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This is a list of Russian desserts. Russian cuisine is a collection of the different cooking traditions of the Russian people. The cuisine is diverse, as Russia is by area the largest country in the world. [1] Russian cuisine derives its varied character from the vast and multi-cultural expanse of Russia.
Czech Marlenka (Medovik) cake, prepared based on an old Armenian family recipe [10] [11] Desserts similar to medovik are also popular in other Eastern and Central European countries. There is the Czech medovnik, [12] Lithuanian medutis [13] and the Polish miodownik. In Bulgaria, medovik is mostly known under the name "French village cake". [14]
Subsequently, Guryev bought Kuzmin with his family and made him a regular chef in his court. According to another version, Guryev himself came up with a recipe for porridge. [2] It was a beloved dish of Emperor Alexander III. [2] Prior to the October 17, 1888 train crash that Alexander III was on, the emperor was served this dish for dessert. [2]
Russian-style Napoleon cake A dessert made of puff pastry layered with pastry cream. Paskha: Tvorog (farmer's cheese) plus heavy cream, butter, sugar, vanilla, etc., usually molded in the form of a truncated pyramid. Traditional for Easter. Pryanik: A range of traditional sweet baked goods made from flour and honey. Pastila
Zefir is derived from the traditional Russian [4] pastila confectionery, but with added egg white foam and a gelling agent. [5] An addition of unwhipped egg whites to the recipe originated in the town of Kolomna sometime during the 15th century, [6] and in the 19th century the zefir dessert most likely emerged in its modern form with whipped egg whites due to a French adaptation on the recipe ...
Pelmeni are a traditional Eastern European (mainly Russian) dish usually made with minced meat filling, wrapped in thin dough (made out of flour and eggs, sometimes with milk or water added). For filling, pork, lamb, beef, or any other kind of meat can be used; mixing several kinds is popular. The traditional Ural recipe requires the filling be ...
European recipes rely upon coarsely chopped hazelnuts, almonds, or walnuts. [3] Mexican wedding cookies, also known as "Polvorones", are rich, buttery, nutty cookies with a crumbly texture that melts in your mouth. While they share similar ingredients with Russian tea cakes, they traditionally use coarsely chopped pecans or almonds. A hint of ...
In the 1950s, production of sweet masterpieces increased in the Soviet Union.Among these new creations was the Leningradsky cake. [2] The cake was created by Victoria Lvovna Tatarskaya, who was (at the time), the recipe developer of the pastry shop located on the Nevsky Prospect in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).