Karelian cookery

Karelian cookery

• Karelia is located in the northern part of Russia .
• Our region is famous all over the world

for its numerous lakes and picturesque landscape around them .

Fish

Karelian lakes are rich in fish such as: carp , pike , bream , perch , trout , herring , salmon.

Main food

Fish is the main food in Karelia . In the restaurants you can taste boiled pike-perch , fried bream , steamed sturgeon and other fish snacks : pressed , red and soft caviar ; sturgeon in aspic , sprats in oil … Vendace Karelian style and stuffed pike are considered beyond any comparison .

Meat

Beef, mutton, elk, deer played a great role in the meal of the Karelians.

Woods

Karelian woods are rich in berries and mushrooms . That’s why specialties of Karelian cuisine include them in abundance for instance special mushroom soup made of mushrooms , brown onions , potatoes and pearl barley . Karelians love dried, salty and pickled mushrooms.

Pies

Karelia is famous for its pies , which where baked here earlier and remain popular nowadays . There are open pies baked of rye flour stuffed with cereals or mashed potatoes the so-called kalitki, cheese cakes, open pies with berry filling . Don’t fail to taste them . They are verydelicious .

As for drinks

From the Karelian drinks many prefer berry beverages and a magnificent soft drink kvass.

The Karelian room ( Karelskaya gornitsa)

A restaurant of the Karelian Cuisine “ Karelian room " was opened in Petrozavodsk in 2006.

Deco ration of the restaurant

The decoration of the restaurant is executed in old customs. There you can find an old furnace, a red corner, pottery and so on.

Restaurant hall

The hall of restaurant represents a room from an old Karelian house with wooden tables and chairs.

Cookery

At this restaurant you can try different dishes of the Karelian Cuisine such as: salted bear’s ear, fried blackcock.

At the end …

The food, in Karelia, is very tasty and useful so come to us on a visit to taste it.

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• 1. Where is Karelia located?

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• 2. What fish are Karelian lakes rich in?

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• 3. What is the main food in Karelia?

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• 4. What are Karelian woods rich in?

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• 5. What beverages do Karelians prefer?