Sambusa(appetizer)


Timatim Salata(salad)


Atkilt Wot(entree)


Ethiopian Pastries(dessert)

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=23232&page=20#193 Author: Nightbane Time Posted: 3/21/2015 at 9:16 AM **the RNG is rolling....*** "With ONE pets you have to make a TRADITIONAL POLISH 4-course meal."

Well, Poland is not far from Russia - the country I live in - so most of the polish dishes are familiar to me, in these or those variations~


This is the first dish I'd like to present:

Sour rye soup zur or zurek (it has several variations even in Poland itself depending on a region - but I like this one the most: with boiled sausage and boiled eggs. More than that, it's usually served in an edible bowl made of bread!)




The second dish is Kopytka - appetizer potato dumplings, served with cheese and bacon. They have an interesting shape. I personally think they look more like diamonds, but the Polish cuisine history says they have a shape of little hooves. Who I am to disagree - more than that the word kopytka itself means "little hooves" literally :D



The main dish here is bigos (very close to native Russian/Ukranian solyanka) - it's a stew made of sour cabbage, sausage and... nearly everything you can find in a fridge. Seriously, you can add practically everything - tomatoes, mushrooms, pepper, juniper berries, even honey and plums! The Polish sometimes name it "the hunter's stew", meaning that every leftover can be used in the pot.



And the last but not the least - a dessert named Mazurek - it's yummy, believe me :) Usually it's cooked on holidays, especially on Christmas and Easter. If to make a long story short, it's a shortcrust pastry cake, filled with different varieties of thick icing - usually a chocolate-walnut one - and amusingly rich in adornments. Actually, you can't say for sure, how a "traditional" mazurek looks like now, cause almost every family has its own recipe

ohh you're russian? CooL!

Cherry's Cooking Class

"With ONE pet you have to make an TRADITIONAL/CULTURAL RUSSIAN 4-course meal."

"Listen up! Today, we are going to be learning how to cook food...from Russia!"

Appetizer: Pickled Cucumbers
This dish is, as can be seen from the title, pickled cucumbers. XD This particular recipe uses cucumbers, onions, parsley, celery, garlic, horseradish root, etc. and most other recipes I've seen calls for the same ingredients (correct me if I'm wrong XD ). It seems to pair well with vodka, and the marinade is also a good hangover cure. XD These are great in moderation, helping to increase appetite and improving the digestive tract, but the copious amount of salt used is bad if you consume too much. Information from here!


Well...I can't really explain this picture, other than stating the obvious: the darker monarch butterfly and floral henna are the darker parts of the cucumber skin, the mystical flowers are the same colors as the parsley, while the white tips of the aparajita tail is the garlic clove that can be seen in the bottom of the picture. XD

Salad: Vinegret (Russian Vinaigrette Salad)
This Russian salad (pronounced like the French dressing, vinaigrette), is made from boiled, pickled, and/or salted vegetables (includes tomatoes, carrots, pickles, potatoes, beets)-it's meant to be created in winter from ingredients stored away in autumn (information from first link, but I found some contradicting information on other websites). Sometimes, cooks add the brine from pickled cucumbers into this salad-perfect time to use any leftover brine from the previous dish (if you didn't drink it all to cure your hangover ;) ). Information mostly from first link, and here


The dark purple of tips, the wings, and the belly show the beets in this dish. The lighter pink-purple of the perennial tail and hummingbird represent the stained potatoes. The red of the mystical flowers show the diced tomatoes, and the tan/beige of the double stripes show the green peas.

Entree: Beef Stroganoff/Beef Stroganov
This is a BEAUTIFUL dish, made with beef and sour cream, and served with rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta. The first variation of this dish was made with beef cubes (but now beef strips are used). Popular ways of making this dish include white wine, mushrooms, onions, and other ingredients, but they aren't necessary to make it. Variations of Beef Stroganoff have popped up all over the world-in places including the USA, Britain, Australia, Japan, China, Brazil, Iran, and various Nordic countries. Information from second link and here!


(More based off second image)
Okay. The light yellow/tan/beige of the body of the aeri (and some of the coral snake stripes) are the noodles underneath the beef. The green mystical flower stems is the parsley sprinkled on the dish, while the brown parts-the speckles, the tail, muddy, and coral snake stripes-represent the beef.

Dessert: Zapekanka (sort of like a cheesecake)
Zapekanka is like Russian cheesecake (and that makes it automatically awesome in my opinion). It's supposed to be made from farmer's cheese, and from what I've read, you can either serve it hot or cold. Different flavorings can be added in different versions (cinnamon, lemon juice, etc.), but vanilla extract seems to be a common ingredient. Topped with fruit, powdered sugar, jam, raisins, etc.


This was one of my favorites so far. :) The magenta/raspberry color of monarch, the top of the tail, and the stems of the mystical flowers represented the berry sauce and the raspberry. The white of the speckles and the flower portion of mystical flowers showed how powdered sugar was sprinkled on the cake, and the darker beige of the lunar runes demonstrates how the top of the cheesecake can vary in color. ^^



Recipes mainly from: here, here, here. Everything has been linked above.
(Apologies for, if any, similarities to previous entries. I went to the above sites and (without looking at any entries from earlier rounds) made my decisions). Some links may not work correctly, but when I try to edit my post, all links are in correct places, so I don't know why they are going to the wrong places.


"Well, this has certainly been fun, despite some linking issues! If you're still interested, let us know! Once again, if these recipes are liked, we may be able to have another class. :) See you next time!"

Yup :D I thought you knew :D

Ohh did I?

Yeah, we discussed it in a festival chat some time ago lol :D
Well, I'm practically happy I didn't get russian cuisine here yet, cause - LOL - I'd definitely be stuck in choosing recipes xD

Ohhh did we? @_@

Well, now I'm tempted to ask you to make a Russian dish but note it to me instead of posting to here lmao

I don't find it boring at all, Night! And you're doing a great job. Sorry I haven't gotten mine done yet, I've been super busy. I should have my designs done today, though. I promise!