Food
Village beliefs and holidays, the Belarusian table, and the books behind them, from the publisher of Belarusian classics in English.
The Belarusian Christmas Eve Supper: Kuttsia and the Lenten Dishes
On 24 December and again on 6 January, Belarusians sit down to kuttsia: a meatless supper of an odd number of Lenten dishes around a pot of grain,...
Kishka Explained: Belarusian Blood Sausage, Potato Kishka and Jewish Kishke
Kishka is the Belarusian word for “gut” and the sausage stuffed into it: first a blood sausage with buckwheat, then a 19th-century potato kishka. How both differ from...
Draniki: Belarusian Potato Pancakes (and How to Serve Them with Machanka)
A basic Belarusian draniki recipe, the four kinds of draniki in The Belarusian Cookbook, and how to serve them: with sour cream, salt pork or a pot of...
Belarusian Food: 25 Traditional Dishes and the Stories Behind Them
What is Belarusian food, and what is the national dish of Belarus? A tour of 25 traditional dishes, from draniki and kalduny to kuttsia and birch sap, with...
Inside The Belarusian Cookbook: What's in It and Where to Start
What's inside Aliaksandr Biely's The Belarusian Cookbook: the chapters, ten dishes to start with, how it relates to Polish and Lithuanian cooking, and answers to common questions.
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Folk tales, food and new books from Belarus
Animated folk tales, Belarusian words and dishes, and news from the press.