10 Russian fast foods that will make you forget about McDonald’s

If you don’t think there is anything better than deep-fried chicken nuggets, this article will prove you wrong!

Be honest, what do you think of when you think of fast food? Maybe you imagine tender, juicy hamburgers with a side of crispy onion rings.

Once you try Russian fast food, however, you’ll never want to eat anything else.

Sharlotka: Russian apple pie +video

Looking for an effortless apple cake? Try Russia’s most popular dessert and you’ll always have your go-to recipe.

This simple dessert is known to everyone in Russia, but it actually originated in Britain in the 18th century and was known as “Charlotte”. This apple bread pudding was first invented by peasants, but the Russian version of “Charlotte” was invented in London at the beginning of the 19th century by French chef Marie-Antoine Carême, who was in the service of Russian Czar Alexander I. Later, this recipe became so popular that it was simplified from having Bavarian cream and savoiardi cookies to being an easy-to-prepare pie with biscuit and apples. Even the name was modified to “Sharlotka”.

6 dishes that you must try while in St. Petersburg

Press Photo
Find out where to try fried smelt, delicious meat pies and the most doughnutty doughnuts in the city.

"When does smelt spawning season start?" - you might hear residents of St. Petersburg ask each other every spring. This tasty fish can also be found in the Russian Far East, but it is only in St. Petersburg that its appearance marks the arrival of spring.

3 dishes that Russian Orthodox Christians make for Easter

The principal dishes on the Easter table are blessed in church: painted eggs; paskha made with curd cheese; and kulich, the Orthodox Easter cake.

Few people today remember that well-to-do believers in Old Russia once served 48 dishes - to match the number of days of the Lenten fast.

How to Make Russian Borsch: Beautiful, Simple Recipes in English and Russian

Have you ever tried Russian borscht (or borsch) or борщ?

 This is the very popular soup in Russia.  Borscht is a  soup very popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Ashkenazi Jewish cuisines.

Watch the video (in Russian and English) and learn how o make Russian borscht!