No other soup pits people in Russia against each other in the same way okroshka does. We talk about what works best - kvass or kefir - and guide you through the whole process! The first appearance of ...
When the thermometer hits 90 degrees and the thought of turning on your stove is unbearable, okroshka swoops in to save dinner. This refreshing Russian cold soup combines crisp vegetables, diced meat, ...
The Russian summer can be gone before you really know it's there. A two-week stretch of blue skies in June, some thunderstorms in July, and by late August, days are growing shorter and jackets are ...
Learn how a mountain of fresh chicken eggs can turn into delicious summer okroshka Village style methods homestyle ...
Okroshka is traditionally made with kvass, a fermented rye drink that's hard to find outside of Eastern Europe. In this version, kefir, a yogurt-like beverage, provides that fermented tang. The mix of ...
The record was set on June 30, 2012. It took three hours to cook the dish PENZA, December 25 (Itar-Tass) — A record-breaking traditional Russian cold soup, okroshka, weighing more than 600 kilograms ...
Gazpacho gets the glory when it comes to chilled, summery soups, but for centuries Russian moms have been keeping it cool with okroshka (pronounced o-krosh-ka), a silky cold yogurt soup containing ...
Diplomatic issues don’t come in the way of Russia and Ukraine’s penchant for Okroshka, a cold soup that doubles up as comfort food. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict may have thrown open the ...