| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Babka | Round bread made from buttery sweet dough |
| Vishnovaya Babka | Cherry Babka |
| Shokoladnaya Babka | Chocolate Babka |
| Hoska | Long loaf with braids on top |
| Kulich | Tall mushroom-shaped Easter bread |
| Makovy Roulet | A delicate roll filled with poppyseeds |
| Rzhanoy Hleb | Russian rye bread |
| Karavai | Round presentation bread |
| Sarah's Buns | This is not a traditional Russian bread. One of our parishioners originated these miniature tea rings. |
| Rectangular Bread | This is not traditional either. In response to popular demand, we make some rectangular loaves. This is not a traditional Russian shape, but slices fit in toasters. |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kolbasa | Russian pork sausage |
| Holupky | Cabbage leaves stuffed with ground beef and rice. North of the Volga River this is likely to be called Galuptsii. |
| Holushky | Noodles with cabbage |
| Kuritsa Kotlety | Chicken patties |
| Goviazhii Kotlety | Beef patties |
| Vareniky | Dumplings filled with sweetened farmers cheeze or mashed potatoes. These are the same as Polish Pirogies. |
| Shashlyk | Beef cubes on a stick |
| Yablochnie Ponchiki | Apple fritters |
| Zapechonnaia Riba | Salmon in puff pastry |
| Govyadina na Grille | Pit beef |
| Hot Dogs | Hot dogs. The Russian word is "sosiski", but we just call them hot dogs. |
| Kapusta | Cabbage |
| Salad iz Kapusty | Cabbage salad |
| Zelenaya Fasol | Green beans cooked our special way |
| Borsch | Beet soup. In Russian, there is no "t" at the end of the word borsch. |
| Blini | Thin pancake, similar to the French crêpe. Made to order as you wait. |
Blinchky |
Blini filled generously with ground beef, ham & cheeze, eggs & chives, or sweet cream cheeze. Made to order as you wait. |
Marinovanye Yaichky |
Pickled eggs |
Kartofelnye Oladi |
Potato pancakes served with sour cream |
| Kasha | Kasha is one of Russia’s oldest and most traditional dishes. Kasha is usually boiled buckwheat, but can also be other cooked grains -- barley, millet, rice, or cornmeal. There is no one way to cook kasha. Ours is buckwheat cooked with butter, onions, mushrooms, chicken broth. |
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