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• Love Canned Goods Like a Russian

  Think Andy Warhol’s soup cans were iconic? Russia has its own cans that are just as famous, with their contents inspiring midnight pantry raids.

  30.03.2020

• Russian Spring Foods You Have to Try

  If you see a guy taking a drill to a birch tree, don’t freak out. All he is doing is collecting the birch tree juice, one of the spring favorites in Russia.

  16.03.2020

• Taste Maslenitsa Like a Russian

  Nothing says party like pancakes, butter, and setting stuff on fire. This week Russia celebrates Maslenitsa – one of our favorite spring holidays. Here’s how you can get in on the action.

  24.02.2020

• Fuel Up On Breakfast Like a Russian

  Forget the sugar-loaded Fruit Loops! How about giving those healthy habits resolutions a chance and check out these seriously delicious – and mostly healthy – Russian breakfasts? 

  13.01.2020

• Arctic Snacks: ITMO University Researchers Develop Functional Foods for Far North Regions

  Regions of the Far North make up more than half of Russia’s total area. A large part of these territories is found in the Arctic zone, where environmental conditions present a serious challenge to the inhabitants. The issue of nutrition is a major one in these areas, especially for people involved in demanding physical work. A group of graduate and postgraduate students from ITMO University are developing a solution to the issue in the form of a balanced ready-to-eat meals for consumption in cold weather conditions. The project has recently been showcased during the 11th Eurasian Science Forum “25 Years of Eurasian Integration: Origins, Realities, Potential”.

  08.01.2020

• New Year in Russia: Traditional Foods

  I’m not really a fan of various New Year traditions; I don't like the obligatory exchange of presents, and chopping down live trees just to throw them away in a week’s time doesn’t sound like a good idea, either. Still, there’s one custom that’s sacred to me – and that’s the New Year’s dinner, which is a very special event for almost every Russian. And since you can’t have a meal without food, it is the traditional Russian New Year foods that will be our topic today!

  17.12.2019

• Asian Comfort Food Near ITMO Campuses

  What’s a better way to fight the frost than a giant bowl of steaming-hot ramen? Here’re some of the best Asian cuisine places that are a non-freezing distance away from campus. 

  26.11.2019

• Do Soup Therapy Like a Russian

  As the days get shorter and darker, how about a bowl of hot, hearty soup to cure the blues? Try local flavors and maybe feel better as a bonus. 

  18.11.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Vasileostrovsky Market

  In the heart of St. Petersburg, the historic Vasileostrovsky Market is experiencing a transformation from a place where pushy babushkas sold pickles and herring along with counterfeit jeans to an urban center not unlike its European counterparts.

  08.11.2019

• Try If You Dare: Five Scary (and Delicious) Russian Foods

  Ooey, gooey, slimey, gluey… We’re not talking candy corn here. We’re talking hardcore, vegetarian-unfriendly, Halloween-every-day kind of staples. Here’s what’s lingering in the dimly lit caverns of a Russian fridge.

  28.10.2019