Pelmeni

I took a cooking class specifically to learn how to make Pelmeni correctly. The instructor explained why salted herring is used the way it is — something I'd never understood from just eating it. The rich and dairy-forward result when you make it yourself is different. Russian New Year table is the…

Pelmeni rarely gets the international recognition it deserves. The rich and dairy-forward complexity is genuine, not simple, and the technique involved in using salted herring correctly takes real skill. the Russian tea tradition using a samovar is centuries old and central to social hospitality. I…