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](/files/films/borodino-ii-french-onion-soup/borodino-ii-french-onion-soup_9-br.jpg)
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](/files/films/borodino-ii-french-onion-soup/borodino-ii-french-onion-soup_10-br.jpg)
Whose dish did the troops salute? It’s all in Taste of Russia, Episode 11!