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sábado, 22 de novembro de 2014

O que se come na Russia? What to eat in Russia?

Comer fora na Russia é bastante caro, ainda assim encontram-se locais com comida típica mais em conta. Em Moscovo, o meu lugar preferido foi uma espécie de cantina chique localizada nas galerias GUM, na Praça Vermelha. Apesar da localização ser top, este restaurante tinha preços "normais".

Eating out in Russia is quite expensive, but one can still find affordable typical Russian food. In Moscow, my favourite place was a sort of a chic canteen, located in the GUM galeries, in the Red Square. Even though the location was top, this restaurant was good and the prices were "normal".

 Pelmeni, frango Kiev, bolo de mel e bebida de um fruto silvestre.
 Pelmeni, chicken Kiev, honey cake and berries drink.

Pimentos recheados e puré de batata. 
Stuffed peppers and mashed potato. 

 Goulash

 Blini - uma espécie de panqueca / a kind of pancake

Salada verde com ruibarbo e maça.
Green salad with rhubarb and apple.

Em São Petersburgo descobrimos um restaurante lindíssimo, tipicamente russo (mas muito turístico, pelo que poderá não ser o mais tradicional, mas sim o mais de acordo com o que os estrangeiros esperam encontrar) e com óptima comida. 

In Saint Petersburg we found a beautiful restaurant, typically Russian (or rather typically touristic, because it might not have been a traditional place, but more what foreigners expected it to be) and with great food.




Bolinhos de batata / Potato cakes

 Mais Pelmeni / More Pelmeni

 Bolo de frutos silvestres / Wild berries cake

 Pastel de frutos vermelhos / Red berries filled pastries


Havia ainda uma cadeia de restaurantes especializados em panquecas, um prato muito popular na Russia. 
There was also a restaurant chain specialised in pancakes, a dish that's very popular in Russia. 

 Panqueca de carne / Meat pancake

Panqueca de Banana e Chocolate / Banana and Chocolate Pancake

Como o tempo estava óptimo também fizemos alguns piqueniques, com pão fresco e saladas russas diversas. A vista, essa, era sempre escolhida a dedo.

The weather was great so we enjoyed some picnics as well, with fresh bread and different russian salads. The view was always carefully chosen.




Claro que experimentamos também os tradicionais gelados russos. Várias vezes!
And of course we also tried Russian traditional ice cream. Several times!

4 comentários:

  1. Your pictures portray the cuisine of Russia as being very appetizing, delicious and hardy. I have always imagined this as the way it would be. Your pictures make me want to sample all! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Thanks Lynn! We did eat very well in Russia. You should try someday.

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  3. That restaurant is so typically Russian with all the colour.
    The food looks really good and of course I love your picnic spot with a great view!

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  4. Hi Sami! I think that was the most Russian restaurant we found in Russia. Our picnics were great!

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