For several centuries, Russian cuisine has been replenished with new recipes. As a result, so many recipes have survived to this day that there is no way to count them. But even during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, up to 500 different dishes were served at dinner parties (for example, the king of France was then regaled with only 50-60 dishes). Russian cooks left us an incredible number of national dishes, these are ears, cabbage soup, borscht, solyanka, pickle, okroshka, etc. Pancakes, pies, hens, open - has anyone tried this pastry outside our homeland? And the notorious pickles, sbiten, kvass? Didn't even hear! But traditional Russian cuisine is inventive and rich. Want to see for yourself? Then look into this book, which is a real encyclopedia of national Russian dishes.