01 RRUussSianS CIuAisinNe CUISINE

DAENA HARDASH & HAILEY WESLING

WLC 310 02 WHYW ChyU CuIisSineI?NE?

TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE We wanted a more tangible way to experience Russian culture and history, so we decided to cook and fully immerse ourselves in the culture.

SOMETHING NEW We have never cooked a Russian meal, so we thought it would be fun to try something new.

SIMPLE RECIPES The chosen recipes are simple and easy to follow. By choosing these recipes, we knew we could not do much to mess them up, and we could enjoy the experience more. R U S S I

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POTATO WHITE RUSSIAN Casserole made of potatoes, onions, eggs, , Cocktail made of vodka, coffee liquor, and and pepper heavy cream 03 HISTORY BEHIND DISHES

WH0ITE 1RUSSIAN POT0ATO2 KUGEL - Started in 1949 - This dish originates from the Ashkenazi Jewish culture - Originally called Black Russian, then added heavy cream and became "White Russian" - During the Middle Ages, the group migrated to eastern Europe and Russia - Variations include Blind Russian (Irish Cream), Mudslide (Irish Cream and Heavy - Commonly served during , also Cream), White Canadian (Goat Milk), White known as the Sabbath, and various religious Cuban (Rum instead of Vodka) holidays.

- People love the strong vodka taste - Recipe that is passed down through families and there are many variations 04 05

WHITE RUSSIAN

COCKTAIL DRINK RECIPE R U S S I A N

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POTATO KUGEL

POTATO CASSEROLE RECIPE

R U S S I A N C U I S I N E 07 We changed it around to match more of our own taste and wanted less of a strong liquor taste so we used iced coffee instead of Kahlua. E N I S I U C

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I Making our cocktails S S U R However, it was still very strong. 08

Making Potato Kugel E N I S I U C

N A I S S U R EXPECTATION VS. REALITY 09 E N I S I U C

N A I S S U R WHAT WE LEARNED

Russian cuisine can be pretty tedious Russians love vodka (the drinks were very strong) Simple ingredients are important because historically a large portion of the population were peasants Cuisine uses land-based ingredients and that stems from the large landscape Russia spreads itself on Food was very yummy! Drinks... not so much 10 02

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