THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE, The Wonders Of Local Cuisine

Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to the wonderful flavors of St. Petersburg.

Given its size, St. Petersburg is the ideal place to sample a range of typical Russian dishes.

Most of the specialties you can enjoy here are very popular throughout the country, and you’ll find endless variations. Classic accompaniments to any dish are yogurt and sour cream, which bring an extra-special touch to any course of your meal.

Popular appetizers include Blini, small pancakes that are great with smoked salmon and caviar, and Zakuski, a selection of caviar, smoked fish, pickles, salted meat and herring.

Soups, served hot or cold and made with meat or fish along with a rich variety of vegetables and spices are an absolute staple of Russian cuisine. The most popular is Borscht, made with beets, but you might also like to try the sweet and sour Solyanka. The many variations made with meat, fish or mushrooms are given an extra-tasty touch with the addition of pickles.

An ideal dish if you’re visiting in summer is Okrochka, a soup made with cooked and raw vegetables, sometimes with meat, served cold and featuring a very special ingredient: Kvass, an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of rye bread.

Do you fancy trying another really interesting dish? I can recommend Kharcho soup, prepared with a puree of mirabolan, a particular variety of plums, along with rice and beef, lamb or goose meat....