{"id":14784,"date":"2021-11-10T03:49:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T03:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2021-11-12T03:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T03:59:35","slug":"breakfast-in-russia-and-a-brief-culture-trip-to-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/breakfast-in-russia-and-a-brief-culture-trip-to-1978\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakfast in Russia and a brief culture trip to 1978"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Russian Language Blog,<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing to you from the comfort of my desk, where, as always, I am dreaming about the breakfast that, unfortunately, I did not have time this morning to eat. To eat, to eat. But what can one expect to eat for breakfast in Russia?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u0431\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434 <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm\"><em>sandwich<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Open faced sandwiches with meat and cheese are popular throughout Europe, and Russia is no exception. Usually they are topped with a slice of <strong>\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0431\u0430\u0441\u0430<\/strong>\u0301 <em>sausage<\/em> and <strong>\u0441\u044b\u0440 <\/strong><em>cheese.<\/em>\u00a0Sometimes you can spread some <strong>\u043f\u0430\u0448\u0442\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442<\/strong> <em>p\u00e2t\u00e9<\/em> on the top. However, since it is open faced, remember the advice given by <strong>\u041a\u043e\u0442 \u041c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043d<\/strong> in the popular 1978 Soviet animated film <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0422\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0438\u043d\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> <em>Three from Prostokvashino<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0442\u044b, \u0434\u044f\u0301\u0434\u044f \u0424\u0451\u0434\u043e\u0440, \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434 \u0435\u0448\u044c. \u0422\u044b \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0431\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043a\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0445\u0443 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0436\u0438\u0448\u044c, \u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043b\u0431\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u0301\u043a \u043a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0432\u043a\u0443\u0441\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\">You\u2019re eating your buterbrod incorrectly, Uncle Fyodor. You\u2019re holding it with the sausage facing up, but you have to put the sausage on your tongue, it\u2019s tastier that way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0442\u044b, \u0434\u044f\u0434\u044f \u0424\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0440, \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0434 \u0435\u0448\u044c...\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3XDsSl-2d6s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><em>bliny<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>What could be more Russian than a towering stack of light, buttery <em>bliny<\/em> on a Sunday morning? These, if you are unfamiliar, are similar to what we know as crepes, and are usually prepared with a runny batter poured directly onto a hot <strong>\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043a\u0430<\/strong> <em>frying<\/em> <em>pan<\/em>. Don\u2019t worry if your first one does not turn out \u2013 it isn\u2019t supposed to. In fact, there is a Russian saying <strong>\u041f\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d \u2013 <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u043c<\/strong> <em>The first blin comes out as a lump<\/em>, which means that an unsuccessful beginning to something is completely understandable, something akin to \u201cpractice makes perfect.\u201d The first blin effectively absorbs excess oil and seasons the pan for subsequent blins.<\/p>\n<p>The verb we usually use is <strong>\u043f\u0435\u0447\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b<\/strong>\u0301 <em>to bake bliny<\/em>, but I have also seen the word <strong>\u0436\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/strong> <em>to fry<\/em> used for this purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041c\u043e\u044f\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0435\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043a\u0443\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u041c\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\">My grandmother always baked delicious bliny for Maslenitsa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I suppose the heat source doesn\u2019t totally matter for this verb, but, then again, what do we say in English for this? To <em>grill<\/em> pancakes?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14785\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14785\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14785\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-233x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 cottonbro: Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u0411\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301<\/strong> are usually created with a different base each time. There are <strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0435\u0301<\/strong> <em>bliny made from milk<\/em>, <strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0301<\/strong>, <em>bliny made from water<\/em>, <strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0435\u0444\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0435<\/strong> <em>bliny made from kefir<\/em>, or even <strong>\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043d\u044b\u0301 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u044b\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0435<\/strong> <em>bliny made from whey<\/em>. They can be eaten plain (my favorite), but also with the following additions: <strong>\u0441\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e\u0439<\/strong> <em>with sour cream<\/em>, <strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0439<\/strong> <em>with caviar<\/em>, <strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u044f\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u043c<\/strong> <em>with meat<\/em>, <strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043c<\/strong> <em>with tvorog<\/em>, <strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u044c\u0435\u043c<\/strong> <em>with fruit preserves<\/em>, <strong>\u0441\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0433\u0443\u0449\u0451\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0439<\/strong> <em>with sweetened condensed milk<\/em>, <strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u0440\u0438\u0431\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0438<\/strong> <em>with mushrooms<\/em>, or really with whatever you\u2019d like.<\/p>\n<p>A similar dish to bliny is <strong>\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u044c\u0438<\/strong>, which are also \u201cbaked\u201d on a frying pan, but usually from a thicker, <strong>\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0436\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/strong> <em>leavened batter<\/em> and resulting in little pucks of fried deliciousness. They can be served with whatever you would like, but I like them with <strong>\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u044c\u0435<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u044f\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430 <\/strong><em>fried eggs<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The ultimate protein-packed bachelor breakfast comes to you straight from the <strong>\u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a <\/strong><em>refrigerator<\/em>! Just crack a few eggs into your pan and let them fry. It\u2019s especially good if you let the bottom burn a little bit, but always serve sunny-side up. Be sure to place a sprig of <strong>\u0443\u043a\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043f<\/strong> <em>dill<\/em> on top of each <strong>\u0436\u0435\u043b\u0442\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043a<\/strong> <em>yolk<\/em> for a dainty touch to your weekday morning meal.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the verb used with <strong>\u044f\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430<\/strong> is <strong>\u0436\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>\u0436\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u044f\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443<\/strong>. As Verochka from the iconic 1978 film <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0421\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u00bb<\/strong> <em>Office Romance<\/em> said to her boyfriend over the phone (taking personal phone calls at work, I guess) with whom she had broken up with the day before:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041c\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0434\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0438\u043c, <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043d\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0438\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u044f\u0438\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u0435\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043a\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0437\u0430\u0431\u044b\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u0435\u0451 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u043c\u044b\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_14784-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\">By the way, today you fried eggs in my frying pan and forgot to wash it after you were done.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Watch 0:17 to 0:27)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041b\u0438\u044f \u0410\u0445\u0435\u0434\u0436\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430 \/ \u0412\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430 | \u0422\u044b \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f \u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043b \u044f\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0435\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUCn1GcNNV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u043a\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0430 <\/strong><em>porridge<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>This is a popular choice for serving children, especially in school. Many are given <strong>\u043c\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0430\u0301<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0430<\/strong> <em>semolina porridge<\/em>, which is cooked with milk. If you are lucky you will get some sugar and maybe even some raisins in it. It is served hot with a slab of butter placed in the middle. The <strong>\u043a\u0440\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0301<\/strong> <em>grains<\/em> of semolina are very fine and therefore create a pudding-like texture when cooked in milk.<\/p>\n<p>Which one of these do you like most of all? Is there anything you would like to try?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div>You\u2019re eating your buterbrod incorrectly, Uncle Fyodor. You\u2019re holding it with the sausage facing up, but you have to put the sausage on your tongue, it\u2019s tastier that way.<\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div>My grandmother always baked delicious bliny for Maslenitsa.<\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div>By the way, today you fried eggs in my frying pan and forgot to wash it after you were done.<\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"233\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-233x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/pexels-cottonbro-4966597.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><p>Dear Russian Language Blog, I\u2019m writing to you from the comfort of my desk, where, as always, I am dreaming about the breakfast that, unfortunately, I did not have time this morning to eat. To eat, to eat. But what can one expect to eat for breakfast in Russia? \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434 sandwich Open faced sandwiches with&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/breakfast-in-russia-and-a-brief-culture-trip-to-1978\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":14785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[70,7827,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14784","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-russian-life","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14784"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14789,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14784\/revisions\/14789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}