Russian Food and Regional Cuisine

Book excerpt: RUSSIAN FOOD is delicious, wholesome and easily prepared from generally available ingredients. JEAN REDWOOD's cookery book contains a wide selection of recipes in easy-to-use presentation, measured in grams and ounces. The book is enjoyable to read as well as to cook from. Russian literature provides much 'food for thought'. There is a complete 'food story' by Chekhov in the author's own translation. The geographical and historical background to cookery in different areas of the Russian Federation and surrounding countries is fully explained in all its splendid diversity. RUSSIAN FOOD is based on Jean Redwood's extensive first-hand knowledge of Russia and the Russian language. Contents Personal Preface and Introduction Domestic mealtimes 'The Siren' (Anton Chekhov) RECIPES COUNTRIES: where they are, what they grow, what they eat Maps - Bibliography - Glossary Index of recipes.