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In Estonia there is a similar salad called rosolje eaten around christmas time. IT is mixed together with horseradish and sour cream and mayonnaise. Thank you very much for a very interesting story.😊🌲
Reading the comments, I was surprised myself at how international this salad is. That’s wonderful! Thank you for the kind words. Wishing you happy holidays!
This looks delicious! I plan to make it soon. As a vegetarian family on a very tight budget, I think this dish will be helpful to us. Thank you very much.
Wonderful video - great food and a heart-tugging poignant story!!! We escaped in the early 80s, but BOY do I remember Vinagret! We would have it every Saturday from around October through April. Mum would do it a bit differently each week - sometimes she'd add pickled mushrooms, or Rutabaga, or Parsnips - sometimes she'd even put sauerkraut in it instead of (or WITH) the pickles. We only had Sunflower oil, so that's what we used - and if possible, some lemon juice (oddly, while oranges were a rare treat, we usually had access to lemons or lemon juice). I find as I'm older we're eating a lot of the old Soviet dishes again - and I'm going to make Vinagret a regular again (we have it 2 or 3 times during the winter here in the US, but... now I want it more often!). Another major benefit of making Vinagret is that the water used to boil the vegetables is a WONDERFUL flavourful stock! In our home it was Vinagret on Saturdays and a big Rassolnik or Borschsch on Sundays! A 'two-fer' lol And dear younger friends... you probably won't understand this, but tinned peas are what we used in the Soviet Union, so Vinagret or Salat Olivier with frozen peas just tastes... wrong. We've made dishes with non-tinned peas and every time we look at each other & shake our heads 'NO'. lol
Looks highly nutritious and delicious, not to mention inexpensive. I'll try this recipe with some chick peas thrown in for a boost of protein. Thank you for this recipe. Greetings from South Korea.
Hello! I think adding chickpeas would make the salad even more interesting. They have a mild flavor and won’t alter the recipe, but they will definitely add protein. Thank you for the great idea!
I remember those days as well, But in Contrary In Armenia we all helped each other, I remember my neighbor did not have anything to eat, all neighbors gathered food and provided them, we helped each other with food, clothes, and wood to heat our apartments . No electricity, no gas, nothing and no food.
Yep. In rosolli (from рассо́л), the ingredients just stay kind of separated nowadays, until you scoop it to your plate. Greetings from Finland here, too.
I did not expect the heavy backstory, sad but inspiring. I am inspired by this dish. I am thankful that you shared your story with us! We are constantly lied to about Russia and the USSR. The people seem normal, and perhaps better than people here. More authentic. I hope we never experience this again.
Thank you for your understanding. We ourselves see and read a lot about the USSR, and it hurts to see how inaccurately our life is often portrayed. It’s such a joy for us to see comments like yours-it shows that we’re making our videos for a good reason!
Thank you so much for your kind words! My husband’s mother would have been so happy reading such a comment. She was a very stern woman with a kind heart hidden inside. May she rest in peace.
Your such a sweet lady. Looks really good, as a vegetarian, i need to try this. Also, thankyou for sharing your life story and glad life is better for you now ❤
Thank you for sharing your stories and also this lovely recipe! I will try it very soon. I enjoy hearing all your important stories and thoughts. Thank you for your generosity.
I have watched a few of your videos and you are the only person that can make the experience of the Soviet union so real. It really feels like I have been sent back in time. Thank you.
Hello. Thank you for the kind words. We truly want to show the real life in the USSR. When we see a comment like yours, it makes us feel that we’re doing the right thing. I hope to see more of your comments in the future. Julie.
This is fascinating. Thank you for sharing. When I was young, my grand’ma used to do something similar that she called “salade Russe” (Russian salad) but she did put a bit of mayonnaise in place of vegetable oil in it. I still really love this salad that I prepare sometime for my lunch….
Dear Sister, I am an American from the State of Wisconsin. I love your channel. Another comment said your videos are pure gold. They sure are . I have been to Russia twice and this December I am going back to Yekaterinburg. I am retired Army and my Russian fiance was a former Soviet Captain. I love Russia and am moving there. Thankyou for what you tell us.
Hello, my dear. I remember your previous comment, and congratulations on the upcoming meeting with your loved one. May everything go well for you! Yekaterinburg is a beautiful city with wonderful nature. Thank you very much for your kind words; I really need them. Julie.
Overthink everything VERY carefully. Don't give up your citizenship. Be ready that most peple do not understand a word in English. You're moving to a country,that's in war at the moment &the political&economical situation may change very-very quickly&unpredictably. Level of medicine is lower , it's not very expensive,but it's much much slower.In an emergency case you might have to wait waaay too long.
In emergency - no. My daughter give birth to a couple af twins two years ago, St.Peter. Emergency came in 15 minutes, in 30 she was in surgery, 12 people ready to start reanimation and Caesar incision. Through the city they rushed at emergency speed.. Operation successful, both toddlers safe and sound, now two. We did not pay anything, medicare invented.
@@ОльгаЧестнокова-х7у в СпБ?Конечно ,ДА. Но вы ж понимаете , что это не вся Россия. Я не знаю , откуда вы пишете , но честно скажу - важнейший плюс постсоветской медицины - её высокая доступность , сейчас очень-очень просел. Оптимизация "сожрала" множество мелких медучреждений.Нормы укомплектованности медработниками/ душу населения были пересмотрены и сокращены.И хотя дефицит кадров есть , его нет на бумажках у чиновников , либо масштабы его сильно преуменьшены. Ситуация "роженицу не довезли до областного перинатального центра , роды в машине" стали обыденностью.
Soviet food during this period is one area that has been very difficult for me to research. Most of the official cookbooks produced by the Soviet state are, from what I heard, more of an idealized cuisine rather than Soviet household cooking reality. So this kind of exploration of food very fascinating for me. Thanks for this.
You are absolutely right. My mother had a large, very beautiful cookbook with recipes that used ingredients we could only dream of, let alone actually cook with. Most homemakers had notebooks filled with practical recipes that we shared with each other. Almost everyone had a special recipe they were proud of and would make for celebrations. For my mother, it was a walnut cake. It was delicious!
This is heartwarming! I was raised with soviet food but unfortunately I never had a chance to see or learn the recipes. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
I prepare a recipe similar to vinaigrette but without the oil. I also add other root vegetables such as small turnip(rutabaga) or parsnip and lots of onions. Thank you for sharing your survival experiences and your healthy recipe❤
You’ve got some interesting additions to this salad! I bet it’s delicious. That’s the great thing about salads-you can add any veggies you like. Thank you for the kind words. Julie
I love your channel ❤ I think if ever America goes through a hard time like that, families will turn on each other. It's dog eat dog here so much of the time. God bless you! ❤
I love reading the comments under your videos. I’m learning so much about history, culture, language and how people took care of each other in places like Armenia. Your videos always give me so many things to read up on!
I truly enjoy reading our comments myself. It’s wonderful! You really learn so much-whole life stories. Sometimes, my heart even skips a beat in admiration or empathy. Thank you for your comment.
Vinegret! served in the famous crystal vase that every Soviet home had and many still do. Love it. There is also new year salad called Olivier - boiled veg with mayo and pickled gherkins - absolutely delish
Thank you for sharing your story with us. So glad you got through this hard time. I will definitely be trying this recipe for vinegret - I'm sure it will be delicious!!! I'm in Canada and the weather is turning cold.
a channel i follow, “tasting history with max miller,” which is all about food history, recently did a video about food on the soviet home front during WWII. the universe has decided i am getting a crash course in soviet cooking recently lol! it’s very interesting though. and of course it’s best to hear it from someone who lived it! thank you so much. i love to see modern life in russia as well as learn about its history. sharing your stories and compiling these videos is a fantastic service, preserving and sharing history from a primary source! much love from new york state, US ❤
Another wonderful and informative video ☺️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 it looks delicious 💖 I am so sorry to hear the troubles you and everyone went through during the collapse 💖
There have been tough times, and it’s still not always easy. But we try to overcome difficulties and move forward. Thank you so much for the kind comments! It’s really encouraging.
Thank you for sharing. It's important to repeat how things were so it is never forgotten. Most of us have it so much better now. And complain about the most minute inconvenience. A lot of us have never felt real hunger. I will make this in the next few days. I wonder, is it appropriate to serve with Doctors Sausage? Again, thank you. 👍🏻
I think that doctor’s sausage would work well in any vegetable salad. If you try this recipe, I really hope you’ll like it! Thank you so much for your kind words and understanding. It’s truly important to remember the past to fully appreciate the present.
Thank you for your moving story. How funny is it that your vinegret comes from the french salad dressing (vinaigrette) with vinegar, but there is no vinegar in it 😀
You’re right; beets go really well with sour cream or mayonnaise. But you shouldn’t dress vinaigrette with those. However, just plain beets with garlic and mayonnaise or sour cream is delicious and healthy-especially in winter. It’s also one of those simple Soviet-era salads.
I’m so glad you survived those difficult times. I was surprised there wasn’t vinegar in the salad as the name suggests. Enjoying your channel thank you 😊
Originally, vinegar was added to this salad for longer preservation. But later, only vegetable oil remained in the dressing, since the recipe includes pickled cucumbers and canned green peas, which already contain vinegar. Thank you so much for your comments. It’s very heartening. - Julie
A quick search of the beginning of the Finnish rosolli, gave out that the name comes directly from Russian word "рассо́л". The ingredients have changed during the times, but the idea has remained the same. Now it is mostly enjoyed during Christmas time, maybe with some sour cream/Crème fraîche on top of it. In the ready made version, they stack those ingredients kind of separately, so when you pick them to your plate you are able to skip the ones you are not so fond of. (Now when you mention the taste getting better after everything is mixed and it gets to stand for a while, we actually might be missing there.) And yes, some versions have preserved silli = herring in them as well.
I’m not aiming for recipe accuracy; I made it the way regular people do-using whatever ingredients they have at home. About the herring, that’s an interesting addition. There’s actually a separate salad called “Herring Under a Fur Coat.” Across the USSR, it was the main salad for New Year’s, alongside the “Olivier” salad. Thank you for the very interesting information. Merry Christmas!
I love your video!!!!!!! I'm new to your channel and I subscribed too! The dish looks and sounds awesome!! How long do you cook the vegetables if I may ask you?! This would be healthy and good for my mom who hasn't any teeth left!!! I really want to make this Vinegarette!!!!! At first I thought it was a bowl of cherries and other berries and fruit! I will be watching your video's!! If you want to make more cooking and food video's it would be excellent!!!!! I'm Michael from New York! My grandparent's all are from Czechoslovakia and my grandma understood a little Russian!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!! Michael. 🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏🎅🎅🎅🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻
Hello, Michael. I’m glad to welcome you to our channel. As for the vegetables, you don’t need to cook them. I’ve been watching videos about America and noticed that you can find all the vegetables you need ready-made at your supermarkets like Costco. You don’t need vinegar for the dressing; there’s enough of it in the pickles and peas. Just use simple sunflower oil or any neutral vegetable oil-just not olive oil, as it will overpower the flavor. Cut the vegetables with the finest grater; this will make it easier for your mom to eat and will also enhance the taste. Please send warm greetings to your mom and best wishes for good health! You’re a wonderful son! Merry Christmas! Julie.
Very interesting as always. We eat all these things, but separately. I am going to make this next weekend, it sounds very good. That sounds like a very hard time for you and your family. I never saw that stupid movie, but I do remember when Gorbechov and his wife visited Boston. Like everyone else we went downtown to see the motorcade pass by, it was pretty exciting, and they seemed to receive a warm welcome from the citizens. Thanks for the recipe and reminiscing.
Hello! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I hope the salad won’t disappoint you either. I remember Gorbachev’s trip to America. It was quite an event. For the first time, we saw the country’s president on an international trip with his wife. It was amazing. To be honest, for us, the leaders of the USSR seemed like figures from another world, without families or children. We didn’t even think about it. And then there was Raisa Gorbacheva-so stylish and intelligent. It changed everything. Everyone had so much hope for a better future. It was a very challenging time. Thank you for your comment and for sharing your story. It’s very interesting.
Thank you for your story. I am taking it as a reminder that circumstances can, and sometimes do, change overnight. Many of us in America are worried right now because our future as a nation, for the first time in more than half a century, has became frighteningly uncertain. My only income comes from the government in the form of social security. I will remember your recipe for the vegetable salad and I think that for the near future, until we can see how bad it’s going to be, I will stock up on canned goods, coffee, and other non perishable foods. Thank you for your timely video. Good luck to you and all of us.
I imagine that the pickles give a lot of the flavour. What flavour of pickles are they? Are they dill pickles? Or dill and garlic? Or something else? I want to try to make this in Canada, but not sure what type of pickles to use.
In Alberta in Canada, in Canadians dollars, onions are 4.00 a kg, potatoes 4.50 a kg, carrots 2.40 a kg, beets 2.40 kg. Pickles are 5-6 dollars for a 1 litre jar. No food is inexpensive any more. 4 years ago, all these things would have been half the price on sale. Even cabbage is expensive here. Some people have good salaries, but we have many people who are struggling to buy food here too. The food banks are so busy helping people now and people struggling to pay high rents. We have lots of people with lots of money and good salaries, but more and more every day many without much……
Thank you for this recipe! I'm very eager to try making it. It sounds very nutritious and delicious. I can hardly afford to make filling and delicious meals, but this would certainly be an affordable meal
What terror you must have endured during those years. As you recall the struggles I hear the interpreter but I watch your face and see the true nature of what you are telling us. Thank you for allowing us to share in your story, Julie.
I’m so glad that you saw me and understood. I’ve never shared this before; it was just hidden deep inside. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share with you and find understanding people. Thank you so much for your kind words of support. It means a lot to me. - Julie.
You sound like an COMPLETE ABNORMAL ROBOT WHO IS STILL WANT TO HEAR THE LIE PROPAGANDA FROM THE US AND NOT THE PARADISE LIFE DURING THE SOVIET WHO AT LEAST TELL THE TRUTHS AND GIVE ALL TO THE CITIZENS
Kotimaisten kielten keskus sanoo, jotta: "Kyseinen juuressalaatti on ollut vanhastaan tuttu pito- ja juhlaruoka etenkin Länsi-Suomessa, mutta rosolliksi sitä on alettu kutsua vasta Venäjän vallan aikana 1800-luvun jälkipuoliskolla. Jonkin verran vanhempia nimityksiä ovat Lounais-Suomen sallatti ja sallaatti sekä Etelä-Pohjanmaan sinsalla, joka on voinut lyhentyä pelkäksi sallaksi. Joissakin pitäjissä puhutaan myös silsallasta tai sitsallasta. Nämä kaikki pohjautuvat nimitykseen sillisalaatti, joka taas on lainaa ruotsista (sillsallad). Ruotsin sanasta on tietoja jo 1600-luvun keskivaiheilta."
No. Only in naming 😂 This salad is a good idea for those who eat vegs, it contains resistant starches - potats used after keeping at the fridge (nice for the gut microbiom) + fermented cucumbers or saurcraft.
By using pickled cucumbers or sauerkaut in this salad gives you that vinegar taste so you don't really need it. Also, in my opinion, it is very important to make this salad ahead of time to allow all of the flavors to mix together, that's when the sour flavor from the pickles will be absorbed into other veggies.
No, only vegetable oil. There’s vinegar in the pickles. Sometimes, instead of pickles, sauerkraut is added. I think vinegar might overpower the sweetness of the beets. Overall, the combination of vegetables is very good.
Poor people, it doesn't occur to them that true disaster begun not with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, but with it's creation in 1917. The most dark and shameful 70 year period of that territory's history.
When you put enough pickles or sauerkaut in the salad, it will impart the sour taste of those picked cucumbers or cabbage and you would not really notice the absence of vinegar. And the tip that she mentions about making this salad a little bit ahead of time, to allow all flavors mix together before serving, the sour flavor of the pickled veggies will basically give you that vinegar taste.
I thought you were eating aspic of beetr or maybe babushka jam jello before the recipe reveal. No way I can do this recipe on carnivore diet. Aspic of rein deer or bear or porc I will do to keep me warm and full and enable me to fast for 22 hours in-between! I am 16% Kursk Rus and small % Inuit. I encourage you to try aspic this winter
Over here in Oregon USA paying $2.50/kg USD for potatoes and $2/kg of white or yellow onions. It still ends up being the frugal food for here, but in sticker shock on your food prices!
We’re more shocked by your salaries-in a good way! Our salaries are very low, even for highly skilled professionals. Thank you for sharing the prices of vegetables. We definitely wouldn’t survive with our incomes at those prices.
They call it that because the original recipe was French and included a vinegar dressing. This was at the beginning of the last century. When the recipe became popular among the people, they stopped adding vinegar, but the name remained.
Now that Trump is coming inito power in the USA, the US Citizens should listen to your story & get the knowledge of what happens when the Gov't doesn't care 1 bit for their citizens .. Great recipe! I get all those ingredients at the food pantry. I'm going to make it!
Привет, я из Украины. Мне нужен дом. Можете ли вы сказать мне ежемесячную стоимость аренды обычной квартиры в вашем городе? Также, сколько стоит купить самую дешевую квартиру, в которой можно жить - с водой и электричеством?
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Thank you for sharing your recipe Julia, I am definitely going to make it ❤
I love stuff about the Soviet Union……Why did the Russian people have it so hard…from serfdom to Stalin and now Today Putin……
In Estonia there is a similar salad called rosolje eaten around christmas time. IT is mixed together with horseradish and sour cream and mayonnaise. Thank you very much for a very interesting story.😊🌲
Reading the comments, I was surprised myself at how international this salad is. That’s wonderful! Thank you for the kind words. Wishing you happy holidays!
This looks delicious! I plan to make it soon. As a vegetarian family on a very tight budget, I think this dish will be helpful to us. Thank you very much.
I love all of these things ingredients so I’ll have to try this
Wonderful video - great food and a heart-tugging poignant story!!! We escaped in the early 80s, but BOY do I remember Vinagret! We would have it every Saturday from around October through April. Mum would do it a bit differently each week - sometimes she'd add pickled mushrooms, or Rutabaga, or Parsnips - sometimes she'd even put sauerkraut in it instead of (or WITH) the pickles. We only had Sunflower oil, so that's what we used - and if possible, some lemon juice (oddly, while oranges were a rare treat, we usually had access to lemons or lemon juice). I find as I'm older we're eating a lot of the old Soviet dishes again - and I'm going to make Vinagret a regular again (we have it 2 or 3 times during the winter here in the US, but... now I want it more often!). Another major benefit of making Vinagret is that the water used to boil the vegetables is a WONDERFUL flavourful stock! In our home it was Vinagret on Saturdays and a big Rassolnik or Borschsch on Sundays! A 'two-fer' lol And dear younger friends... you probably won't understand this, but tinned peas are what we used in the Soviet Union, so Vinagret or Salat Olivier with frozen peas just tastes... wrong. We've made dishes with non-tinned peas and every time we look at each other & shake our heads 'NO'. lol
Our childhood in the USSR is surprisingly similar to one another. It was just that kind of time. Thank you for the fascinating comment!
Looks highly nutritious and delicious, not to mention inexpensive. I'll try this recipe with some chick peas thrown in for a boost of protein. Thank you for this recipe. Greetings from South Korea.
Hello! I think adding chickpeas would make the salad even more interesting. They have a mild flavor and won’t alter the recipe, but they will definitely add protein. Thank you for the great idea!
I remember those days as well, But in Contrary In Armenia we all helped each other, I remember my neighbor did not have anything to eat, all neighbors gathered food and provided them, we helped each other with food, clothes, and wood to heat our apartments . No electricity, no gas, nothing and no food.
It was difficult for all of us back then. Armenia is a beautiful country with very friendly people.
That was the BEST TIME FOR A HUMAN PEOPLE EVER EVER EVER IN THE HISTORY...!
Very interesting video. Thank you.
In finland we have almost exactly the same salad in winter and especially christmas time, we call it "rosolli".Thanks for the recipe :)
Thank you for the comment. Interesting information. I’ll definitely mention it when I get the chance.
Yep. In rosolli (from рассо́л), the ingredients just stay kind of separated nowadays, until you scoop it to your plate. Greetings from Finland here, too.
We also have italiansalaatti, which has ham in it.
Rosolli tastes great with pickled herring. I usually add unsweetened whipped cream to rosolli.
I did not expect the heavy backstory, sad but inspiring. I am inspired by this dish. I am thankful that you shared your story with us! We are constantly lied to about Russia and the USSR. The people seem normal, and perhaps better than people here. More authentic. I hope we never experience this again.
Thank you for your understanding. We ourselves see and read a lot about the USSR, and it hurts to see how inaccurately our life is often portrayed. It’s such a joy for us to see comments like yours-it shows that we’re making our videos for a good reason!
It's really beautiful! It looks like it would be a festive addition to a Christmas meal!❤
Thank you for sharing ❤... I want to try your vinaigrette! Send you lots of Love from France...
Hello! Thank you for your kind words. I hope you’ll enjoy my salad!
That is something I would like to eat!🥰🇨🇦
This is so interesting. I look forward to each of your videos. Also, it was a touching tribute to your mother-in-law, may she rest in peace.
Thank you so much for your kind words! My husband’s mother would have been so happy reading such a comment. She was a very stern woman with a kind heart hidden inside. May she rest in peace.
I would so appreciate your own recipe for the vinaigrette , ingredients and amounts,what oil works best for you.
Your such a sweet lady. Looks really good, as a vegetarian, i need to try this. Also, thankyou for sharing your life story and glad life is better for you now ❤
This salad is perfect for you as a vegetarian-I hope you’ll like it! Thank you for your kind words.
Julie.
Thank you for sharing such a tender story. I'm 50 now, and the small things in life are so important. ❤
Thank you for your kind comment. You’re absolutely right-our whole life is made up of little things.
Wow, thank you for sharing your experiences Best wishes!
Thank you for your kind wishes. Wishing you all the very best as well!
Thank you for sharing your stories and also this lovely recipe! I will try it very soon. I enjoy hearing all your important stories and thoughts. Thank you for your generosity.
It makes me so happy to receive such kind words. Thank you so much! I hope you’ll enjoy the salad.
Julie.
I have watched a few of your videos and you are the only person that can make the experience of the Soviet union so real. It really feels like I have been sent back in time. Thank you.
Hello. Thank you for the kind words. We truly want to show the real life in the USSR. When we see a comment like yours, it makes us feel that we’re doing the right thing. I hope to see more of your comments in the future. Julie.
This is fascinating. Thank you for sharing. When I was young, my grand’ma used to do something similar that she called “salade Russe” (Russian salad) but she did put a bit of mayonnaise in place of vegetable oil in it. I still really love this salad that I prepare sometime for my lunch….
Your grandmother was right. It really is a Russian salad. I’ve never added mayonnaise to it, though. I’ll have to try it.
If you add a bit of cheese and some ham, it's called Salat Oliver, my Russian grandmother made this on New Years Day every year.
Interesting. In Italy we Have something like this , called "Russian salade", made using a bit of mayonnaise.
Dear Sister, I am an American from the State of Wisconsin. I love your channel. Another comment said your videos are pure gold. They sure are . I have been to Russia twice and this December I am going back to Yekaterinburg. I am retired Army and my Russian fiance was a former Soviet Captain. I love Russia and am moving there. Thankyou for what you tell us.
Hello, my dear. I remember your previous comment, and congratulations on the upcoming meeting with your loved one. May everything go well for you! Yekaterinburg is a beautiful city with wonderful nature. Thank you very much for your kind words; I really need them. Julie.
Overthink everything VERY carefully.
Don't give up your citizenship.
Be ready that most peple do not understand a word in English.
You're moving to a country,that's in war at the moment &the political&economical situation may change very-very quickly&unpredictably.
Level of medicine is lower , it's not very expensive,but it's much much slower.In an emergency case you might have to wait waaay too long.
In emergency - no. My daughter give birth to a couple af twins two years ago, St.Peter. Emergency came in 15 minutes, in 30 she was in surgery, 12 people ready to start reanimation and Caesar incision. Through the city they rushed at emergency speed.. Operation successful, both toddlers safe and sound, now two. We did not pay anything, medicare invented.
@@ОльгаЧестнокова-х7у в СпБ?Конечно ,ДА.
Но вы ж понимаете , что это не вся Россия.
Я не знаю , откуда вы пишете , но честно скажу - важнейший плюс постсоветской медицины - её высокая доступность , сейчас очень-очень просел.
Оптимизация "сожрала" множество мелких медучреждений.Нормы укомплектованности медработниками/ душу населения были пересмотрены и сокращены.И хотя дефицит кадров есть , его нет на бумажках у чиновников , либо масштабы его сильно преуменьшены.
Ситуация "роженицу не довезли до областного перинатального центра , роды в машине" стали обыденностью.
Used to work in Kazakhstan for a couple of years, and my colleagues from university were so keen on feeding me in the traditional way.
Soviet food during this period is one area that has been very difficult for me to research. Most of the official cookbooks produced by the Soviet state are, from what I heard, more of an idealized cuisine rather than Soviet household cooking reality. So this kind of exploration of food very fascinating for me. Thanks for this.
You are absolutely right. My mother had a large, very beautiful cookbook with recipes that used ingredients we could only dream of, let alone actually cook with. Most homemakers had notebooks filled with practical recipes that we shared with each other. Almost everyone had a special recipe they were proud of and would make for celebrations. For my mother, it was a walnut cake. It was delicious!
My mother’s family is from the Carpathian Mountains. I will make this for Thanksgiving when we are all together. I’m sure my family will love it.
I’m very glad that you will be making my salad. I hope your family enjoys it. Wishing you wonderful holidays!
Thank you for this bright and nutritious salad! Im going to make this as soon as possible. Hello from USA.
This is heartwarming! I was raised with soviet food but unfortunately I never had a chance to see or learn the recipes. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
I’m very glad I reminded you of Soviet cuisine. If you decide to make this salad, I really hope you’ll like it.
I prepare a recipe similar to vinaigrette but without the oil. I also add other root vegetables such as small turnip(rutabaga) or parsnip and lots of onions. Thank you for sharing your survival experiences and your healthy recipe❤
You’ve got some interesting additions to this salad! I bet it’s delicious. That’s the great thing about salads-you can add any veggies you like.
Thank you for the kind words.
Julie
Thanks for a great video! I love your channel. God bless you my friend. Love from the USA.
Thank you so much for your kind words and blessings!
Julie.
I love your channel ❤ I think if ever America goes through a hard time like that, families will turn on each other. It's dog eat dog here so much of the time. God bless you! ❤
I hope your country never faces such difficult times. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Thank you for your comment-I’m so glad you enjoy our channel!
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Again, another brilliant film. 😊 You are so interesting. Xx
Hello! I’m very glad that you liked the video!
I love reading the comments under your videos. I’m learning so much about history, culture, language and how people took care of each other in places like Armenia. Your videos always give me so many things to read up on!
I truly enjoy reading our comments myself. It’s wonderful! You really learn so much-whole life stories. Sometimes, my heart even skips a beat in admiration or empathy. Thank you for your comment.
My family still makes this for holiday meals. I love it! I live in Australia. xo
Vinegret! served in the famous crystal vase that every Soviet home had and many still do. Love it. There is also new year salad called Olivier - boiled veg with mayo and pickled gherkins - absolutely delish
Thank youFor your wonderful recipe and insights thoughts on surival and love. Si inMelb Aus
I really want to share more recipes from our Soviet cuisine. I hope everything turns out great. Thanks for your kind words!
Hi from france. Thank you.❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your story with us. So glad you got through this hard time. I will definitely be trying this recipe for vinegret - I'm sure it will be delicious!!! I'm in Canada and the weather is turning cold.
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words. If you try making my salad, I really hope you’ll enjoy it!
This looks very delicious ❤ I will make this, thank you.
a channel i follow, “tasting history with max miller,” which is all about food history, recently did a video about food on the soviet home front during WWII. the universe has decided i am getting a crash course in soviet cooking recently lol! it’s very interesting though. and of course it’s best to hear it from someone who lived it! thank you so much. i love to see modern life in russia as well as learn about its history. sharing your stories and compiling these videos is a fantastic service, preserving and sharing history from a primary source! much love from new york state, US ❤
Another wonderful and informative video ☺️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 it looks delicious 💖 I am so sorry to hear the troubles you and everyone went through during the collapse 💖
There have been tough times, and it’s still not always easy. But we try to overcome difficulties and move forward. Thank you so much for the kind comments! It’s really encouraging.
It looks to me like you’ve come out on top ☺️💖 I’m so glad they are 💖
OMG, you're like the Russian Martha Stewart! So cool and cute! Will definitely try this. Спасибо
Another excellent video about Soviet life!
Thank you very much! I’m very glad that you enjoyed the video.
Thank you for sharing. It's important to repeat how things were so it is never forgotten. Most of us have it so much better now. And complain about the most minute inconvenience. A lot of us have never felt real hunger. I will make this in the next few days. I wonder, is it appropriate to serve with Doctors Sausage?
Again, thank you. 👍🏻
I think that doctor’s sausage would work well in any vegetable salad. If you try this recipe, I really hope you’ll like it!
Thank you so much for your kind words and understanding. It’s truly important to remember the past to fully appreciate the present.
Thank you for your moving story.
How funny is it that your vinegret comes from the french salad dressing (vinaigrette) with vinegar, but there is no vinegar in it 😀
Yes, it’s so funny! What’s even funnier is that I didn’t even think about it until I filmed this video. Thanks for your comment!
The vinegar is present in the pickled cucumbers
You should put a bit of a sour creame or creame fresh or home made mayonese bit more of it .
Cooked beetroot and sourcreame is such a delight together
You’re right; beets go really well with sour cream or mayonnaise. But you shouldn’t dress vinaigrette with those. However, just plain beets with garlic and mayonnaise or sour cream is delicious and healthy-especially in winter. It’s also one of those simple Soviet-era salads.
I’m so glad you survived those difficult times. I was surprised there wasn’t vinegar in the salad as the name suggests. Enjoying your channel thank you 😊
Originally, vinegar was added to this salad for longer preservation. But later, only vegetable oil remained in the dressing, since the recipe includes pickled cucumbers and canned green peas, which already contain vinegar.
Thank you so much for your comments. It’s very heartening. - Julie
YOUR DIFFICULT TIMES??????????????
THE SOVIET TIME WERE A PARADISE AS THE SOVIET HAD THAT
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A quick search of the beginning of the Finnish rosolli, gave out that the name comes directly from Russian word "рассо́л". The ingredients have changed during the times, but the idea has remained the same. Now it is mostly enjoyed during Christmas time, maybe with some sour cream/Crème fraîche on top of it. In the ready made version, they stack those ingredients kind of separately, so when you pick them to your plate you are able to skip the ones you are not so fond of. (Now when you mention the taste getting better after everything is mixed and it gets to stand for a while, we actually might be missing there.) And yes, some versions have preserved silli = herring in them as well.
I’m not aiming for recipe accuracy; I made it the way regular people do-using whatever ingredients they have at home. About the herring, that’s an interesting addition. There’s actually a separate salad called “Herring Under a Fur Coat.” Across the USSR, it was the main salad for New Year’s, alongside the “Olivier” salad. Thank you for the very interesting information. Merry Christmas!
@@Soviet-Born Merry Christmas to you, too!
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I love your video!!!!!!! I'm new to your channel and I subscribed too! The dish looks and sounds awesome!! How long do you cook the vegetables if I may ask you?! This would be healthy and good for my mom who hasn't any teeth left!!! I really want to make this Vinegarette!!!!! At first I thought it was a bowl of cherries and other berries and fruit! I will be watching your video's!! If you want to make more cooking and food video's it would be excellent!!!!! I'm Michael from New York! My grandparent's all are from Czechoslovakia and my grandma understood a little Russian!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!! Michael. 🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏🎅🎅🎅🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻
Hello, Michael. I’m glad to welcome you to our channel.
As for the vegetables, you don’t need to cook them. I’ve been watching videos about America and noticed that you can find all the vegetables you need ready-made at your supermarkets like Costco. You don’t need vinegar for the dressing; there’s enough of it in the pickles and peas. Just use simple sunflower oil or any neutral vegetable oil-just not olive oil, as it will overpower the flavor. Cut the vegetables with the finest grater; this will make it easier for your mom to eat and will also enhance the taste. Please send warm greetings to your mom and best wishes for good health! You’re a wonderful son! Merry Christmas!
Julie.
Very interesting as always. We eat all these things, but separately. I am going to make this next weekend, it sounds very good. That sounds like a very hard time for you and your family. I never saw that stupid movie, but I do remember when Gorbechov and his wife visited Boston. Like everyone else we went downtown to see the motorcade pass by, it was pretty exciting, and they seemed to receive a warm welcome from the citizens. Thanks for the recipe and reminiscing.
Because the Russian LEADERS in the REALITY WERE THE REAL LEADERS and EVERYBODY LOVED and RESPECTED THEM IN EUROPE TOO>
Hello! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video. I hope the salad won’t disappoint you either.
I remember Gorbachev’s trip to America. It was quite an event. For the first time, we saw the country’s president on an international trip with his wife. It was amazing. To be honest, for us, the leaders of the USSR seemed like figures from another world, without families or children. We didn’t even think about it. And then there was Raisa Gorbacheva-so stylish and intelligent. It changed everything. Everyone had so much hope for a better future. It was a very challenging time.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing your story. It’s very interesting.
@Soviet-Born Agreed, Raisa was the only one I could see from the where I was standing, and she looked very, very elegant.
@@Soviet-Born Feel free to block the propaganda writer 😅 We won’t mind
Thank you for your story. I am taking it as a reminder that circumstances can, and sometimes do, change overnight. Many of us in America are worried right now because our future as a nation, for the first time in more than half a century, has became frighteningly uncertain. My only income comes from the government in the form of social security. I will remember your recipe for the vegetable salad and I think that for the near future, until we can see how bad it’s going to be, I will stock up on canned goods, coffee, and other non perishable foods. Thank you for your timely video. Good luck to you and all of us.
I can't wait to try this. Thankyou for sharing.
Thank you for the comment. I hope you’ll make it and enjoy it.
I imagine that the pickles give a lot of the flavour. What flavour of pickles are they? Are they dill pickles? Or dill and garlic? Or something else? I want to try to make this in Canada, but not sure what type of pickles to use.
Simple pickles will do just fine. Just go with the ones you like best. I hope everything turns out great, and you enjoy the salad!
In Brazil we call it Russian salad 😊
In Alberta in Canada, in Canadians dollars, onions are 4.00 a kg, potatoes 4.50 a kg, carrots 2.40 a kg, beets 2.40 kg. Pickles are 5-6 dollars for a 1 litre jar. No food is inexpensive any more. 4 years ago, all these things would have been half the price on sale. Even cabbage is expensive here. Some people have good salaries, but we have many people who are struggling to buy food here too. The food banks are so busy helping people now and people struggling to pay high rents. We have lots of people with lots of money and good salaries, but more and more every day many without much……
Thank you for the interesting story. It’s great that you have food banks. Unfortunately, we don’t have anything like that here.
If you don’t have food banks, and you’re very poor, is there anyway for you to get food if you can’t afford any?
IT is scary How no food is inexpensive anymore. Potatoes are 6 dollars a small bag most of the time I mostly buy instant potatoes. 🥔
Thank you for this recipe! I'm very eager to try making it. It sounds very nutritious and delicious. I can hardly afford to make filling and delicious meals, but this would certainly be an affordable meal
You’ve got this! It’s super easy. You can buy pre-cut veggies at the store and just mix them together. Thanks for your comment!
Please show more authentic recipies.
Hello. I will definitely think about some Soviet cuisine recipes. I’m very glad you liked the topic.
Now I understand why our baba made these cold beet salads.
What terror you must have endured during those years. As you recall the struggles I hear the interpreter but I watch your face and see the true nature of what you are telling us. Thank you for allowing us to share in your story, Julie.
I’m so glad that you saw me and understood. I’ve never shared this before; it was just hidden deep inside. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share with you and find understanding people. Thank you so much for your kind words of support. It means a lot to me. - Julie.
You sound like an COMPLETE ABNORMAL ROBOT WHO IS STILL WANT TO HEAR THE LIE PROPAGANDA FROM THE US AND NOT THE PARADISE LIFE DURING THE SOVIET WHO AT LEAST TELL THE TRUTHS AND GIVE ALL TO THE CITIZENS
In Finland we have "sillisalaatti" or whit no fish "rosolli".
And in common speech this "sillisalaatti" means a mix of everything. Which is is, exactly.
Kotimaisten kielten keskus sanoo, jotta: "Kyseinen juuressalaatti on ollut vanhastaan tuttu pito- ja juhlaruoka etenkin Länsi-Suomessa, mutta rosolliksi sitä on alettu kutsua vasta Venäjän vallan aikana 1800-luvun jälkipuoliskolla. Jonkin verran vanhempia nimityksiä ovat Lounais-Suomen sallatti ja sallaatti sekä Etelä-Pohjanmaan sinsalla, joka on voinut lyhentyä pelkäksi sallaksi. Joissakin pitäjissä puhutaan myös silsallasta tai sitsallasta. Nämä kaikki pohjautuvat nimitykseen sillisalaatti, joka taas on lainaa ruotsista (sillsallad). Ruotsin sanasta on tietoja jo 1600-luvun keskivaiheilta."
Can you explain the cold fish recipe with a ketchup like sauce? Baba made this. My baba spoke no English. I never understood her recipes
Am I being stupid? Is there any vinegar/acid in the salad? Why the name vinaigret? Sounds delicious.
Maybe there was no vinegar in those times. People queued for bread!
No. Only in naming 😂
This salad is a good idea for those who eat vegs, it contains resistant starches - potats used after keeping at the fridge (nice for the gut microbiom) + fermented cucumbers or saurcraft.
By using pickled cucumbers or sauerkaut in this salad gives you that vinegar taste so you don't really need it. Also, in my opinion, it is very important to make this salad ahead of time to allow all of the flavors to mix together, that's when the sour flavor from the pickles will be absorbed into other veggies.
It wasn't a picnic for the countries occupied by the Soviets, either!
Вкусно!
Love to russia from England
Si there is no vinegraigre in vinegret?
We do have something similar here in Germany, just with pickled hareng mixed in.
No, only vegetable oil. There’s vinegar in the pickles. Sometimes, instead of pickles, sauerkraut is added. I think vinegar might overpower the sweetness of the beets. Overall, the combination of vegetables is very good.
I love pickled herring!
Is there vinegar in it?
No, there is no vinegar in the dressing.
Poor people, it doesn't occur to them that true disaster begun not with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, but with it's creation in 1917. The most dark and shameful 70 year period of that territory's history.
Your videos are gold, pure gold
Thank you very much ☺️
But no vinegar! I need salt, pepper and vinegar in my salads.
When you put enough pickles or sauerkaut in the salad, it will impart the sour taste of those picked cucumbers or cabbage and you would not really notice the absence of vinegar. And the tip that she mentions about making this salad a little bit ahead of time, to allow all flavors mix together before serving, the sour flavor of the pickled veggies will basically give you that vinegar taste.
I thought you were eating aspic of beetr or maybe babushka jam jello before the recipe reveal. No way I can do this recipe on carnivore diet. Aspic of rein deer or bear or porc I will do to keep me warm and full and enable me to fast for 22 hours in-between! I am 16% Kursk Rus and small % Inuit. I encourage you to try aspic this winter
Very affordable vegetables.
Vinaigrette salad should have some vinegar!
The pickled veggies in that salad give you that sour or vinegar taste so you don't really need it but you can use the vinegar if you want
почему вы называете салат «винегрет», если не добавляете в него уксус?
Over here in Oregon USA paying $2.50/kg USD for potatoes and $2/kg of white or yellow onions. It still ends up being the frugal food for here, but in sticker shock on your food prices!
We’re more shocked by your salaries-in a good way! Our salaries are very low, even for highly skilled professionals.
Thank you for sharing the prices of vegetables. We definitely wouldn’t survive with our incomes at those prices.
You don't add vinegar or lemon
Interesting that it's called vinegret when there's no vinegar in it.
Pickold cucumbers or sauerkaut gives the salad that vinegar or sour flavor
They call it that because the original recipe was French and included a vinegar dressing. This was at the beginning of the last century. When the recipe became popular among the people, they stopped adding vinegar, but the name remained.
@@Soviet-Born Thank you
How did you call it in Russian?
Vinaigrette salad
No herbs
S&P
Vinegar/wine/lemon
They had no comfort at all, just carbs??
Vinegar would come from pickled cucumbers or sauerkraut. And yes protein would be very expensive and unattainable for most of people in those times
Please don't use vegetable oil it's so so bad for you. Animal oils or if you must, real extra virgin olive oil.
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Pray for Ukrainian children and families. Destruction for what reason ?
Now that Trump is coming inito power in the USA, the US Citizens should listen to your story & get the knowledge of what happens when the Gov't doesn't care 1 bit for their citizens
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Great recipe! I get all those ingredients at the food pantry. I'm going to make it!
Привет, я из Украины. Мне нужен дом. Можете ли вы сказать мне ежемесячную стоимость аренды обычной квартиры в вашем городе? Также, сколько стоит купить самую дешевую квартиру, в которой можно жить - с водой и электричеством?
I thought the Russian staple was cheap vodka?……to keep the peasants drunk….😂😂😂