blinis and vodka

Discover the eclectic food that's as diverse as Russia itself

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10 Meals That Shaped Russian Culinary History

Cuisine that spans cultures and borders, from Krasnodar to the Siberian Peninsula

17 million km² of cuisine

How do you want to explore?

1

The Regions

Russia's never-ending variety

2

The Flavors

The markets and makers

3

The Traditions and History

From foodie fairy tales to tableware

From Russia, with food

Meet the local people and small businesses celebrating Russian recipes

A Museum of Forgotten Taste

Bringing forgotten recipes back to life

Plain, Simple, and Tasty

Discover home-style cooking and go back to basics at Yasno Pole

Making Pelmeni Great Again

The small restaurant business revolutionizing a Russian favourite

Shattered fish and sour milk balls

Dishes that warm your heart up in Siberia's chilly climate

It's all Siberia

Surprising Siberian Specialities

Discover what long winters have taught the locals about preserving food

It's all Siberia

5 Curious Facts About Siberian Cuisine

The hot menu of Siberia - one of the coldest regions of Russia

Did you know... A true master of buryat buuz dumplings can make them with exactly 33 pinches

Everything can be wrapped in a pirog

Discover the specialities of central Russia

A 50kg Gingerbread and Apple-Flavored Courgette Caviar

Get your fill of these traditional Russian refreshments

Stirred, Not Shaken

The history of Moscow cuisine and what the Russian capital dines on today

It tastes like... St Petersburg!

Discover the intertwining cuisines on the table in 'the Venice of the North'

Potatoes Sprinkled With Sugar?

3 curious facts about old-school eating in Saint Petersburg

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The City of Palaces and White Nights

Discovering the capital of culture and gastrobars

The Shiniest Restaurants in St. Petersburg

Top chefs show you around their restaurants

What is this dish called?

Hint: it comes from the region of Karelia

Kalitki

Grilled pterodactyl's beak

...and other top regional picks of Southern Russia

South

A Fish With a Mouth Like a Dinosaur

Explore the food from 'the breadbasket of the country'

South

Beyond The Abandoned Tea Plantations

The best restaurants and food trends to explore down south

Explore the regions

The sights and snacks of Russia's varied landscape

Discover More About The Regions

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Did you know... In 19th century Russia it was considered a matter of prestige to have a drink variety in your cellar that began with every letter of the alphabet

Na Zdorovie / Cheers!

A guide to Russian contemporary bar culture

The Tradition of Nastoilka Tinctures

Do you prefer yours horseradish flavored or berry flavored?

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A 300-Year-Old-Recipe

Why kvass is more than just a drink

Beer, Cider and Medovukha

Discover the honey drink that can be traced back to ancient Russia

Face to face with experts

Food connoisseurs share their favourite childhood tastes and today recipes

Andrei Dellos

Founder of Cafe Pushkin

Darya Tsivina

Host of 'Hell's Kitchen'

Alexander Sysoyev

Gastronomic entrepreneur

Natalia Gribulya

Expert at the Kak Yest media

Arkadiy Novikov

Founder of Novikov School

Yevgeniya Zarukina

Bar manager of El Copitas Bar

Igor Gubernsky

President at gastronomic festivals

Market fresh

The markets, the shops and the food malls

No Trouble Telling Who Has the Best Mutton

A food market of family shops

Buy Groceries in the Day and Dance in the Evening

A food market by day and music venue by night

For the locavore

How changing food habits led to a new way of shopping

Discover Danilovsky Market

The food hub where the old school meets the modern age

Check out the produce

Did you know... Turnips were Russia's main root vegetable until Tsar Peter I introduced potatoes. At first people didn't know how to eat them so ladies decorated their hair with purple potato flowers