According to the old yeast-free technology, the honey drink had to be aged for decades in oak barrels placed in glaciers and cellars or buried in the ground. Back then, no holiday was complete without this sweet exhilarating drink.

When traveling around the Golden Ring, use the opportunity to try local dishes so you can take back home with you not only Russian souvenirs but delicious impressions as well.

Nearly all national Russian drinks are unique and cannot be found in the cuisines of other countries. When you explore Russia, be sure to try kvass, kissel’, sbiten’, mead and vodka.

Moscow has absorbed the traditions of different nationalities. This applies to the Moscow cuisine. Moscow dishes are original, hearty, and different from other regional cuisines of Russia.

Most of you have heard or read of traditional dishes of the Russian cuisine, such as borsch (beetroot soup), pelmeni (dumplings), Russian salad, and the like. However, very few foreigners know the names of sweets, which are no less popular in Russia.

Kaliningrad is the westernmost city of Russia. The trip here will be unforgettable: cold transparent waves of the Baltic Sea, the stunning fresh air in the pine forest, wonderful gardens, ... and sea delicacies.

Lots of gourmets know the book Perm Cuisine, which was published in 1979 and won gold prize at the ENEA contest back then. It includes recipes typical of 125 nationalities inhabiting the Perm Territory and the Republic of Komi.

The Urals connecting Europe and Asia have rich and generous forests, powerful and high-water rivers, and over 120 nationalities. Therefore the regional cuisine of the Urals is special and unparalleled.

The regional cuisines of the Russian North are similar in many respects, and yet the cuisine of the Arkhangelsk Region has its own characteristics, which are most appreciated on gourmet tours.

in St. Petersburg you can find food from almost any cuisine of the world, but there are special dishes that have the character and taste of this magnificent city.

The year 2018 marks the 155th anniversary of Olivier's popular recipe, celebrated all over the world as “Russian salad”.

Vladivostok enjoys popularity among tourists for its fresh seafood delicacies and rarities, as well as restaurants of pan-Asian cuisine.

Modern Russian cuisine cannot be imagined without dumplings (pelmeni in Russian), this age-old traditional dish.

The resort city of Sochi is so multinational, that it is nearly impossible to select a single national dish.

The Republic of Karelia in Russia is a popular tourist destination. Travelers are attracted to its numerous lakes, the famous islands of Kizhi with monuments of Russian wooden architecture and Valaam Monastery.

Russia is famous not only for borshch, dumplings and kvass. Every region of this country has its own special dishes. Their popularity goes far beyond the region, spreading throughout Russia and the world.

For many years red caviar has been a particular symbol of Russia in the world. This is not surprising, because this country is the world’s largest producer and exporter of this delicacy.

The study of the history of any region is inextricably linked with its culinary traditions. Italian pizza, German sausages or Russian pies are an integral part of culture. At the same time, the cuisine of the peoples of the Far North and the Arctic remains little known.

The Buryat cuisine is one of the attractions of Lake Baikal, so it is a must for everybody on a Baikal tour to try national Buryat dishes.

The combination of fish, game and taiga seasonings distinguish Siberian cuisine from European cuisine. These differences are more pronounced when tasting traditional Siberian dishes on the shore of Lake Baikal.