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
Making Greek Salad à la Russe & Stolen Lamb for a ‘small’ Greek dinner party - Taste of Russia Ep.12
Few people know that Russia is home to a large Greek population. The diaspora settled in the Caucuses after the Russo-Turkish wars in the late 18th century. In the city of Esentuki, home to Russia’s largest Greek community, Oscar bumps into a good friend – actor, director and Greek, Yanets – who invites the pair to a small family dinner party that evening.
Not wanting to show up emptyhanded, Oscar and Glen set off in search of some dishes to bring to their host’s table. They go to a local bakery, where they learn to make Greek bread on an industrial scale. Then, they rustle up some vegetables from a local farm, where Oscar even gets to drive an ancient tractor. With fresh ingredients in hand, the pair learns to prepare two of the region’s classic Greek dishes: Greek Salad à la Russe and Stolen Lamb.
Will there be enough food to go around? Taste of Russia Episode 12.