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.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

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.

Drink

Tarasun

Tarasun (also known as arhi) is an alcoholic beverage drunk by the buryat people of siberia. apart from being the national drink of buryatia, it is also used by the buryats in their religious ceremonies. the buryat and his tarasun have been compared to a scotsman and his whisky.