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Posted: Saturday September 2nd, 2006 03:50 am |
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Russian Food Equivalents and the Like…
Here is a short list of likely suspects that RW may like have in their home that they may have trouble finding because of non-Russian or different packaging.
Bouillon - Knorr bouillon is widely used in Russia.
Butter - Non-salted butter.
Сгущенное молоко (сгущенка) - Condensed Milk.
Dill - Only fresh dill will do. Dried dill is not acceptable.
Jams - Not Smuckers or any of the overly sugared jams. Most RW can their own so you will most likely never have to buy jams at the store.
Karbonat (Карбонат) – Canadian bacon.
Kartofelniy kraxmal (Картофельный крахмал) - Potato Starch. Corn starch is the most common substitute. Real potato starch can be had at Japanese stores (katakuriko).
Kefir milk (Кефир) - Buttermilk.
Kvass - No substitute. Fermented grain bread drink. Taste varies from vinegar to sweet and mild to alcoholic.
Moyva - Smelt (fish). Gobis are a reasonable substitute.
Pelimeni (Пельмени) - No substitute, but is similar to ravioli or pot stickers in a cream sauce. Have to make or go to a Russian store.
Perlovka (Перловка) - Barley pearl.
Pitivoi yogurt (Йогурт питьевой) – Kifer milk or drinking yogurt.
Red fish (Лосось) – Salmon.
Russian Cake Rolls - Chinese cake rolls are a close fit. Tends to be a little drier, more dense and less sweet than American cakes.
Russian Cucumbers - Persian or pickling cucumbers. (Trader Joes, Japanese stores, some Asian stores)
Russian Salt - Iodide salt. (RW swear that American iodide-salt cooks differently).
Salo (Сало) - Brined and frozen bacon.
Smetana (Сметана) - Sour Cream. No low fat sour creams.
Tvorog (Творог) - Milk curd. You can try cottage cheese, however RW are used to buying it in slabs.
Vermishel (Вермишель) - Very fine angel hair pasta.
Vobla (Вобла) - Generally, any salt dried fish. Specifically, salted dried fish of the rutilus group (roach or sea-roach). Typically 6” to 10” long. Good for snacking with pivo (пиво - Beer).
Ronin
Last edited on Friday October 24th, 2008 03:18 am by ronin1
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TrevorM
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Posted: Saturday September 2nd, 2006 10:29 pm |
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Ronin,
You forgot beetroot, the basis of bortsch!
RW are the same with food as they are with money (if it's not spent/eaten, save it).
Anything not eaten goes back into the 'fridge to become an ingredient in the next batch of bortsch.
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Posted: Sunday September 3rd, 2006 04:40 am |
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Tervor,
However, yes, borsht is a staple of many Russians. I'm more partial to sausage soup (solyanka). To be a true sausage soup it has to have 4 or more different sauasges or meats. The broth tastes more like a rich home made beef soup in a light tomato base. Hmmm, I'm getting hungry just talking about it.
Ronin
P.S. I meant to write a list of the more difficult to find food items. I have edited the thread starter accordingly.
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Posted: Tuesday September 12th, 2006 05:50 pm |
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Potato Starch -- in my part of the country (Boston, the East Coast) most large markets have a Jewish foods section, esp. around a Holiday. Potato starch is always available here. Give it a try.
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Posted: Friday November 10th, 2006 02:00 am |
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| And Gretchka has now become part of my diet - otherwise known as Buckwheat.
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