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[dajiang]

I reckon it's actually quite good, but you'll need to look for the right places to get the real thing.

Obviously there's not as much variation as in, say, China.
But it's waaaay more varied than for instance the Dutch kitchen (we have two national dishes, both stews).

And it's the whole setting as well.
I just love those little suits the waitresses wear. You know the kind I mean, the apron/skirt thingy.

A thing to remember if you're still not sure: ask to leave out the Dill when you order something, you'll see it gets tastier.

DJ

[steven_gerrard]

Russian food is bland, greasy and has far too much salt. As for fresh fruit and vegetables- they might be readily available in summer but don't play a very big part in the cuisine here. And when they do, they are heavily salted and/ or fried. Or drenched in mayonnaise.

[adavidwatson]

I never had any trouble getting fresh fruits and vegtables at the markets in Moscow. I would not buy meat in an open air market, I never trusted it. Mostly I ate a lot of boiled eggs, sausuge, black bread and cheese.

I happen to like soup a lot, so I enjoyed all the different soups there. I love salyanka and even like borscht.

Pelmeni is good but I got turned off to it. Most groceries in Moscow have frozen pizza. Ramen is as common there as here.

No one has mentioned it so far but there are some good open faced sandwiches, can't remember what it's called.

"salad" there are going to seem more like variatons on coleslaw, not the leafy salads most of us associate with the word. Having said that I like beetroot salad.

Warm kasha on a cold morning can be nice.

In Moscow there is a western market called Stockman's where you can get things like baking powder and peanut butter if you can't find them anywhere else. The meat there is good, but you pay a bit more for it.

I really would not recomend being too dependant on eating out in Russia. The cheap food is not always safe. I love shawrma but I got bad shawrma a few times and had to get medical attention.

I'm not a big fan of sweet wine, so I didn't drink much wine in Russia. Sparkling wine on the other hand is abundant and cheap. Russian beer is good stuff generally. Anything with a 9 on a bottle is high alchohol content, and you can't legally drink it on the street. Other beer you can.

[coledavis]

What's shawrma?

[adavidwatson]

Shawma is a kebab wrap