Appetizers
Most often Russian appetizers are rather spicy and look good enough to wet the appetite. They are served with various seasonings and condiments, such as horse-radish, kvass, garlic and piquant tomato sauces lending the dishes special pungency.
Russian vinaigrette salad
Mixed meat jelly (holodets)
Fish jelly
Salted herrings, home style
5. Read the words. Mind the pronunciation of the sound [z].
as
naturalized
course
cereals
olives
Master the active vocabulary.
sauerkraut кислая капуста
beet свекла
bit кусочек; частица
pickled соленый; маринованный
7. Give Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
"khlebovo" _________________________________________
"pokhlyobka" _______________________________________
schi ______________________________________________
borsch ____________________________________________
rassolnik ___________________________________________
okroshka __________________________________________
solyanka ___________________________________________
Read and translate the text.
Soups
In Russia soups are served as the first course at dinner. In the Russian language the world "soup" was naturalized quite late. Originally, Russian soups were called "khlebovo" or "pokhlyobka" - soup with cereals. The typical Russian soups are schi (soup with cabbage or sauerkraut), borsch (beet and cabbage soup), rassolnik (soup with pickled cucumbers), okroshka (cold kvass soup), solyanka (soup with vegetables, pickled cucumbers, olives and bits of meat) and pohlyobka.
Ukranian borsch
Solyanka
Rassolnik
Meat schi with sauerkraut
Green soup
Okroshka
Mushroom soup
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Answer the questions.
1. Are you fond of Russian cuisine?
2. How were originally Russian soups called?
3. What is the difference between schi and borsch?
4. What kinds of soup do you know?
5. Do you like soup?
6. What is your favorite soup?
Lesson 5
Read the words. Mind the reading of the letter “s” and “c”.
pastry
especially
importance
lesser
spice-cakes
cookies
Master the active vocabulary.
patty пирожок
sourdough закваска
Easter пасха
pancakes блинчики
3. Read the words and put down their Russian equivalents:
blini ______________________________________________
kulebyakas _________________________________________
Kulich ____________________________________________
rasstegais _________________________________________
spice-cakes _____________________________________
Read and translate the text.
Pastry
In Russian cooking bread and pastry have always been especially important. Guests were met with bread and salt. Of no lesser importance were pies - a symbol of wealth and well-being.
Russian women were famous for their skills in making different sorts of cookies: blini (pancakes), kulebyakas, rasstegais, cheese cakes, spice-cakes, etc. Howere, especially popular were patties made from sourdough.
Pancakes (classical)
Buckwheat pancakest
Apple pancakes
Fast thick pancakes
Kulebiaka
Kulich (Easter bread)
Rasstegai (small open pie with filling)