Okroshka with kvass
Okroshka is a cold Russian summer soup made of potatoes, cucumber, radishes, egg, boiled beef, herbs and unsweetened kwas.
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Recipes
Okroshka is a cold Russian summer soup made of potatoes, cucumber, radishes, egg, boiled beef, herbs and unsweetened kwas.
Rassolnik is a Russian beef soup with pearl barley, potatoes, root vegetables, salt cucumbers and cucumber brine that tastes savoury and finely sour.
Golubtsy are Russian cabbage roulades with a juicy filling of beef and pork, rice, onions and herbs in mild tomato sauce.
Hotteok are Korean yeast dough flakes with a melting filling of brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts, which are pressed golden brown in the pan.
Mul Naengmyeon serves elastic buckwheat noodles in ice-cold beef-dongghimi broth with cucumber, Korean pear, radish and boiled egg.
Samgyetang is a clear Korean soup of young whole chickens filled with klebreis, fresh ginseng, garlic, jujuben and marons.
Galbi-jjim stews beef ribs with Korean radish, carrots, shiitake and marons in a shiny sauce of soy sauce, pear, garlic and sesame.
Bossam serves gently gardened, juicy pork belly in salad and cabbage leaves with kimchi, garlic, chilli and strong Szamjang.
Haemul Pajeon is a hearty Korean pancake with long spring onions, shrimp and squid, crispy outside and juicy inside.
Korean mandus are filled with pork, tofu, cabbage, mungbean sprouts, glass noodles and cut garlic and gently dampened.
Jjajangmyeon are Korean-Chinese wheat noodles with shiny black chunjang sauce, pork, lots of onion, cabbage, zucchini and potato.
Chuncheon Dakgalbi roasts marinated chicken leg meat with cabbage, sweet potato, rice cake and perilla leaves in a spicy Gochujang sauce.
Kimchi Bokkeumbap combines cold rice with well-ripened kimchi, pork belly and kimchi juice to strong Korean fried rice with fried egg.
Yakitori Negima are Japanese chicken skewers with leeks, which are grilled over strong heat and at the end several times coated with shiny tare.
Omurice wraps spicy Ketchu price with chicken, onions, mushrooms and peas in a thin, delicate omelet and belongs to the Japanese Yoshoku kitchen.
Zaru Soba are cold buckwheat noodles that are thoroughly rinsed and served with concentrated Tsuyu dip sauce, spring onions, Wasabi and Nori.
Kitsune Udon combines thick, elastic udon noodles with clear Dashi broths and sweet-spicy stewed Aburaage tofu bags.
Sukiyaki is a Japanese hot pot dish with thin beef, tofu, shirataki, mushrooms, Chinese cabbage and leek in sweet-spicy warishita sauce.
Takoyaki are outside browned, inside creamy-soft dough balls from Osaka with cooked octopus, spring onions, Beni Shoga and crispy Tenkasu.
Japanese gyoza are filled with pork, finely sliced cabbage, Nira, ginger and garlic, fried below and then steamed under a lid.
Japanese caraage is made from juicy chicken leg meat, marinated briefly with soy sauce, sake, ginger and garlic and fried in potato starch.
Oyakodon combines juicy chicken legs, soft onions and only loosely set egg in a spicy Dashi sauce on hot Japanese rice.
Gyudon is a Japanese rice dish with thin beef and onions, which cook briefly in a sweet-spicy sauce of Dashi, soy sauce and Mirin.
Vitello Tonnato combines finely cut veal with a creamy sauce of tuna, anchovies, capers, egg and lemon juice.
Cannoli Siciliani are made of thin, leafy, crispy Marsala shells and a smooth cream of drained sheep sricotta, sugar and chocolate.