Which Foreign Cuisine Do You Like the Most? | Easy Russian 37

Hello-hello! You are on the Easy Russian channel. My name is Katya and welcome to our new episode from Moscow. Our topic today is the cuisine of other countries. We want to find out what is the favorite cuisine of Muscovites, what do they prefer when they want something tasty. If you are also interested, stay with us. I like Georgian, Italian, Thai, Japanese. I think you can find something cool in every cuisine in the world, except the Dutch one. I don't know. Forgive me, Dutch people! Although no, I'm lying to you. Dutch cuisine is also great, but in Rotterdam. What is special there? Because they are very close to the sea, and they have very cool seafood, but for some reason I said too much about the Dutch. Therefore, all the cuisines of the world are great. Listen, in fact, I don't know, because if you analyze it this way, I can't say that I like a particular cuisine, I like some separate dishes more. But in general, this is probably all that is related to the sea. This is for me. Shrimps, mussels, fish. I love all this, I respect it. Therefore, all these Mediterranean countries, including Thailand, because there are also a lot of seafood there, this suits me, I love it. My favorite is Italian, definitely. Do you often eat Italian? Very often. Do you cook it yourself? I cook pasta, yes. Italian. What is your favorite dish? Oh, favorite dish, but it's difficult. Have you ever been to Italy? Yes, I live in Italy. Really? Yes. Can you compare Italian cuisine in Moscow? Have you ever tried it? And in Italy? Well, I probably tried it in Mario. Yes, many Italian chefs come to work in Moscow, so I think the Italian cuisine is quite authentic. Do you cook Italian dishes yourself in Italy? Sure. I cook everything, pasta, risotto, I cook everything. Have you learned how to do it? Have you moved there? Yes, I have been living in Italy for 15 years, so I have to, or rather, I enjoy it. And in Italy, which foreign cuisine is popular? What foreign cuisine is popular? Japanese, but generally European, some kind of fusion, just like in Moscow. Well, of course, there is no such choice of restaurants as in Moscow, in Italy, as in international cuisine. Seriously? Yes, everything is simpler, everything is more like village Italian, trattoria and so on. Nice. And when you come to Moscow, do you go and eat something like that? Do you miss our Russian cuisine? Yes, of course. I have already visited a couple of restaurants of traditional Russian cuisine. I love it very much. Well, in Italy we also eat borscht. Where do you eat borscht? We cook at home. Italian. Italian? Name three favorite dishes. Pasta, pizza. That's all. I don't even know, probably Italian. Italian? Why? I don't know, I like flour, salty, pasta. Why does everyone say Italian? What do you like about it? In fact, the most satisfying, the fastest, well, convenient, but if in taste, then there are a lot of interesting combinations, truffle, cream, which is usually not in other cuisines, as it seems to me. Do you often eat Italian? Yes, if possible. If I go out somewhere, it will be more likely to use Italian. I love pasta very much. With what? With seafood. I love Tom Yam soup. I love good steak. Foreign? Italian? Georgian? We have already talked about Italian, but Georgian, tell me what do you like? Bacali. Bacali? Yes. I was like, yes, and my eye lit up. Yes, khinkali. Do you cook yourself or go to restaurants? In general, at home, well, I definitely don't cook Georgian, but of course I cook. Foreign? Well, if Georgian, we can count on foreign, yes, probably Georgian, because we have been to Georgia, I like it, well, here it is possible, but it is rare to meet, probably an authentic Georgian restaurant with such a cuisine, yes, in fact. Can you name a few Georgian dishes? Well, satsiri, yes, then, well, of course, what else do they have, these pies, not Ossetian, what are they called, I forgot, well, tell me. Khachapuri. Yes, probably khachapuri, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, these are very, very tasty with cheese, well, probably lobio, well, in general, many, many others. I want to remind you that we make additional materials which you can find on the link in the description of the video on our page on Patreon. What are these materials? This is a text to the video, where all the subtitles from our video these are additional exercises in the worksheets, and also an audio track that you can listen to when you go to work, walk or do some housework. Many thanks to all those who already support us on Patreon, you help us to make these videos regularly, and we hope to help you to learn Russian. Thank you very much for your wonderful comments, we are very pleased that you are with us. Well, lobio is basically beans, yes, sacele, there, well, they cook ... this is their seasoning, there is this sauce, with which there is kemali, and there are all sorts of different others. Well, he's probably not quite a big connoisseur, the name of the ingredients about what is very tasty. What are the characteristics of this cuisine? Russian cuisine is not particularly spicy, but ... Well, yes, there is probably no excessive spiciness, as in Asian, in Korean and Chinese, South Chinese. But, probably, some kind of piquancy compared to Russian, something like that. In fact, it is very similar to ours, if you add greens, well, here is the piquancy, probably, some kind of ... Have you ever been to Georgia? No, I dream. I hope they won't cancel when you come to give a bottle of wine. Have you been to Italy? You love Italian. Yes. What are your favorite Italian dishes? I probably won't even remember now. Pasta. I'm for you. Yes, you love it. Pasta with truffle, yes, of course I love it. But something very complicated, I probably won't be able to say now. Italian cuisine depends a lot on the region, because in Russia, for some reason, Italian soups are very popular, and wherever they are in Italy, they don't eat soups at all, or they have a very thick, strange porridge. And so, it seems to me that everything depends exactly on the restaurant. Also in Italy, home cuisine will probably be very different, because restaurants are one story, but real home Italian cuisine will be very cool. For the most part, I also choose neither spicy nor bitter, because it happens that there is spicy food, but I don't tolerate spicy at all, and pasta, well, somehow since childhood ... Because it is very close to our cuisine. Do you think so? Yes. Dough, with vegetables, with meat, with cheese, it is not so exotic for us, more familiar. Something unusual, but still from the native regions. Yes. And what in Russian cuisine is similar to Italian? Dumplings, dumplings, ravioli, well, all sorts of pies, and pizza too, and colzone, also closed pizza, And what is your favorite cuisine? Russian, of course. Ours. Yes, Russian, Russian, especially, well, Italian, maybe Russian. I'm not such a gourmet, for me Italian is pizza and pasta, that's all, I can't boast more. And when you travel, do you try something local, try in different countries? Yes, not really. I'm not a fan, but if I'm lucky, I can eat the same thing all the time, buckwheat, and I'm already full and satisfied. Do you ever travel with the aim of trying something interesting in another country? This is one of the goals, perhaps. Being in one or another region of any country, I don't know, let's say the same Spain in different regions, it is famous for its special dishes, special soups, or, for example, desserts, and, accordingly, it's a sin to come to one or another region and not try it there. Therefore, if I have such an opportunity, and I didn't travel there for one day, then yes, it's worth trying so that there is something to compare with. Well, maybe it's only in Central European countries, France, but onion soup is the most popular. And in which countries have you been? In which countries? In Canada, in the USA, in England. What is the famous Canadian cuisine? Horseradish syrup with pancakes. Yes, it's cool. This is the most delicious that was in Canada. French cuisine, on the contrary, I probably didn't even like it at all, because it seems to be full with snails, with toads. Why? Exquisite. In Israel, there is an interesting cuisine. It's generally an amazing cuisine, very unusual, not suitable for everyone. In addition to the standard falafel, there are a lot of interesting spices that are collected in such pits. It's worth trying, actually. Maybe it won't even be tasty, but it's definitely worth trying. Have you met Israeli cuisine in Moscow? I met only standard falafel on food courts. I think that, of course, it does not fully represent Israel. Some part is minimal, because the street cuisine in Israel is also such small markets, everything is much more interesting and diverse. Only the most popular has come here. Bulgaria, Romania. There are probably interesting goulash and... For me, it's usual. I was in Greece, but I don't really remember what I ate there. There are Greek vegetables, probably seafood. Yes, there are such vegetables, olive oil, wine. Or fast food? Or in general, which restaurants are more common in Russia? Fast food, I think, is the most popular in the world. McDonald's restaurants are not the most popular, I think. There are the most expensive. And so, in the area of Bolshoy Nikitskoye, Patriarchs, Ponds, all restaurants are very popular. I think that shawarma can be cooked tastier. Yes. Dietary versions, if you just add some chicken or vegetables, it will be tastier than shawarma. For foreigners, shawarma is just... What? Everything you have in the fridge is put together into one pita bread, but the tastiest. With sauce. Yes, because the pizza is just twisted. What would you order? Or which restaurant would you go to if you want to eat something tasty in Moscow? You know, to any restaurant. We are open to everything new. Come to Russia, the best Russian cuisine is pancakes and donuts. We will choose a pastry shop. What is your favorite dessert? A cake. It doesn't matter which one. A tasty cake. In general, it is very simple, not complicated. The main ration is meat, dairy products, because it is interesting. What I love. We have archi. It is... I don't know, there are no analogues like in Russian or other cuisines. It is something like cottage cheese, it is made of milk. It has a very interesting taste. If you add sugar and freeze it, it is called Altai ice cream. It is very tasty. I can eat a donut in three seconds. It is very tasty. What do you like in donuts? Simple ones in caramel glaze. I like the most standard ones. It is a national component because I am a Tatar and I love Tatar food. As I understand, the main ration in Tatar cuisine is made of dough, meat and products that grow here. There are not so many vegetables. Of course, there are vegetable dishes, but they came later. One of such bright dishes is Gubazia. What is it? It is a pie with three layers. There are different combinations. At the beginning there is khort, it is fried cottage cheese. The next layer is eggs. There are chopped eggs. The next layer is raisins. It is all wrapped in dough and it is a sweet pie. I love it very much. I like khort very much. It is fried cottage cheese. It is made on fire, as I understand. It is smoked over the fire. We have a traditional house in Arashayel. There is a fire. The roof is open. They make a wooden grate over it and dry khort on it. Over time, it absorbs the smell and the taste. I came to Russia to try shashlik. I will eat it with pleasure. It is like your spicy friend. Is it him or her? It is her. She is 15 years old. Really? My honey! What is your name? We have a lot of Yakitori, sushi, Italian restaurants, but now it is more like fusion. They mix different cultures, different products, different tastes, history, and so on. I don't know. We serve white cabbage and it is a great dish. But it should be well-cooked and so on. I don't know but our cuisine is very popular and loved in Moscow. I can't say it is well-known now. What do you think? Did you expect something like that? Did you surprise yourself? Write in the comments what is your favorite foreign cuisine? Name three favorite dishes of this cuisine. Do you cook them yourself? Or do you eat in restaurants? If you want to work with this video a little more and improve your Russian, you will find additional materials by the link in the description. You can also find us in social networks. 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