Taste of Russia
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Russian ‘Olivier’? Why Russia’s most popular salad has a French name - Taste of Russia Ep.1
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Food for warriors: Making ‘Kulesh’ in a WWII field kitchen - Taste of Russia Ep.2
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Suffering for soup: The secret of authentic ‘ukha’ - Taste of Russia Ep.3
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Bugs Bunny’s worst nightmare: Rabbit on the menu - Taste of Russia Ep.4
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Dumpling dilemma: Making perfect pelmeni from scratch - Taste of Russia Ep.5
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Cuisine of Tolstoy’s times: Forshmak, baked apples, and prostovkvasha - Taste of Russia Ep.6
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Belevskaya pastila & Zephyr: Favourite apple sweets of both European nobility & Soviet children - Taste of Russia Ep.7
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‘Blini’ bonanza: Making real Russian pancakes in a real a Russian stove - Taste of Russia Ep.8
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Making ‘borsch’ fit for a tsar & Cossack fighting 101 - Taste of Russia Ep.9
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Battle of the BBQs: American steak vs. Russian shashlik - Taste of Russia Ep.10
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Borodino II: French Onion Soup & Buckwheat Kasha on the battlefield - Taste of Russia Ep.11
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Making Greek Salad à la Russe & Stolen Lamb for a ‘small’ Greek dinner party - Taste of Russia Ep.12
Borodino II: French Onion Soup & Buckwheat Kasha on the battlefield - Taste of Russia Ep.11
Oscar and Glen visit Borodino, the scene of a showdown between the armies of Napoleon and Russian Tsar Alexander I in 1812 that proved a turning point in the fortunes of the French emperor. Today, reenactors faithfully recreate the epic battle with authentic uniforms, weapons and, of course, food.
Borodino Onion Soup recipe
To get them into the spirit of the times, Glen tries on the French heavy cavalry officer’s uniform and Oscar learns to shoot a period rifle. Then, the friends face off in a battlefield cooking competition. Oscar makes French onion soup as it would have been prepared by Napoleon’s troops and Glen gets a lesson on making a classic Russian army dish: buckwheat kasha with meat.
Buckwheat Kasha recipe
Whose dish did the troops salute? It’s all in Taste of Russia, Episode 11!
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Published: 08 January 2018 00:00
Duration
27:13