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Have you ever tried Kefir? \u0413\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0439\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0440\u0442. It’s certainly more Russian than yogurt. \u0418-\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0443\u043a\u0432\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u0438\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445.<\/p>\n
It’s thicker than milk, but thinner than yogurt, and sour. I use it on fruit salads, or plain as a drink. You can also mix in fruit and sugar to make a smoothie.<\/p>\n
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\nThere are commercial products that use it as a base, but many of them claim to be yogurt drinks, so it’s hard to say what’s really inside them. A particular bacteria produces \u043a\u0435\u0444\u0438\u0440. One such drink is called \u0441\u043d\u0435\u0436\u043e\u043a, “snowball” and is marketed to children. I like it too.<\/p>\n
\n\u041a\u0435\u0444\u0438\u0440 originally came from the Caucasus, but \u0422\u0430\u043d, also known as A\u0439\u0440\u0430\u043d, came much more recently. It’s a thin, sour, salty, milk drink that they drink like we drink lemonade. Personally, I would never drink something sour and salty on a hot day, but it’s certainly available.<\/p>\n
\nMilk is sold in unexpected ways. You can get milk that lasts without refrigeration in a paper carton like the one to the right. Fresh milk is sold in plastic pouches. I like how they have unusual percents, like this one is 3.5% milk fat, others are 2.3% or 0.5%. In the countryside you can pick it up from little stands on the side of the road in glass containers with full fat, but it’s not pasteurized and goes bad quickly.
\nMy favorite isn’t a drink, it’s a soft cheese called \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433. There’s a joke about where the accent falls (\u041c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0422\u0412\u041e\u0420\u043e\u0433 \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0417\u0418\u041d\u0435, \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u041e\u0413 \u0432 \u041c\u0410\u0413\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0435) because it’s pronounced both ways, like ADDress and adDRESS in English. \u041c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0435.<\/p>\n
You can make a special easter cake from it with raisins, or eat it plain or on bread. I like to make \u0441\u044b\u0440\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 (cheese pancakes) out of it. They’re very tasty. You can often find those at cafeterias.<\/p>\n
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And a well known, but not distinctly Russian dairy product is sour cream, \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430. I think it tastes much better over there. The best is a little soupy and comes in unmarked containers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u041c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043a\u0442\u044b Have you ever tried Kefir? \u0413\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u043e \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0439\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0440\u0442. It’s certainly more Russian than yogurt. \u0418-\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0443\u043a\u0432\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0431\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u0438\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445. It’s thicker than milk, but thinner than yogurt, and sour. I use it on fruit salads, or plain as a drink. You can also mix in…<\/p>\n