Dessert, Sweet

Khvorost

Angel wings are a traditional sweet crisp pastry made out of dough that has been shaped into thin twisted ribbons, deep-fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar. common to many european cuisines, angel wings have been incorporated into other regional cuisines (such as american cuisine) by immigrant populations. they are most commonly eaten in the period just before lent, often during carnival and on fat thursday, the last thursday before lent – not to be confused with "fat tuesday" (mardi gras), the day before the start of lent (ash wednesday). there is a tradition in some countries for husbands to give angel wings to their wives on friday the 13th in order to avoid bad luck.

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Pelmeni

Pelmeni (russian: пельмeни—plural, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲɪ]; pelmen, russian: пельмень—singular, pronounced [pʲɪlʲˈmʲenʲ]) are dumplings of russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. it is debated whether they originated in ural or siberia. pelmeni have been described as "the heart of russian cuisine".

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Pirozhki

Pirozhki (russian: пирожки́, tr. pirožkí, ipa: [pʲɪrɐʂˈkʲi], plural form of pirozhok; ukrainian: пиріжки, pyrizhky) are russian baked or fried yeast-leavened boat-shaped buns with a variety of fillings. pirozhki are a popular street food and comfort food in russia.

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Stroganina

Stroganina (russian строганина, literally "shavings") is a dish of the indigenous people of northern arctic siberia consisting of raw, thin, long-sliced frozen fish. around lake baikal, the dish is referred to as raskolotka. traditional stroganina is made with freshwater whitefish salmonids found in the siberian arctic waters such as nelma, muksun, chir, and omul. rarely, it is made with sturgeon. this dish is popular with native siberians, and is present in yakutian cuisine, eskimo cuisine, komi cuisine and yamal cuisine. it is often paired with vodka.

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Sushki

Sushki (sg. sushka; russian: су́шки, ipa: [ˈsuʂkʲɪ], plural; russian: су́шка, ipa: [ˈsuʂkʌ], singular) are traditional eastern european small, crunchy, mildly sweet bread rings eaten for dessert, usually with tea or coffee.the word sushka has a common root with the russian verb sushit (сушить) "to dry". typical ingredients are flour, eggs, water, and salt, which are combined into a firm dough. this is then cut and rolled into thin strips of about half a centimetre thickness which are formed into rings, briefly cooked in boiling sugar water, then baked in an oven. the rings are generally about 3 to 5 cm in size. sushki are sometimes topped with poppy seeds. traditionally, sushki were strung on a string for selling on the street or at regional markets. nowadays, industrially produced pre-packaged sushki are sold in food shops all over the countries of the former soviet union. in other countries, packaged sushki can be found in markets that sell russian foods.