Traditional Russian zakuski and vodka. Zakuski is a collection of different items that you eat when you are drinking vodka. It can be salted fish, tomatoes (I like pickled ones), cucumbers (with dill), chicken, mushrooms or maybe salads. But don’t expect to be able to sip your vodka while eating. The rule is to drink [...]
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Another Vodka Article…
Sometimes I think vodka is man’s best friend. Yes dogs do own this saying, but vodka sure is giving dogs a run for their bones. Not only can you drink it numerous ways – cocktails or neat as I prefer it. But recently, we had a real medicinal need for it. And no, it’s not [...]
The Ritual of Banya or What Americans Call a Sauna
Is this the place where grown men sit naked, wear a strange hat, drink vodka, beat each other with sticks and run out of a nice warm building into the cold frigid snow or into a lake of freezing water? Yes it most certainly is. Sounds just a little more on the strange side than [...]
What to do while in Russia?
Tough question. First and foremost, you are there to meet a lovely lady. But what about filling in the gaps? Well, the first time I went to Russia, my soon to be wife arranged to meet me in Moscow and we spent a couple days there before going to Ekaterinburg. While in Moscow, we stayed [...]
Russian Toasts
Toasting is a big part of any party or special occasion to Russians. Every shot of Vodka drunk must be preceded by a toast. It is a way of congratulating and wishing good luck. It is a tradition that goes way way back (not sure how long, but a long time). As far as I [...]
