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What to eat in Russia

The 10 best dishes in Russia

Soups, pies, dumplings and the zakuski table.

1

Pelmeni

Best: Siberia

Small meat dumplings frozen through the Siberian winter, with butter or sour cream.

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2

Blini

Eaten all over Russia

Thin yeasted pancakes with caviar and sour cream, or jam.

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3

Beef Stroganoff

Best: Saint Petersburg

Strips of beef in a sour cream and mushroom sauce.

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4

Shchi

Eaten all over Russia

Cabbage soup, fresh or sour, the everyday soup for centuries.

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5

Pirozhki

Eaten all over Russia

Small baked or fried buns of meat, cabbage or egg.

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6

Olivier salad

Eaten all over Russia

Potato, pickle, peas and meat dressed with mayonnaise, made for New Year.

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7

Dressed herring

Eaten all over Russia

Herring buried under layers of potato, beet and mayonnaise.

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8

Solyanka

Eaten all over Russia

A sour and salty soup of mixed meats, pickles, olives and lemon.

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9

Syrniki

Eaten all over Russia

Farmer's cheese pancakes with sour cream.

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10

Ukha

Best: The rivers

A clear fish soup cooked over a fire.

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Photos: each dish's lead photo on its Wikipedia article (license and author on Wikimedia Commons); "a photo like it" is a food photo of the same kind, not that dish. Cook it opens a recipe in Chef Amazing, or Chef writes one for you. Picked by Chef Amazing, November 2026.