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- Russian Nostalgia-Fest, Part II: Pork and Cilantro Dumplings, and “Korean” Carrot Salad
I wore three-inch gold stilettos to see Mumiy Troll at Webster Hall, and I was still underdressed. By a factor of three or four. It’s not that American girls don’t want to look hot for their favourite band, but their pre-show preening tends to aim for a sort of calculated dishevelment. Russian girls, on the […]
- Russian Nostalgia-Fest, Part I: Borscht
There are many schools of borscht. Some hold that it should be hot, rich and meaty; others that it is a cool concoction for summer, made only with vegetable stock. Polish kitchens send it to the table with the sour cream already mixed in, so that the soup is the exact colour of Pepto Bismol. […]
- Savoury Mille Crêpes
Update: Check out the stop-motion animation I made (with my friend Marisa) of this recipe. It’s funky!
This is a dish I feel the average Russian palate would swoon for. Perhaps I’ll put my theory to the test when an old friend of mine comes to visit this Thursday and takes me to see Mumiy Troll […]
