• Home
  • Recipes
    • Cocktails
    • Appetizers
    • Charcuterie
    • Seafood
    • Meat
    • Vegetables
    • Cheese and Dairy
    • Baking
    • Desserts
    • Preserves
  • Recipes by Region
    • Balkan Food
      • Albanian Food
      • Bosnian Food
      • Bulgarian Food
      • Croatian Food
      • Romanian Food
    • Baltic Food
      • Estonian Food
      • Latvian Food
      • Lithuanian Food
    • Caucasian Food
      • Armenian Food
      • Azeri Food
      • Georgian Food
    • Central Asian Food
      • Kazakh Food
      • Tajik Food
      • Uzbek Food
    • Central European Food
      • Czech Food
      • East-German Food
      • Hungarian Food
      • Slovak Food
    • Eastern European Food
      • Moldovan Food
      • Polish Food
      • Russian Food
      • Ukrainian Food
    • Jewish Food
  • Favorites
    • Birch
    • Buckwheat
    • Fish Roe
    • Big Game
    • Small Game
    • Trout, Char, and Salmon
  • Travel
    • Balkans
      • Croatia
      • Montenegro
      • Slovenia
    • Caucasus
      • Armenia
      • Azerbaijan
      • Georgia
    • Central Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Tajikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Central Europe
      • Austria
      • Czech Republic
      • Hungary
      • Slovakia
    • Eastern Europe
      • Moldova
      • Russia
      • Ukraine
  • Restaurants
    • Balkan Cuisine
      • Croatian Cuisine
      • Kosovan Cuisine
      • Romanian Cuisine
    • Caucasian Cuisine
      • Armenian Cuisine
      • Azeri Cuisine
      • Georgian Cuisine
    • Central Asian Cuisine
      • Kazakh Cuisine
      • Uzbek Cuisine
    • Central European Cuisine
      • Czech Cuisine
      • East German Cuisine
      • German Cuisine
      • Hungarian Cuisine
      • Slovak Cuisine
    • Eastern European Cuisine
      • Polish Cuisine
      • Russian Cuisine
      • Ukrainian Cuisine
    • Jewish Cuisine
  • L’Archipel du Goulache
  • Bon App & Tito
  • About
    • About
    • Privacy Policy
Food Perestroika
Adventures in Eastern Bloc Cuisine
Announcements

Happy Holidays 2025

December 24, 2025
Croatian FoodDesserts

Chocolate-Olive Oil Cake and Truffle-Honey Ice Cream

December 23, 2025
Croatian Food

Marinated Langoustines with Skuta and Lemon Emulsion

October 28, 2025
Cheese and DairyCroatian FoodSlovenian Food

Skuta, Slovenian and Istrian Farmer Cheese

October 12, 2025
CroatiaCroatian Cuisine

Croatia’s Stars, Part 5: The Haunting of Draga di Lovrana

September 7, 2025
CroatiaCroatian Cuisine

Croatia’s Stars, Part 4: Return to Boškinac

June 14, 2025
Slovenian Food

Venison Wellington, NSK Style

May 9, 2025
Sauces and condimentsSlovenian Cuisine

Orange Wine Vinegar

April 19, 2025
Announcements

Bon App & Tito, Released May 15th

April 3, 2025
SloveniaSlovenian Cuisine

Slovenia’s Stars, Part 3: Hiša Franko

February 24, 2025
Announcements

Happy Holidays 2024

December 21, 2024
AppetizersSlovenian Food

Slovenian Žlikrofi and Onion Textures

May 29, 2024
  • Kazakh FoodMeat

    Kazakh Horse Steak, Kimchi, and Samsa

    by Florian January 10, 2017
    January 10, 2017

    I know, I know: I’ve already posted a recipes for a Kazakh horse steak less than one year ago. How many horse steak recipes does one need? How many Kazakh recipes does one …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • AnnouncementsRestaurants

    The Best and Worst Restaurants of 2016

    by Florian December 31, 2016
    December 31, 2016

    Seven restaurant reviews this year, not too shabby! Believe it or not, there was some (loose) method to my madness: I continued the Kosovan series started last year, spread to other regions …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Russian Cuisine

    London Restaurant Report: Bob Bob Ricard

    by Florian December 29, 2016
    December 29, 2016

    In addition to my New York restaurant reviews, I’d like to share with you my thoughts on random Eastern European restaurants I visit during my various trips. These posts may not always …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Announcements

    Happy Holidays 2016!

    by Florian December 24, 2016
    December 24, 2016

    Happy Holidays! It feels like Thanksgiving and its first round of holiday recipe recommendations was just yesterday, but as is now the tradition, I’d like to share with you my favorite recipes exclusively from …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Hungarian FoodMeat

    Stuffed Capon with Butternut Squash Paprikás and Chanterelles

    by Florian December 21, 2016
    December 21, 2016

    A long, long time ago, back in 2012, Daniel Humm’s roast chicken for two at the NoMad was all the rage in foodie circles, “talked about more avidly and incessantly than any …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Czech RepublicSpirits

    Czech Impressions: Absinthe, Part 3

    by Florian December 15, 2016
    December 15, 2016

    Let’s continue our visit of Moravian absinthe distilleries and head to Boršice. What, you aren’t familiar with Boršice? Population 2,255, firmly anchored in the middle of nowhere, a one-hour drive from Brno? Brno, …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Announcements

    Happy Thanksgiving 2016!

    by Florian November 24, 2016
    November 24, 2016

    Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Americans and America-dwellers! I’m taking a week off but I don’t want to leave you without anything to cook when kicking off of the holiday season, so here are a …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • HuntingMeat

    Thousand Island Mallard Duck, Cabbage, Mushrooms 2+2+2

    by Florian November 23, 2016
    November 23, 2016

    It’s duck season again, and I’m back at the West View Lodge for a weekend of wing shooting. You may remember that I had some reservations about the amenities on my previous trip. …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Croatian Cuisine

    Restaurant Review: Dubrovnik, New Rochelle

    by Florian November 15, 2016
    November 15, 2016

    A note about my restaurant reviews: New York City counts many Eastern European restaurants scattered across the five boroughs, most of them ignored by restaurant critics and diners alike. I intend to visit …

    Read more
    1 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
  • Soups

    Potato Cream Soup with Poached Egg and Lake Trout Variations

    by Florian November 4, 2016
    November 4, 2016

    Labor Day this year was off to a bad start, the over-dramatized arrival of Hurricane Hermine forcing us to change our long-standing vacation plans at the last minute from a lazy weekend …

    Read more
    0 FacebookTwitterPinterestTelegramEmail
Newer Posts
Older Posts

Keep in touch

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest

About Me

About Me

Hi, I'm Florian!

Popular Posts

  • Kajmak, the Clotted Cream of the Balkans

    January 23, 2020
  • Qurutob, Tajikistan’s National Dish

    October 15, 2013
  • Restaurant Review: Cheeseboat

    January 11, 2018
  • Restaurant Review: Cheburechnaya

    September 18, 2012
  • Moldovan Turkey Gratin

    November 29, 2012

Posts by Date

January 2026
M T W T F S S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« Dec    

Tags

Abkhazia (8) Azerbaijan (12) border crossing (9) Brighton Beach (10) buckwheat (8) burgers (9) caviar (8) cheese (17) Chef Watson (9) chocolate (8) Christmas (18) Croatia (26) Czech Republic (14) Dalmatia (11) duck (14) Easter (8) foie gras (9) Georgia (22) Hungary (36) hunting (10) Kazakhstan (9) khachapuri (8) king crab (10) lamb (14) markets (12) Moravia (10) Moscow (13) national dish (12) New Year (15) plov (11) potato (21) Russia (66) Russian Far North (24) salmon (13) Slovenia (9) Soviet relics (11) Soviet Union (8) Tokaji (14) trout (12) Ukraine (16) Uzbekistan (9) venison (19) Vladimir Putin (9) vodka (16) wine (12)

Blogroll

  • AZ Cookbook
  • Balkan Lunch Box
  • Diner's Journal
  • Eastern European Food
  • Ex Utopia
  • Fat of the Land
  • Food in Jars
  • Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
  • Olia Hercules
  • The Calvert Journal
  • The Georgian Table
  • The Goulash Train
  • Wine Terroirs
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

© Florian Pinel 2010-2022. All Rights Reserved.


Back To Top
Food Perestroika
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Cocktails
    • Appetizers
    • Charcuterie
    • Seafood
    • Meat
    • Vegetables
    • Cheese and Dairy
    • Baking
    • Desserts
    • Preserves
  • Recipes by Region
    • Balkan Food
      • Albanian Food
      • Bosnian Food
      • Bulgarian Food
      • Croatian Food
      • Romanian Food
    • Baltic Food
      • Estonian Food
      • Latvian Food
      • Lithuanian Food
    • Caucasian Food
      • Armenian Food
      • Azeri Food
      • Georgian Food
    • Central Asian Food
      • Kazakh Food
      • Tajik Food
      • Uzbek Food
    • Central European Food
      • Czech Food
      • East-German Food
      • Hungarian Food
      • Slovak Food
    • Eastern European Food
      • Moldovan Food
      • Polish Food
      • Russian Food
      • Ukrainian Food
    • Jewish Food
  • Favorites
    • Birch
    • Buckwheat
    • Fish Roe
    • Big Game
    • Small Game
    • Trout, Char, and Salmon
  • Travel
    • Balkans
      • Croatia
      • Montenegro
      • Slovenia
    • Caucasus
      • Armenia
      • Azerbaijan
      • Georgia
    • Central Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Tajikistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Central Europe
      • Austria
      • Czech Republic
      • Hungary
      • Slovakia
    • Eastern Europe
      • Moldova
      • Russia
      • Ukraine
  • Restaurants
    • Balkan Cuisine
      • Croatian Cuisine
      • Kosovan Cuisine
      • Romanian Cuisine
    • Caucasian Cuisine
      • Armenian Cuisine
      • Azeri Cuisine
      • Georgian Cuisine
    • Central Asian Cuisine
      • Kazakh Cuisine
      • Uzbek Cuisine
    • Central European Cuisine
      • Czech Cuisine
      • East German Cuisine
      • German Cuisine
      • Hungarian Cuisine
      • Slovak Cuisine
    • Eastern European Cuisine
      • Polish Cuisine
      • Russian Cuisine
      • Ukrainian Cuisine
    • Jewish Cuisine
  • L’Archipel du Goulache
  • Bon App & Tito
  • About
    • About
    • Privacy Policy