
Classic Beef Stroganoff
Russia's most famous export — tender strips of beef sautéed with mushrooms and onions in a silky sour cream sauce, served over egg noodles or rice.
Beef stroganoff, borscht, pelmeni — rich and warming Eastern European cuisine.

Russia's most famous export — tender strips of beef sautéed with mushrooms and onions in a silky sour cream sauce, served over egg noodles or rice.

Deep crimson beet soup with tender beef, cabbage and root vegetables, topped with sour cream and fresh dill.

Thin pasta dough pockets filled with a mix of pork and beef, boiled and served with butter and sour cream.

A hearty and tangy Russian soup with cured meats.

Delicate Russian pancakes perfect for both sweet and savory toppings.

A traditional Russian cabbage soup that's hearty and warming.

Thin Russian buckwheat pancakes traditionally served with sour cream, smoked salmon, or caviar.

Traditional Russian cabbage soup with beef, root vegetables, and dill — a staple of Russian home cooking for centuries.

Golden pan-fried Russian cottage cheese pancakes served with sour cream and berry jam for breakfast.

Delicate buckwheat pancakes topped with caviar and crème fraîche.

Russia's iconic potato salad with chicken, pickles, and mayo.

Hand-crafted Polish dumplings filled with creamy mashed potato and farmer's cheese, boiled and pan-fried in butter with caramelised onions.

A boat-shaped Georgian flatbread filled with molten cheese and topped with a raw egg and butter — comforting and spectacular.

Russia's iconic deep-crimson beetroot soup, rich with cabbage, potato and tender beef, finished with a generous dollop of smetana sour cream.

Tender strips of beef in a rich, tangy sour cream and mustard sauce with sautéed mushrooms — the legendary Russian classic beloved worldwide.

Siberia's iconic hand-folded meat dumplings — thin pasta-like dough stuffed with a seasoned pork and beef filling, boiled and served with sour cream and butter.

Siberia's gift to Russian cuisine — tiny dumplings filled with seasoned ground meat, boiled and served with sour cream, butter, or vinegar.

A hearty, tangy Russian soup combining smoked meats, pickles, olives, and capers in a rich tomato broth — a bold cure-all for cold days.

Russia's favourite celebration salad — diced potatoes, carrots, peas, pickles, eggs, and chicken or bologna, bound in a creamy mayonnaise dressing.

A towering Russian honey layer cake with thin, honey-spiced sponge layers and a silky sour cream frosting — a showstopper that improves overnight.

Russia's oldest soup — a nourishing broth of beef, fresh or sauerkraut cabbage, potatoes, and root vegetables, finished with sour cream.

Russian meat-filled dumplings in a thin dough wrapper — boiled and served with butter and sour cream.

Russian mixed meat and pickle soup — sour, smoky and intensely flavoured — one of the great hangover cures.

Slow-roasted beetroots smoked over hay or applewood, served with horseradish sour cream, pickled mustard seeds and fresh dill.

Tiny meat-filled Russian dumplings boiled until tender, finished with butter, vinegar, or smetana.

The original 19th-century St Petersburg dish — strips of seared beef in a mustard-and-smetana sauce, served over crisp shoestring potatoes.

Russia's hearty hangover cure — a thick, tangy soup of multiple smoked and cured meats, sour pickles, capers, olives and lemon, finished with sour cream and dill.

Russian sautéed beef in creamy mushroom-mustard sauce — rich, elegant, comforting.
Russian Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings russian flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Village Smoky Tomato Soup brings russian flavor to a practical soup built with mushrooms, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Garden Sesame Lime Skillet brings russian flavor to a practical skillet dinner built with cauliflower, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Harbor Charred Pepper Noodles brings russian flavor to a practical noodle dish built with rice noodles, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Mountain Green Herb Salad brings russian flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread brings russian flavor to a practical flatbread built with flatbread dough, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake brings russian flavor to a practical traybake built with sweet potatoes, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Street Sesame Lime Fritters brings russian flavor to a practical fritters built with salted fish, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Golden Charred Pepper Breakfast Plate brings russian flavor to a practical breakfast plate built with beans, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Russian Weeknight Green Herb Dessert brings russian flavor to a practical dessert built with coconut, dill, sour cream, buckwheat and mushrooms, and a fresh dill finish.
Toasted buckwheat groats simmered with sauteed mushrooms and onion, a staple side dish on nearly every Russian table.
A deep ruby beet and cabbage soup simmered with beef, finished with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill.
Tender strips of beef and mushrooms in a tangy sour cream sauce, Russia's most famous export to the world's dinner tables.
A colorful cold salad of diced beets, potatoes, carrots and pickles dressed simply in sunflower oil and vinegar.
Juicy pan-fried beef and pork patties bound with soaked bread, a home-cooking staple found in nearly every Russian kitchen.
Crisp-edged shredded potato pancakes fried until golden, served hot with sour cream, a Russian and Eastern European classic.
Soft, golden pancakes made from farmer's cheese and just enough flour to hold together, a classic Russian breakfast.
A towering Russian honey cake with paper-thin layers and tangy sour cream frosting, softened overnight into something meltingly tender.
A tangy, richly savory Russian soup loaded with mixed meats, pickles and olives, balanced by lemon and brine.
Thin, lacy Russian buckwheat blini folded around smoked salmon and sour cream, a classic celebratory appetizer.
Chunks of pork marinated in onion and vinegar, threaded onto skewers and grilled over open coals until charred and juicy.
Cabbage leaves wrapped around a rice and ground beef filling, braised slowly in a tomato-sour cream sauce until tender.
The mayonnaise-bound diced potato, carrot, pickle, egg and bologna salad that anchors every Russian New Year's table.
A tangy, garlicky beef and rice soup flavored with walnuts and sour plum, popular across Russia via its Georgian roots.
Small hand-folded dumplings stuffed with seasoned ground meat, boiled and served with butter and sour cream.
Soft dumplings filled with mashed potato and farmer's cheese, boiled and finished with caramelized onions and sour cream.
Golden, pillowy fried hand pies stuffed with cabbage or potato filling, a staple Russian street and market snack.
A one-pot rice pilaf layered with lamb, carrots and cumin, a dish that traveled from Central Asia into Russian home cooking.
Toasted buckwheat groats simmered with sautéed mushrooms and onions — Russia's everyday grain side turned hearty enough for a meal.
Buttered dark rye topped with thin-sliced Russian sausage, cheese and a swipe of mustard — the open sandwich seen on every Russian tea table.
Soft, juicy chicken patties bound with milk-soaked bread, pan-fried to a deep golden crust and finished covered until cooked through.
White beans simmered with deeply browned mushrooms and onion in a dill and sour cream sauce until thick and stick-to-your-ribs hearty.
A soft egg omelet folded around cauliflower florets browned in butter, finished with plenty of fresh dill and sour cream.
Creamy semolina porridge cooked slowly in milk until silky, finished with butter and a swirl of berry jam.
Pan-seared white fish topped with a sweet-tangy braised carrot, onion and tomato marinade, traditionally served cold or warm.
A rustic single-crust skillet pie with flaky white fish, sautéed onion and dill baked under a golden pastry lattice.
Earthy cooked lentils tossed with crunchy dill pickles, red onion and a mustard-vinegar dressing for a hearty cold salad.
Small mushroom-filled dumplings simmered in a clear, earthy broth, finished with dill and a spoon of sour cream.
Thin-sliced beef and browned mushrooms in a silky sour cream sauce, spooned over buttered egg noodles.
Layered potatoes, cabbage and carrots baked under a savory sour cream and egg custard until golden — Russia's answer to a comforting vegetable casserole.
Soft, honey-and-spice cookies glazed with sugar syrup — the centuries-old Russian teatime sweet with warming cinnamon and clove.
Thin, lacy buckwheat blini finished with a drizzle of nutty browned butter, a classic Russian breakfast staple.
Toasted buckwheat groats simmered until tender and topped with sautéed mushrooms and onion, a beloved Russian comfort staple.
Pan-seared salmon served over buttery rice with fresh dill, a simple, elegant dish rooted in Russia's love of salmon and dill.
A hearty lentil soup simmered with smoked sausage, carrots and bay leaf, warming winter comfort food from Russian kitchens.
Bell peppers filled with ground beef, rice and onion, simmered in a light tomato-sour cream sauce until tender.
A baked twist on chicken Kiev, with garlic-herb butter-stuffed chicken breasts nestled over a bed of buttery rice.
Juicy Russian-style kotleti patties, made with a milk-soaked bread panade, served burger-style with mustard and pickles.
A baked farmer's cheese pudding with a golden top and semolina binding, a comforting Russian breakfast and dessert.
A festive spread of Olivier salad, herring under a fur coat and pelmeni, the traditional centerpieces of a Russian New Year's table.