We are in the Russian steppe, on the border with Kazakhstan. In the former karakul social farm we met Olga who explained to us step by step how to make Kvass at home. The traditional lightly alcoholic Russian drink used to cool off during the hot continental summers. Kvass is…
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Malyi Turysh, the russian village where a dream is becoming reality
Clicca qui per l’italiano On our way along the Trans-Siberian line we stopped in Krasnoufimsk, a town in the southern Ural mountains. Here we met Guzel who with tenacity, professionalism and passion is trying to revive a village using local people, knowledge and skills. We stayed with her for a…
Chak Chak, the traditional dessert of Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan.
We introduce ourselves, we are Marco and Maria! Why are you reading this? Because during the summer of 2020 we left for a journey along the trans-Siberian, the mythical railway that connects European Russia with the Far East: from Moscow to Vladivostok for over 9,000km of railway. We wanted to…
Horse sausages from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Russia with pleasure, a gastronomic journey on the Trans-Siberian.
We introduce ourselves, we are Marco and Maria! Why are you reading this? Because during the summer of 2020 we left for a journey along the Trans-Siberian, the mythical railway that connects European Russia with the Far East: from Moscow to Vladivostok for over 9,000km of railway. We wanted to…
The map of the project
Here is the map of the project, you can find in it every producer and every place that we found and we will keep it updated during the project.
Russia with pleasure: project presentation
Multimedia travel project and interviews looking for small food producers and the re-discovery of the original Russian flavors along the Trans-Siberian railway. With the support of L’Ordinario Magazine The pleasure of food is the heart of the project. In Italy, food is not just work and survival, but a real…
The real treasure of Russia: the Kolomna’s pastilร
We are in a small town in the Moscow region of Russia: Kolomna. For centuries they have found a way to enhance apple puree, a sweet, a treasure used as a gift for emperors and the most illustrious guests. A story that begins at the end of the Rurik dynasty,…
We are looking for gastronomic traditions in Russia!
We are ๐ฎ๐น Marco and ๐ท๐บ Maria, we want to speak about our trip in Russia to discover the gastronomic traditions along the Trans-Siberian line!๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ We will interview small producers, local farms, traditional restaurants, everything about the passion for food and life! ๐ป๐ฒ๐ค๐๐ฏ๐ฐ โค๏ธ๏ธ If you know someone, write…
Birch juice, interview with the Russian producer Sergey Baturin
When we think of juice our mind does not go to a tree, but we normally imagine fruit or vegetables. Birch juice is technically the sap of the plant. Saturated with micro-elements that the tree keeps throughout the winter. In spring the miracle happens, everything starts up again. We met…