When I wrote about my recent trip to Lake Lacha, I mentioned the abundance of wild game in the area and the many alleged health benefits of consuming bear meat and bear…
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buckwheat
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Russian FoodSeafood
Buckwheat Blini with Trout and Chanterelles, Cabbage Sauce and Honey-Glazed Turnips
by FlorianSteelhead season on the Salmon River was rather slow this year. A little bit like deer season, come to think of it, a consequence of two consecutive cold winters. Considering that I…
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DessertsRussian Food
Blueberry-Chocolate Roll, Apple Sorbet, and Buckwheat Crème Anglaise
by FlorianIt all started with Irina Chadeyeva’s Vypechka po GOSTu, a compilation of Soviet era baking hits, from the Kiev cake to the kartoshka (each of which I’ve encountered here and here, respectively).…
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RecipesRussian FoodSeafoodVegetables
Pike, Buckwheat, and Green Apple Burger with Celery Root Gratin
by FlorianThe weather was bitterly cold that March morning, and whiteout conditions were looming. Only a handful of indomitable fishermen (us, obviously) had braved the elements and ventured out on the frozen lake, drilling…
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AppetizersRecipesRussian FoodSeafood
Yellow Perch Mousse, Eggplant Caviar, and Buckwheat Puff Pastry
by FlorianAlthough my last ice-fishing trip brought back 100 yellow perch, some of them were smaller than others, to put it mildly. Once the heads, tails, skin, and bones were removed, I often ended up…
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A few months back, I reported my giant catch of delicious, bright-orange-fleshed lake trout from Lake Ontario. Although I usually avoid freezing fish, that time I had no choice. This gave me…
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Here’s a recipe with no particular source of inspiration other than some traditional Eastern European ingredients — the buckwheat, the potatoes — and techniques — pounding and stuffing the meat. I love surf and turf…
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There are literally hundreds of Russian pancake recipes. The Bolshaya Kniga Domashney Kukhni by Svetlana and Lidia Lagutina alone counts more than 70! These recipes distinguish themselves by the type of flour…