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GEOGRAPHY OF TASTE. MUSHROOM SOLYANKA WITH DUCK MEATBALLS AND PRUNE-FLAVORED SOUR CREAM

Solyanka – that famous Russian dish that foreigners just can’t believe is possible. Not only are Russians very proud of this unusual soup – they love to eat it as well. They make it at home and they constantly order it in cafes and restaurants. Unlike other soups, the recipe for solyanka has taken centuries to reach the form it has today. Initially, the sourness and saltiness of the soup was attained by using things that were always available to rural dwellers: salted mushrooms, pickled cucumbers, and brine. With time, the recipe gathered a slew of new ingredients: capers, tomatoes, olives, lemon… How to best combine them became a valuable skill, and the flavor of the soup became even more zesty. Taking into account the abundance of different foods that all go into the same pot of solyanka, those who prepare the soup must abide by one important rule: keep a balance between all the fl...

Commercial Fishing for Chir Broad Whitefish on the Ob

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is located in the heart of Northern Russia. It stretches from the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean to the eastern cliffs of the Ural Ridge. The Yamal Peninsula and the adjacent territory are rich in Russian oil and gas, but that’s not all. The area’s many bodies of water are full of highly-valued species of fish. Russian Travel Guide host Igor Maximenko set out in a fishing boat on the Ob River to try his hand at catching whitefish, a species in the salmon family. What does the phrase free floating mean? What is a dan buoy? Learn the answers to these questions as well as how various fishing boats differ from each other in RTG TV’s new programme.