{"id":1231,"date":"2010-08-13T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2014-07-17T13:28:35","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:28:35","slug":"teakettles-dummies-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/teakettles-dummies-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea-kettles, Dummies and Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0427\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [to be honest], I don\u2019t have a favorite birthday cake or pie. Instead, I prefer \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [dumplings] to any \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u044b<\/span>\u043f\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [baked goods] and not just any dumplings, but only \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [cherry-filled dumplings]! After all, there are so many different fillings for \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> – with \u00ab<\/strong>\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0433\u00bb<\/strong> [farmer\u2019s cheese], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [liver], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [cabbage], \u00ab<\/strong>\u044f<\/span><\/strong>\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [apples], etc. Pretty much anything that can be minced and stuffed inside a rolled-out \u00ab<\/strong>\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [dough] can be used for \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the name implies, the only way to cook this delicious dish is to \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to boil]. \u00ab<\/strong>\u0412\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [the process of cooking in boiling liquid or steam] sounds so simple. Yet \u00ab<\/strong>\u0412.<\/strong>\u0412. <\/strong>\u041f\u043e\u0445\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0431\u043a\u0438\u043d\u00bb<\/strong> [V.V. Pohlebkin], a historian widely known for his books about history, traditions, and ways of cooking Russian dishes, devoted 20 pages of dense print to the process in his \u00ab<\/strong>\u0422\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u044b <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u0435\u0439 <\/strong>\u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0445\u043d\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [Secrets of Good Cooking].<\/p>\n

I personally think that not only the culinary process, but the word \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to boil] deserves a much closer linguistic scrutiny. For one, it\u2019s \u00ab<\/strong>\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e <\/strong>\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 <\/strong>\u0441\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [an original Russian word] derived from an old Slavic noun \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> [tar].<\/p>\n

Then there are lots of great \u00ab<\/strong>\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [everyday expressions] and \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0446\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> [proverbs] that use this verb.<\/p>\n

For example, the other day I stayed up well past midnight watching a movie and the next morning \u00ab<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [I felt very tired, lit: I felt as if I was boiled]. \u00ab<\/strong>\u041c\u0443\u0436 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u043b <\/strong>\u0441\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0444\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [my husband offered to make coffee], but since I don\u2019t like it \u00ab<\/strong>\u044f <\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0430 <\/strong>\u0447\u0430\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [I made tea]. \u00ab<\/strong>\u041a\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u043a\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [strong brew] helped somewhat, but for the rest of the morning I felt as if \u00ab<\/strong>\u0431\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [my head wasn\u2019t screwed on the right way].<\/p>\n

By the way, the word \u00ab<\/strong>\u0431\u0430\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> is just one of the very informal and slightly disparaging alternatives to the word \u00ab<\/strong>\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [head]. Others includes \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [kettle] as in an approving \u00ab<\/strong>\u0443 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435\u0451<\/span> <\/strong>\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u043a <\/strong>\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [she\u2019s quick on the uptake; lit: her kettle is cooking] and \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [tea kettle] as in \u00ab<\/strong>\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043f\u043e <\/strong>\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [to hit one on the head]. If you every read any of the \u201cFor Dummies\u201d books, you might find it interesting that in Russia these books are called \u00ab<\/strong>\u0414\u043b\u044f <\/strong>\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u043c\u0441\u044f <\/strong>\u043a <\/strong>\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0438\u043c <\/strong>\u0431\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0430\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [let\u2019s get back to our subject]. In addition to \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u0443\u043f\u044b<\/span> <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u043e<\/span><\/strong>\u0432\u043e\u0449\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [soup and vegetables], you can \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [make porridge], making you a \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> [porridge-maker] or \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [brew beer], in which case you become \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> [brewer]. And don\u2019t you look down on porridge-makers either. A good \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> is hard to find (just ask any of us who attended Russian preschools with their seemingly constant smell of \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0432\u0448\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [burnt cream of wheat].<\/p>\n

Do you know the story of a stone soup? Well, in its Russian version the soup is replaced with porridge and a stone – with an axe but the message stays the same \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u043a <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong>\u0442\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0442 <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0443 <\/strong>\u0441\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [a resourceful person can make porridge out of an axe].<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> confused with \u00ab<\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> either. Unlike the former, the latter means \u201cto stir up trouble\u201d as in \u00ab<\/strong>\u043e\u043d <\/strong>\u044d<\/span><\/strong>\u0442\u0443 <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0443 <\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043b, <\/strong>\u0430 <\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u043c <\/strong>\u0442\u0435\u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u044c <\/strong>\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0445\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [he stirred up all this trouble and now we have to clean up the mess].<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0421 <\/strong>\u043d\u0438\u043c <\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0438 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0441\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0448\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [You can\u2019t cook porridge with him] is what Russians would say of a trouble-maker or a quarrelsome person.<\/p>\n

In addition to various edibles, including \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0446\u00bb<\/strong> [clotted cream], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [dumplings], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [jam], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong>\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [custard], one can \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> such non-edibles as \u00ab<\/strong>\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u00bb<\/strong> [to weld metal], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0443\u0433\u0443<\/span>\u043d\u00bb<\/strong> [to smelt iron], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043c\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u00bb <\/strong>[make soap], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043e\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0438\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0430 <\/strong>\u041f\u0430<\/span>\u0443\u043b\u044f, <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0448\u0435\u0433\u043e <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443 <\/strong>\u0418\u0441\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0438 <\/strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong>\u0447\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435 <\/strong>\u043c\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u0430 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e <\/strong>\u0444\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [boil Paul the Octopus that predicted Spain\u2019s victory in the FIFA World Cup].<\/p>\n

Finally, if you are reading \u00ab<\/strong>\u041c\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440 <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u041c\u0430\u0440\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [Master and Margarita] with us, then you might remember that in Chapter 9<\/a> a certain \u00ab<\/strong>\u041d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0440 <\/strong>\u0411\u043e\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [Nikanor Bosoi] was arrested just as he was about to enjoy a steaming pot of \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0449\u00bb<\/strong> [rich or fatty borsch]. The irony is that the reason for his arrest was in \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> [a profit, often illegal] Nikanor received after striking a dubious deal with \u00ab<\/strong>\u041a\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044c\u0435\u0432\u00bb<\/strong> [Koroviev].<\/p>\n

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Look at these little cuties getting ready to go straight into\u00a0\u00ab\u043a\u0438\u043f\u044f\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [boiling water]! They tasted so good, made me think of changing my career to a professional dumpling-maker. Maybe I should give that Ocean View Cafe a call after all.<\/em><\/p>\n

And if you\u2019d like to make \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [cherry dumplings], then here\u2019s the recipe:<\/p>\n

Pit cherries and sprinkle liberally with sugar and let stand \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong>\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0443 <\/strong>\u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u00bb<\/strong> [for a couple of hours] (don\u2019t worry about pitting too many since the ones that won\u2019t get used for stuffing are delicious as a snack while you\u2019re waiting for the water to boil). Drain well, reserving the juices (you can boil them down with some more sugar and, optionally, thicken with cream of tartar, arrowroot or flour).<\/p>\n

3 cups of flour<\/p>\n

\u00bd cut of very cold water (you might end up needing a bit more water)<\/p>\n

3 eggs<\/p>\n

Mix into \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0435, <\/strong>\u043d\u043e <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0435 <\/strong>\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [stiff, yet pliant dough]. Let rest for about 20 minutes. Roll dough to about 1\/8th<\/sup> of an inch. Then cut round or square shapes (I prefer squares just because it\u2019s quicker).<\/p>\n

Fill each circle or square with about a teaspoon of the \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [cherry filling], then close the dumplings and pinch the edges really well. They are ready to be boiled in lightly salted water for about 10-12 minutes. Once they are boiled, drain them well and serve with the reserved \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0441\u0438\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u043f\u00bb<\/strong> [cherry syrup], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043c\u0451<\/span>\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [honey], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [sour cream (or plain Greek yogurt)], or \u00ab<\/strong>\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [cherry preserves].<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e <\/strong>\u0430\u043f\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0430!\u00bb<\/strong> [Bon Appetite!]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u00ab\u0427\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f\u00bb [to be honest], I don\u2019t have a favorite birthday cake or pie. Instead, I prefer \u00ab\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb [dumplings] to any \u00ab\u0432\u044b\u043f\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0430\u00bb [baked goods] and not just any dumplings, but only \u00ab\u0432\u0438\u0448\u043d\u0451\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb [cherry-filled dumplings]! After all, there are so many different fillings for \u00ab\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb – with \u00ab\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u00bb [farmer\u2019s cheese], \u00ab\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0451\u043d\u043a\u0430\u00bb [liver], \u00ab\u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u00bb [cabbage], \u00ab\u044f\u0431\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0438\u00bb…<\/p>\n

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