tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post4715025844499646384..comments2024-03-24T01:15:08.693+10:00Comments on The Old Foodie: Traveller’s Food Tales: Russia: Part II.The Old Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00766403052971301718noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-35330720516267946812014-10-03T12:33:07.675+10:002014-10-03T12:33:07.675+10:00I think author mistaken kvass (a cold fermented be...I think author mistaken kvass (a cold fermented beverage) for sbiten (hot infusion winter drink made with dry herbs, spices and honey). Herbs like St.John's Worth and Sage were used for infusion, and spices such as Ginger, Cinnamon, hot pepper added as well.That drink pre-dates drinking hot tea in Russia, and it went out of fashion after the Revolution. Infusion of SJW+honey sounds like a good idea in a cold winter day!Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-50112926252787405082014-10-03T04:40:56.061+10:002014-10-03T04:40:56.061+10:00Buckwheat groats are delicious, especially with so...Buckwheat groats are delicious, especially with sour cream or yogurt.<br /><br />I don't suppose you have a recipe for kvass anywhere? I remember as a child reading in a child's biography of Catherine the Great that when she first entered St. Petersburg, she was astonished at the difference between it and the German cities she was used to -- and that included the sellers of hot kvass hawking their wares on the snowy streets. The author made kvass sound delicious.korenninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24170237.post-15828195914453164822014-10-01T12:31:06.323+10:002014-10-01T12:31:06.323+10:00No one cooks buckwheat like that in Russia now, wh...No one cooks buckwheat like that in Russia now, while buckwheat grouts are very popular.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.com