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Salad Olivier

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Salad Olivier

It’s hard to imagine any Soviet or post-Soviet Russian holiday table without salad Olivier. The dish was invented by Lucien Olivier, a French chef at one of the fanciest restaurants in the mid-19th century St. Petersburg. The story of this salad is somewhat of a crime novel – the recipe ... more

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Pasta Russian Navy Style

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Pasta or Macaroni Russian Navy Style

In its simplest form, Pasta (or Macaroni) Russian Navy Style is just spaghetti mixed with cooked ground beef and sautéed onion but here we enhanced it with pepper and scallion. The key to authentic flavor is to grind the meat after boiling it as opposed to sautéing fresh ground beef – a ... more

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Herring Shuba Salad

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Herring Shuba Salad

“Shuba” is a very warm heavy traditional Russian fur coat that comes in handy on a cold winter day. In this recipe, pieces of pickled herring are covered with a thick layered coat of vegetables topped with mayo. This way the herring ends up under quite a heavy “shuba,” so ... more

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