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\u201cThe 4 Essential Ingredients In Kitchen\u201d series is back! After featuring\u00a0for home kitchens in Indonesia, Sichuan, and Hangzhou, we decided to take a bit further this time, to visit Alexander<\/a>, a Russian chef’s kitchen at home. He is sharing with us the four ingredients that are mostly kept at home for Russian cuisine.\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Russia is located in the north of Eurasia and it is the largest country in the world by area. The limited crops and the local resources forms a unique culinary culture in Russia. According to Alexander, the 4 ingredients his family frequently use are <\/span>buckwheat, sour cream, beet root, and pickled herring fish<\/span><\/i>. They are commonly found in daily cuisine.\u00a9mobichef.com <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Buckwheat\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Like rice to Asian, buckwheat is one of the staples for Russian. They usually use buckwheat to make porridge, bread, muffin and so on. A home cooking dish called \u201cKasha\u201d is to cook buckwheat into porridge, either served sweet or savory, as breakfast or side dish. Russian has a proverb \u201c\u0449\u0438 \u0434\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u2013 \u043f\u0438\u0449\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0430\u201d (shchi da kasha \u2013 pishcha nashi). It literally means \u201cKasha and shchi (cabbage soup) are our staples.\u201d that shows the importance of buckwheat as a staple in Russian cuisine.\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sour cream\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sour cream is often used in Russian cuisine too. No matter you are making soup, salad, main course or dessert, sour cream can be found in the ingredient list. For example, \u201cshchi\u201d that mentioned above and “Pelmeni” – traditional Russian dumplings – are served with sour cream. Russian family cooks Pelmeni at home. They make large amount of dumplings at a time and put into the freezer. When the dish is planned in a dinner menu, they cook the Pelmeni with butter or broth, and serve sour cream on side.\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/p>\n Chef Alexander tells us that Russians learn to make Plemeni since they are kids!\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/p>\n mobichef.com<\/span><\/p>\n Beetroot\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Beetroot has high level of nutritional value and it is commonly seen in Russian cuisine, especially salad and soup. The authentic way of making Borscht, a Russian soup dish that Hong Kong people are familiar with, is to add beetroot. It enriches the flavor and color of the soup.\u00a9mobichef.com <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There is a special way to cook with beetroot. It can be used to marinate and dye the ingredients red naturally . One of Alexander\u2019s popular appetizers, Cured Salmon with Beetroot and Spice served with Horseradish & Wasabi Cream<\/em>, is using beetroot in such way. The salmon has a beautiful ruby red color with a delicate scent encircles the dish.\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Pickled herring fish\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Pickled fish is a common ingredient in Europe. In Russia, pickled herring fish can be found in salads and appetizers. A salad called \u201cShuba\u201d is one example.mobichef.com <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n To briefly describe how to make \u201cShuba\u201d, pickled herring fish, potatoes, carrots, and other ingredients are cooked and folded in layers. Then, beetroot and mayonnaise will be placed on top. The salad may sound unusual to our culinary culture, but it is a classic, popular dish in Russia.\u00a9mobichef.com<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n After learning the 4 essential ingredients, would you love to try some Russian dishes? Go check out Chef Alexander<\/a>\u2019s menus on MobiChef.com<\/a>! He has some Caviar-themed menus, while Caviar is also a signature ingredient in Russia!<\/span><\/p>\n![\"WhatsApp](\"http:\/\/www.mobichef.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2018-12-28-at-19.00.56-4-2-1024x786.jpeg\")
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Alexander\u2019s appetizer: beetroot is used to marinate salmon<\/span><\/p>\n
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