I been to Russia 2 times. For the first time in 2015, for the second time in 2017. I really liked this country. Beautiful, clean and big. Low prices, a lot of beautiful places. I love Moscow and St. Petersburg. I can't wait to go again. Regards from Spain.
Clean and big. Moscow and St. Petersburg. Of course. I'll have you know that the only reason those two cities are so shiny and pretty is because one of them is the capital (which sucks the life out of the rest of the country) and the other used to be one for two centuries. Come to somewhere beyond Ural next time, like Omsk - see what most of Russia really looks like.
@@lunarcultist6214 dont wanna shock u but even in Paris i can show u places which look like total slum. so what is real france - versailes or those places? as they say - pig can always find the garbage. think about it dude
@@balalajkeaccordeone4711 The population of Moscow and St. Petersburg combined is around 17.5 million people, out of 146 million total. Can you call a place with barely 10% of the population "real Russia"? You don't have to be a pig to find garbage in a landfill.
@@lunarcultist6214 u wanna say that there are only 2 cities which look good? visit Kazan or other rather big cities. dont know about Omsk never been there but not only SPb and Msk look good. That was my point
That food tour lady reminded me of my Russian friend in grad school. She would laugh while telling me a joke which somehow got lost in translation while I'm waiting for the punchline. Loved when she taught me Russian words but always corrects my pronunciation. Miss her. The first time I ate borscht was at her apt.
LOL! My wife took Russian in high school and then college as well and she tells me stories of her Russian teacher, Mrs Gavchenko all the time. We even drove past her "Russian trinkets" store one time. She made every student in class get a Russian name, which was very different than their American name, even if the name was used commonly in both countries. My wife's name is Christina, which is a very common name in Russia, but no... she had to change it, so it became Ksenya. I was actually born in Russia and I'm fluent in it, but studied Italian and French in school. My wife is Sicilian by ethnicity, but studied Russian. It was a match made in irony!
@@brunetka_361 it's how they write it in English. I have no idea why. To be honest, it can be better (and easier) written as "borsh". Sometimes I just tell people it's beet soup, but most people don't really like beets. That said, most people end up liking my borsh.
Americans actually love Russia, once they get there, but visas are pretty hard to get now. At least harder than they used to be. Not at all impossible, but can be expensive.
I must say that if you want to gain 10kg in a week go to Russia. Food is amazing. And that cranberry vodka in the restaurant they were at is so good and it is very easy to drink. Me and my friends drank 4-5 shots because we “didn’t feel it kicking in”. Well... after that we were walking along Tverskaya st. singing songs in Finnish and dancing with Russians having a laugh 😅
Anna Ageenkova Hi! Im travelling to moscow next week- any chance you could tell me a few places to eat at? Tried to find a list of the restaurants they ate at but I couldnt find it
The Ukrainian one was Taras Bulba, it's definitely the best Ukrainian restaurant in Russia. It's a chain, by the way, so check the map for the closest one. Every time I go to Moscow I go there for their kvas (try both kinds they have) and salo (pork fat, in a spread form in this case) :D
I advise: "Taras Bulba" (Ukrainian food) Borsch + house lard from Korchma, all soups are delicious, potatoes fried with bacon and onions, homemade cold. The second restaurant is "Chayhana No. 1" (Uzbek hukhnya) from food-Lagman, Manty, khinkali with lamb, pilaf, but everything is delicious)
I worked and lived in Russia and the people and food are great! The politics aside we would all get along fine and learn a lot from each other. Oh, the fat is from a natural none tainted animal and is fine to eat when you are in very cold climate and need warmth and energy.
Lots of food (most of it) in Russia isn't organic. Even private residents often provide feed to their animals without knowing where the feed comes from or what's in it. That said, like anywhere else, the big companies are almost always all chemicals and the private, small farmers are the most natural.
@@afcgeo882 Don't lie ,fool. In Russia, all animal feed is made from local cereals and root crops , animal and vegetable proteins. Even foreign companies. Otherwise, they will not receive permission for production. All products are certified , do not contain GMO and preservatives.Therefore, the taste of Russian meat is completely different from the meat produced in the West. All foreigners confirm this.
OLEG BAUER You are the one who’s lying here. All livestock food everywhere is natural and has no preservatives. That’s all over the world. What’s different is the actual food that’s given. For example, cows can be given just grass, or a mix of grass, corn, and oats, etc. Individual cattle owners will often allow their cows to just eat grass and hay in the winter, but commercial farms in Russia mostly use feed corn, oats and other grains because they’re cheaper and don’t require massive amounts of land. It’s the same in most northern countries like US and Canada. You have been brainwashed by grandpa Putin and his Channel 1. Oh an ZERO foreigners confirm that. If you have any testimony, link it here. I know for a fact that Irish, Finnish, Japanese and Scottish beef tastes better and is cleaner than ANYTHING in Russia. They only feed cattle grass.
I’m American third generation Russian/Ukraine/Belarus and love this video. We had mostly country style foods. These foods are very elegant and look delicious.
You know I love food tours. There really isn't many better ways to get to understand the culture of the place you're in than through their food. Your tour guide was a gem - so very sweet. I am really enjoying this country.
Rachel Wolman has anyone ever seen Kara not make the face that food is fantastic. I mean maybe it is every time but would like to know her legit feelings about it if it ain't good. Just saying.
Kara's eyes always light up when she sees food and coffee, I laugh every time. Thank you for showing us the world, introducing us to foods most of us would probably never see without travelling, and attempting to give us a history lesson (even though Nate usually has to consult Google) :-)
10:43 The idea of self-service canteens room was borrowed from you - the Americans. Anastas Mikoyan - the Soviet minister saw such canteens in the US, and introduced the idea of such one in the USSR. In Ilf and Petrov's book "One-story America" they described such kind of canteens in the USA.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilf_and_Petrov They saw such canteens during a trip to the USA in the 30's, I do not know why now such kind of canteens are Soviet style.
Aleksandr Sokolov, I believe that such canteens are now called "The Soviet style", because they were the staple of the dining in the Soviet Union. Unlike Americans, who have lots and lots of options when it comes to eating out, the Soviet people ate mostly in canteens: at work, at railway stations, in some sanatoriums, on every street... Who can forget the word "Pelmennaya" on every corner! So, I might be wrong, but the Soviet style dining is heavily associated with canteens.
You are typical of a foreigner who believes that he knows about another country more than its resident. In the days of the Soviet Union there were restaurants and cafes where one could find another way of servicing.
Angelica Duman не фига не сведут, потому что что бы они там не хрюкали, лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать, да и кто поверит комментам завистоивых неудачника и лохов. Сколько б дворняги Сороса не тявкали караван идёт дальше.
Wow😍 this is nothing like what we hear about Russia. It's beautiful, and the food looks amazing! Much better than a standard American Diet that's for sure!
It's not exactly the standard Russian fare either. More like traditional Russian food we eat once in a while. Like everyone else in the world, Russians love Italian and Chinese food.
Moscow is amazing ❤️❤️❤️ we went in July and was there eight days. What the media reports and what we experienced was two different things. I never felt in danger and the culture was beautiful even my nine year old daughter had fun! ❤️❤️❤️ Much love from Oklahoma, USA
The Russian media is maybe even worse on the states. The only way to resist that propaganda, is not to watch that shit. Trust your own judgment and experience.
youtubeyouser Capitalism has done wonders. Some of us remember when the food was awful and in short supply. Restaurants were pathetic and half the choices on a menu were out. Rude service and drab shops.
definitely not..russians usually really love people from scandinavian countries because talking of mentality differences you seem the most closest to us amongst other foreign nations
Юлия Бердникова Волконская вот уж нет, могу сказать за Швецию. Самый далёкий от нас менталитет из всех стран, где я была. В ряд только Штаты и Тай могу поставить
не говорю конкретно за Швецию, а в целом, о собирательном образе скандинавских стран.. вообще, росла в семье финнов в России...это тоже наложило свой отпечаток на восприятие русской как нордической культуры.
Wonderful! Enjoyed your terrific video, so pleased that you showed us this food tour, we are headed to Moscow this fall and can't wait to give this company a try!! Thanks for the info
awesome video...I have born in Georgia (Soviet times) and I know all the food you show so far my grandma is a very good cook so she can make all of them Russian or Georgian or Armenian it's doesn't matter
Georgian food is many times better than Russian food though. Georgians use spices and herbs and nuts and hot peppers. It has flavor. Russian food is dough, boiled meat, cabbage and potatoes. Gets old quickly if you have other options.
@@afcgeo882 Write in Russian, my former compatriot from St. Petersburg. So many lies that you have written here can only be a deeply offended person. I have Jews I know, I consider one of them a friend. I know that your people had problems during the Soviet period, why are you, provocateur, now you write about it, everyone knows that? I asked a specific question, do you earn money from your posts in TH-cam or for what?
@@afcgeo882 I am guessing you abandoned your people and heritage for money and have not been back since the 90s and have no idea how Russia has changed. It is a better place to live unless you have a lot of money than the US. It was in terrible shape in the 90s but only the Russians have been able to overcome the corruption and decay of the 90s when the government obeyed US advisors and not the will of the people or for their benefit. It is a different country and it is very pleasant to live in. Obviously, your hate overcomes your knowledge and understanding of how fast and how completely it turned around. Visitors now are visiting a country you do not seem to know much about now. If you have no use for it, why try so hard to convince others that their experiences and 2 eyes were wrong?
That was as you said a very good tour we can tell by the way Kara's eyes light up and some of the dishes looked fabulous glad you had a great tour guide she looked so helpful. I think I put on about 2 kg just watching stay safe
Also... that guy at 10:18... I love how he's out of focus in the foreground, than slowly walks into the frame... it's like he's right out of a James Bond movie. Nate, your cinematography skills (even when unintentional) are completely on-point. 😊
I loved this so much, so calming and informative. The stability of the camera shots makes it even better and your smiles are awesome. Wow that tour company sounds great! thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for this video! I have booked the food tour with Bridge To Moscow for next Friday. It will be my first time in Russia and I’m so excited.
Me and my husband love all of your guys's videos! We recently binged watched the Galapagos cruise you guys did and now that is on my bucket list! That trip looked so fun!!! I also binged watched all of your Q&A videos and it made me realize how similar you guys are to us as a couple. I always wake up late and my husband wakes up early and brings me coffee. He also does all of our travel planning and I do none of it. We also love love love coffee! Thank you for sharing your travels with us. We can't get enough of it. We literally come home and say "Did Kara and Nate upload any new videos today?" If not, we binge watch one of your series. We love you guys and seriously feel like you guys are our friends even though we never met!
I’m binge watching your vlogs and my goodness I’m so impressed with how you vlog (full of information, culture, scenery and aesthetic) and happy for you two!!! What’s your fave country so far?
This was truly enjoyable to watch. Nicely put together and I kind of felt like I was there. I came back from Japan a few months ago and would have loved to have had a guided tour. What a difference a guide makes! Thanks for sharing you two!
I usually always get the feelings from your blogs that I would go to bed hungry every night if I ate like you, because often you split a dish, order only a side dish, have a very small portion of something etc. Like a little cup of instant noodles or instant mash potatoes as a whole dinner or lunch. I know its also sometimes the dishes in some countries who are very small but not always. THIS time though, I was done way before you. Hearty, well made, good Russian dishes can be heavy and esp the classics and although it seems like you were brought to some of the touristy and "pop industrial" places, you did get a good impression of some great Russian cuisine (who are even better in authentic original real Russian restaurants and serving places).
@@bethb7965 I did. I watched all the vlogs in full length and there were days at that TransSib train whee they literally only ate a noodle cup for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I could never do that. But I also have recently found out that I suffer from metabolic disease so when Im hungry, I go all dizzy and shaky in an instant.
We asked at the hotel if a nearby Russian restaurant was any good. She said she had no idea as Russians do not go out to eat things like borscht or stroganoff as they are everyday staples that families eat at home. But when we had these dishes at a restaurant they were absolutely wonderful, comfort food.
Coming from a Russian, Kara, your pronunciation of many words is excellent. I moved to the USA as a child, and haven’t gone back yet, so it was very interesting to see your experience. Also, the tour did a great job of focusing on the staples of Russian food. Kvas, cottage cheese, pork fat (which is called salo) are all so familiar to me :) Great video guys!
I also moved here as a child (12yo), but I went back in 1999. It was pretty bad back then. I hear it's much better now, but it's just more difficult to get a visa now and pretty expensive too.
Яков Финкельштейн, Да как же сало без чеснока-то? Солят часто уже с чесноком - дольки в надрезы заранее вставляют. В Ставрополе, Ташкенте и Севастополе сие блюдо - норма. Хотя, может, так только на югах делают, в Москве я как-то салом не интересовался ))) -------- In two words - I've met such dish in southern USSR rather regularly.
Hahaha, everybody's taking their foreign friends to Taras Bulba here in Moscow XD This is like the first place that comes in mind. Man, I love this place! :)
Nate's explanation of kvass is so accurate! Yes, it does taste like coke and beer mixed together. And yes, it's a kid's drink! I used to drink it a lot in my childhood in Belarus and Ukraine.
What a great video! Really though, you just barely scratched the surface of the food culture of Russia and the former Soviet Union. I had a good laugh watching Kara get introduced to "salo," the smoked cured thinly-sliced fat which is very Ukrainian, and interestingly wrapped around garlic shoots as an appetizer. I've never seen it as a spread, though - far more exotic than the plain slice I tried on black bread. It's true about Georgian cuisine - typical Russian food is not spicy, but the food in the Caucasus region makes up for that! "Lobio" (mashed kidney beans with cilantro, garlic and ground walnuts) is a favorite appetizer of mine. I love all foods, and have a copy of Please to the Table by Anya von Bremzen, which contains over 400 recipes from the former Soviet republics. Just Saturday I made Armenian "Skhtorats," which are zesty fried eggplant slices, to take to a block party in my neighborhood. They were a big hit, with lots of garlic, cilantro and red wine vinegar for flavor. By the way, although it's served everywhere, "Borsch" is a Ukrainian dish. "Shchi" (cabbage soup) is more typically Russian. It would have been fun to see the inside of the "stolovaya" in GUM, which I'm sure is a far cry from the immediate post-Soviet era ones I went to when I lived in St. Petersburg from 1992 to 1996. The food was palatable and cheap, but the cafeterias were pretty dirty. Lots of fun to watch this!
Столовые советского типа в Москве сохранились, даже еда похоже, в старых предприятиях и научных институтах например. В гуме больше для туристов, но еда вкусная.
Russian architecture? HA! Is that why every famous building in Russia was built by a Westerner? Especially in St Petersburg? Was Khruschev your favorite architect?
@@georgelurye6274 Сталинские здания, которыми забит и Питер и Мск и другие города, тоже иностранцы строили? Самые известные уникальные здания в Петербурге предположим построили итальянские архитекторы, а тысячи других старинных домов, тоже?
@@georgelurye6274 Russia has a very unique architecture. The most beautiful buildings are built by common Russian people. Did you see all those modest wooden houses with beautifully carved window frames? If you did, you wouldn't have said what you said.
Yasty Man О да... Сталинские здания очень удивительные... как и сам Сталин. Он вообще был и архитектором, и танцором и просто ангелом. Это ты просто дибил какой-то.
Tatiana Lucero Не надо, милая. Я сам русский, и из Питера к тому же. Прекрасно знаю русскую школу архитектуры. Единственные чисто русские экземпляры это традиционные церкви и Кижи. Всё. Вам надо по миру по больше поездить что-бы понять.
Nobody says "Na zdorovie". That phrase is used to by americans only which watched hollywood movies full of stereotypes. First shot usually drinks with toast of the reason why everybody was gathered. If it's birthday then everybody stand up and cheering birhday person. If it isn't birthday then people drinks for gathering together - " Za to, chto sobralis' " Second shot drinks for parents - "Za roditeley". Third one drinks for love - " Za lyuboff' ". That how in my family it is.
как бесит, когда везде и в фильмах и в роликах говорят "на здоровье". и наконец-то адекватная девочка попалась и все правильно разложила - или за здоровье или ваше здоровье
Im half Russian half Australian, my Grandparents make alot of the food in this video, and id just like to put out there that pelemeni is one of the best foods ive ever tasted. (i live in Australia)
Thanks to you guys and your enthusiasm for food tours, we are doing one in London in November. Can't wait to experience a city through its food. Thanks for the tip!
I been to Russia 2 times. For the first time in 2015, for the second time in 2017. I really liked this country. Beautiful, clean and big. Low prices, a lot of beautiful places. I love Moscow and St. Petersburg. I can't wait to go again. Regards from Spain.
I really want to travel to St. Petersburg or Moscow. Flights are really expensive from Ireland though :/ I wonder if it's cheap to buy there e.g. clothes, souvenirs, eating at restaurant, tours etc ; when converting from Euro
My family moved to the US from Russia just a little after the fall of the Soviet Union and I have never gone back (yet) BUT Katerina is so right about visiting the Republic of Georgia. It is a must! Most amazing food, hospitality, and scenery in Georgia! Oh, also, their wine is so good!
thats a total shit bro, we have a banch of tourists from all over the world. I guess it's kind of hard to get a visa now, cause of fcking politics, but people in general r much nicer, that i guess u think. p.s. also think about St-Petersburg in some cases like architecture and all the art it might be better than Moscow
The Moscow architecture is actually pretty bad overall. Lots of buildings that don't belong near each other. If you're more interested in unique architecture, you're better off going to Tallinn and St Petersburg, with day trips from there to Kizhi, Peterhof and Pushkin.
@Alfred Hitchcock No. Post USSR countries have different understanding of nationality (which is basically ethnicity). Somebody who was born in Ukraine can have Russian nationality, if his/her parents were Russians. Somebody born in Russia can have Ukrainian, Armenian, Georgian nationality. There is Russian citizen (россиянин) and Russian nationality (русский).
@@raytracer5726 it has nothing to do with being post-USSR. It's how it was considered during the communist days as well. The Soviet passport had the famous Line 5 on the first page that stated your ethnicity. If it wasn't "Russian", you were always a 2nd tier citizen, regardless of where you were born.
@@georgelurye6274of course it was inherited from USSR (and from Russian empire before that), hence why I said post-USSR. Last time I checked, USSR does't exist anymore. As someone who was born in USSR, and half of my family being Ukrainians, I can confirm the ''2nd tier citizen'' is complete nonsense. All citizens, from any republic, had the same rights. This myth is easily debunked, when you look at nationalities of high ranking officials in USSR for example. Heck, even Stalin wasn't a Russian. What made others second tier exactly? Funny thing is, a lot of post-USSR countries are banning Russian language from schools, just so they can show they are independent now. But in reality, a lot of people from these countries still migrate to Russia in search for jobs or better life, but now that they are not taught Russian and not a part of any union, they are 3rd tier non-even-citizens indeed. Yes, a lot of people are not considered Russian (by ethnicity), because Russia is multi-ethnic country. They are all considered Russian citizens though. Russians have different understanding of ethnicity/citizenship. For all intents and purposes, if your native language is Russian you will be considered Russian, regardless of what is written in your passport.
Thank you so much Kara and Nate!!!, i truly love watching all of your Vlogs, not only is the content interesting but it allows people who don't have the time or the budget to visit really interesting places through the bought of your eyes!!! . I thought this episode was really interesting and it just goes to show how small and beautiful the whole world is and that we are not really that different from each other for instance the russian meat filled dumplings are called Dim Sum in Asia (Korea and China) and in poland they are known as perogis. I would really love to visit Russia one day but in the mean time i will watch your lovely programs, i love the russian people their interesting cusine and their beautiful architecture.!!!!! . Thanks again for this wonderful and informative episode.!!!!!! . Will try to keep tuning in to see what other interesting places you bought visit. Thanks again.❤👍❤❤❤❤😇😇
@@What___ever yes, this video showed that the best food in Russia is not Russian food :) All tourists try Georgian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Asian food, and no one eats Russian.
Guys, it was ukranian restoran, with ukrainian traditional food. It closely to russian, but not real russian. And second restoran was georgian food. Sorry.
Unfortunately I haven't been to Russia yet, but Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia and the food is delicious everywhere! While watching this vlog I remembered the amazing khinkali I enjoyed 🤩
You could make a playlist of all your food tours...but then you'd have to buy us all lunch...(and I know I'm commenting on something from more than a year ago...) I've had those little paper wrapped chocolates at the end of your tour before, I used to have a Russian coworker and she would put them out in the break room sometimes.
I been to Russia 2 times. For the first time in 2015, for the second time in 2017. I really liked this country. Beautiful, clean and big. Low prices, a lot of beautiful places. I love Moscow and St. Petersburg. I can't wait to go again. Regards from Spain.
thank you
Clean and big. Moscow and St. Petersburg. Of course. I'll have you know that the only reason those two cities are so shiny and pretty is because one of them is the capital (which sucks the life out of the rest of the country) and the other used to be one for two centuries. Come to somewhere beyond Ural next time, like Omsk - see what most of Russia really looks like.
@@lunarcultist6214 dont wanna shock u but even in Paris i can show u places which look like total slum. so what is real france - versailes or those places? as they say - pig can always find the garbage. think about it dude
@@balalajkeaccordeone4711 The population of Moscow and St. Petersburg combined is around 17.5 million people, out of 146 million total. Can you call a place with barely 10% of the population "real Russia"? You don't have to be a pig to find garbage in a landfill.
@@lunarcultist6214 u wanna say that there are only 2 cities which look good? visit Kazan or other rather big cities. dont know about Omsk never been there but not only SPb and Msk look good. That was my point
That food tour lady reminded me of my Russian friend in grad school. She would laugh while telling me a joke which somehow got lost in translation while I'm waiting for the punchline. Loved when she taught me Russian words but always corrects my pronunciation. Miss her. The first time I ate borscht was at her apt.
Aww fun memories! Our guide was absolutely precious! Loved trying to learn Russian words with her 😂
Just so you know every Russian makes their borscht differently, as in how they were taught.
Can you please explane why all of you write it like "borcht" if there is no "t" in the end of russian word bor'sh?
LOL! My wife took Russian in high school and then college as well and she tells me stories of her Russian teacher, Mrs Gavchenko all the time. We even drove past her "Russian trinkets" store one time. She made every student in class get a Russian name, which was very different than their American name, even if the name was used commonly in both countries. My wife's name is Christina, which is a very common name in Russia, but no... she had to change it, so it became Ksenya.
I was actually born in Russia and I'm fluent in it, but studied Italian and French in school. My wife is Sicilian by ethnicity, but studied Russian. It was a match made in irony!
@@brunetka_361 it's how they write it in English. I have no idea why. To be honest, it can be better (and easier) written as "borsh". Sometimes I just tell people it's beet soup, but most people don't really like beets. That said, most people end up liking my borsh.
I'm very happy that Americans are coming to Russia and making positive videos. :)
Don't even dream! Russia is on the official US State Department list of the countries where traveling is HIGHLY DISCOURAGED!
I don't think he is dreaming.. Everything in this video is probably the reason why mericans are being discouraged.. 😄😄
Americans actually love Russia, once they get there, but visas are pretty hard to get now. At least harder than they used to be. Not at all impossible, but can be expensive.
@@herethere9289 Show us a State Department link for that.
@@georgelurye6274 really? my husband got it quickly and easily. Much easier that it was for me to get an American visa.
Moscow looks so fun. Thanks for all the tips on the food tour. We really want to get to Russia soon - Trevor
Oh, really? Why don't you travel in Europe, the US, and the rest of your world/
I must say that if you want to gain 10kg in a week go to Russia. Food is amazing.
And that cranberry vodka in the restaurant they were at is so good and it is very easy to drink. Me and my friends drank 4-5 shots because we “didn’t feel it kicking in”. Well... after that we were walking along Tverskaya st. singing songs in Finnish and dancing with Russians having a laugh 😅
Anna Ageenkova Hi! Im travelling to moscow next week- any chance you could tell me a few places to eat at? Tried to find a list of the restaurants they ate at but I couldnt find it
anna karenina I'm from Moscow and can tell you some places to eat:)
The Ukrainian one was Taras Bulba, it's definitely the best Ukrainian restaurant in Russia. It's a chain, by the way, so check the map for the closest one. Every time I go to Moscow I go there for their kvas (try both kinds they have) and salo (pork fat, in a spread form in this case) :D
I advise: "Taras Bulba" (Ukrainian food) Borsch + house lard from Korchma, all soups are delicious, potatoes fried with bacon and onions, homemade cold. The second restaurant is "Chayhana No. 1" (Uzbek hukhnya) from food-Lagman, Manty, khinkali with lamb, pilaf, but everything is delicious)
If you were in St Petersburg, drunk Finns singing is the norm.
I worked and lived in Russia and the people and food are great! The politics aside we would all get along fine and learn a lot from each other. Oh, the fat is from a natural none tainted animal and is fine to eat when you are in very cold climate and need warmth and energy.
yes.согласна
Lots of food (most of it) in Russia isn't organic. Even private residents often provide feed to their animals without knowing where the feed comes from or what's in it. That said, like anywhere else, the big companies are almost always all chemicals and the private, small farmers are the most natural.
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@@afcgeo882 Don't lie ,fool. In Russia, all animal feed is made from local cereals and root crops , animal and vegetable proteins. Even foreign companies. Otherwise, they will not receive permission for production. All products are certified , do not contain GMO and preservatives.Therefore, the taste of Russian meat is completely different from the meat produced in the West. All foreigners confirm this.
OLEG BAUER You are the one who’s lying here. All livestock food everywhere is natural and has no preservatives. That’s all over the world. What’s different is the actual food that’s given. For example, cows can be given just grass, or a mix of grass, corn, and oats, etc. Individual cattle owners will often allow their cows to just eat grass and hay in the winter, but commercial farms in Russia mostly use feed corn, oats and other grains because they’re cheaper and don’t require massive amounts of land. It’s the same in most northern countries like US and Canada. You have been brainwashed by grandpa Putin and his Channel 1. Oh an ZERO foreigners confirm that. If you have any testimony, link it here. I know for a fact that Irish, Finnish, Japanese and Scottish beef tastes better and is cleaner than ANYTHING in Russia. They only feed cattle grass.
I had most of these dishes when I was in Russia last year! Russian food culture is wonderful- one of the reasons I can't wait to visit again!!!
Russia will glad to see you anytime.
Ashley Pollock Welcome to Russia again !!!!!!
You'd better to learn how to cook.
You are welcome again!👍
@@СергейМакаров-м4о Thanks so much! I definitely plan to in the near future hopefully.
I’m American third generation Russian/Ukraine/Belarus and love this video. We had mostly country style foods. These foods are very elegant and look delicious.
Moscow looks spectacularly beautiful. Not like what we were spoon-fed as kids in the ’60s and ’70s. Thank you for showing what is going on there now.
You know I love food tours. There really isn't many better ways to get to understand the culture of the place you're in than through their food. Your tour guide was a gem - so very sweet. I am really enjoying this country.
What a great tour! OMG Kara that cheesecake chocolate thing looked AMAZING! And your tour guide was the cutest!! This was so fantastic!!
I am seriously going to figure out if they sell those cheesecakey things anywhere else in the world and find them!! Haha and yes she was precious!
As i now, you can finde it in any russian market in any country. But, sometimes they will be not the best quality
Yes this Syrok is a traditional and very popular Russian dessert. You can buy it in any food store in Russia.
Rachel Wolman has anyone ever seen Kara not make the face that food is fantastic. I mean maybe it is every time but would like to know her legit feelings about it if it ain't good. Just saying.
you can find it in most Eastern European countries, especially Lithuania and Latvia
Pelmeni are the best. Streets are so clean and beautiful. Amazing.and people are so well dressed. That Stalin older guy is adorable.
Kara's eyes always light up when she sees food and coffee, I laugh every time. Thank you for showing us the world, introducing us to foods most of us would probably never see without travelling, and attempting to give us a history lesson (even though Nate usually has to consult Google) :-)
Hahaha! Well thank YOU for watching! :)
Mark Ca
10:43 The idea of self-service canteens room was borrowed from you - the Americans. Anastas Mikoyan - the Soviet minister saw such canteens in the US, and introduced the idea of such one in the USSR. In Ilf and Petrov's book "One-story America" they described such kind of canteens in the USA.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilf_and_Petrov
They saw such canteens during a trip to the USA in the 30's, I do not know why now such kind of canteens are Soviet style.
Aleksandr Sokolov, I believe that such canteens are now called "The Soviet style", because they were the staple of the dining in the Soviet Union. Unlike Americans, who have lots and lots of options when it comes to eating out, the Soviet people ate mostly in canteens: at work, at railway stations, in some sanatoriums, on every street... Who can forget the word "Pelmennaya" on every corner! So, I might be wrong, but the Soviet style dining is heavily associated with canteens.
You are typical of a foreigner who believes that he knows about another country more than its resident. In the days of the Soviet Union there were restaurants and cafes where one could find another way of servicing.
Катерина - молодец. По хорошим улочкам провела)
заодно и покушала)
Олег Кабаков в Москве щас все улочки просто загляденье. При Собянине Москва просто расцвела.
Олег Кабаков правда аббревиатуру ГУМа не знает
@@nobody-xu8cb ммммм жополиз😂 САБЯНЕН МАЛАДИЦ
Блогеры разных стран на Ютубе вносят больший вклад в деле дружбы народов, чем дипломаты...
Но комментаторы, в большинстве, сводят все усилия на нет. *почитала комменты выше и придурела от кучи хейта*
@@ayaladubman5375 От кучи чего?
Angelica Duman не фига не сведут, потому что что бы они там не хрюкали, лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать, да и кто поверит комментам завистоивых неудачника и лохов. Сколько б дворняги Сороса не тявкали караван идёт дальше.
Idk what ur saying but I wish I knew
Wow😍 this is nothing like what we hear about Russia.
It's beautiful, and the food looks amazing! Much better than a standard American Diet that's for sure!
It's not exactly the standard Russian fare either. More like traditional Russian food we eat once in a while. Like everyone else in the world, Russians love Italian and Chinese food.
@@georgelurye6274 Chinese food? Okay still Italian, but Chinese !?
@@dimamerk3117 guess he meant japanese
@@georgelurye6274 Speak for yourself idiot.
Oh, shut up. lol
I just adore the way Kara walks! So classy and spunky!
I noticed her walk as well. I wonder if she got it from ballet...?
Moscow is amazing ❤️❤️❤️ we went in July and was there eight days. What the media reports and what we experienced was two different things. I never felt in danger and the culture was beautiful even my nine year old daughter had fun! ❤️❤️❤️ Much love from Oklahoma, USA
The Russian media is maybe even worse on the states. The only way to resist that propaganda, is not to watch that shit. Trust your own judgment and experience.
What a beautiful city. The food looks amazing. Especially the pot wanton looking things. Oh baby.
youtubeyouser Capitalism has done wonders. Some of us remember when the food was awful and in short supply. Restaurants were pathetic and half the choices on a menu were out. Rude service and drab shops.
I am from the USA. We just returned from Moscow & St Petersburg. Two very enjoyable & beautiful Russian cities.
Oh dear I got so hungry now XD Hope to be in Russia for the World Cup next year. Greetings from Sweden; great vlogs.
Jonathan E welcome to world cup neighbour! Will glad to see you!
Well it’s sad that our Swedish government is brainwashing us to believe that Russia is a threat to us, which is not
definitely not..russians usually really love people from scandinavian countries because talking of mentality differences you seem the most closest to us amongst other foreign nations
Юлия Бердникова Волконская вот уж нет, могу сказать за Швецию. Самый далёкий от нас менталитет из всех стран, где я была. В ряд только Штаты и Тай могу поставить
не говорю конкретно за Швецию, а в целом, о собирательном образе скандинавских стран.. вообще, росла в семье финнов в России...это тоже наложило свой отпечаток на восприятие русской как нордической культуры.
I have tried many many countries food but food like Russian and Ukrainian is something am not going to forget how amazing delicious it was.
Wonderful! Enjoyed your terrific video, so pleased that you showed us this food tour, we are headed to Moscow this fall and can't wait to give this company a try!! Thanks for the info
awesome video...I have born in Georgia (Soviet times) and I know all the food you show so far my grandma is a very good cook so she can make all of them Russian or Georgian or Armenian it's doesn't matter
Georgian food is many times better than Russian food though. Georgians use spices and herbs and nuts and hot peppers. It has flavor. Russian food is dough, boiled meat, cabbage and potatoes. Gets old quickly if you have other options.
@@georgelurye6274 Ты здесь под каждым постом насрал, эмигрант вшивый. Не понимаю таких как ты, деньги зарабатываешь, или время и желчь девать некуда?
@@vladimirnikolskiy Yes, I have a job, so I do make money. You sound jealous.
@@afcgeo882 Write in Russian, my former compatriot from St. Petersburg. So many lies that you have written here can only be a deeply offended person. I have Jews I know, I consider one of them a friend. I know that your people had problems during the Soviet period, why are you, provocateur, now you write about it, everyone knows that? I asked a specific question, do you earn money from your posts in TH-cam or for what?
@@afcgeo882 I am guessing you abandoned your people and heritage for money and have not been back since the 90s and have no idea how Russia has changed. It is a better place to live unless you have a lot of money than the US. It was in terrible shape in the 90s but only the Russians have been able to overcome the corruption and decay of the 90s when the government obeyed US advisors and not the will of the people or for their benefit. It is a different country and it is very pleasant to live in. Obviously, your hate overcomes your knowledge and understanding of how fast and how completely it turned around. Visitors now are visiting a country you do not seem to know much about now. If you have no use for it, why try so hard to convince others that their experiences and 2 eyes were wrong?
Nate learning russian reminded me of Joey learning french from Phoebe jajaja
I came here to say the same thing.
That was as you said a very good tour we can tell by the way Kara's eyes light up and some of the dishes looked fabulous glad you had a great tour guide she looked so helpful. I think I put on about 2 kg just watching stay safe
i will go to Russia after seeing this lovely food
I love the guide. She's such a sweetie :)
what a wonderful video! katarina is a sweetie, and very pretty too. looks like a fun day.
Also... that guy at 10:18... I love how he's out of focus in the foreground, than slowly walks into the frame... it's like he's right out of a James Bond movie. Nate, your cinematography skills (even when unintentional) are completely on-point. 😊
I loved this so much, so calming and informative. The stability of the camera shots makes it even better and your smiles are awesome. Wow that tour company sounds great! thank you for sharing this.
Kara you make me happy with your expressions and reactions to foods! 😁😁
Thank you so much for this video! I have booked the food tour with Bridge To Moscow for next Friday. It will be my first time in Russia and I’m so excited.
Have fun!!! ❤️
Me and my husband love all of your guys's videos! We recently binged watched the Galapagos cruise you guys did and now that is on my bucket list! That trip looked so fun!!! I also binged watched all of your Q&A videos and it made me realize how similar you guys are to us as a couple. I always wake up late and my husband wakes up early and brings me coffee. He also does all of our travel planning and I do none of it. We also love love love coffee! Thank you for sharing your travels with us. We can't get enough of it. We literally come home and say "Did Kara and Nate upload any new videos today?" If not, we binge watch one of your series. We love you guys and seriously feel like you guys are our friends even though we never met!
+Stella Joo we do sound exactly alike!!! So happy you like our videos 😁 the Galapagos islands are just fantastic aren't they??? 💜
Kara, I love your excitement in the phrase "We are going on a food tour" :) I think I unconsciously copy that intonation and use it myself a lot)
This food looks damn amazing! Making me hungry 🙄
Two Broskis не
We were in Russia, including Moscow in ‘91. Boy does it seem different now. Makes me want to go back. Love Love Love. Your Vlogs!
Криштиану Роналду на минималках)
Скорей харви спектр на минималках.
роналду для бедных
И Тейлор Свифт )))
Hahaha he looks very simular to Ronaldo xD
я то думаю на кого этот челик похож
As always, love traveling vicariously with you two.
I’m binge watching your vlogs and my goodness I’m so impressed with how you vlog (full of information, culture, scenery and aesthetic) and happy for you two!!! What’s your fave country so far?
This was truly enjoyable to watch. Nicely put together and I kind of felt like I was there. I came back from Japan a few months ago and would have loved to have had a guided tour. What a difference a guide makes! Thanks for sharing you two!
definitely make sure you go to Georgia. They have an amazing culture and cuisine and it's quite unique there
It is such a great idea to show these food tours.
I usually always get the feelings from your blogs that I would go to bed hungry every night if I ate like you, because often you split a dish, order only a side dish, have a very small portion of something etc. Like a little cup of instant noodles or instant mash potatoes as a whole dinner or lunch. I know its also sometimes the dishes in some countries who are very small but not always. THIS time though, I was done way before you. Hearty, well made, good Russian dishes can be heavy and esp the classics and although it seems like you were brought to some of the touristy and "pop industrial" places, you did get a good impression of some great Russian cuisine (who are even better in authentic original real Russian restaurants and serving places).
Obviously you haven't watched many of their vlogs. They eat a lot.
@@bethb7965 I did. I watched all the vlogs in full length and there were days at that TransSib train whee they literally only ate a noodle cup for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I could never do that. But I also have recently found out that I suffer from metabolic disease so when Im hungry, I go all dizzy and shaky in an instant.
We asked at the hotel if a nearby Russian restaurant was any good. She said she had no idea as Russians do not go out to eat things like borscht or stroganoff as they are everyday staples that families eat at home.
But when we had these dishes at a restaurant they were absolutely wonderful, comfort food.
Coming from a Russian, Kara, your pronunciation of many words is excellent. I moved to the USA as a child, and haven’t gone back yet, so it was very interesting to see your experience. Also, the tour did a great job of focusing on the staples of Russian food. Kvas, cottage cheese, pork fat (which is called salo) are all so familiar to me :) Great video guys!
Wow! Thanks so much! I definitely have a lot of work to do on my accent ;)
yes, I agree, Kara's pronunciation is very good! Russian is difficult for most Americans to pronounce.
I also moved here as a child (12yo), but I went back in 1999. It was pretty bad back then. I hear it's much better now, but it's just more difficult to get a visa now and pretty expensive too.
Екатерина - прекрасный гид! Здорово, что Москва и Россия у туристов будет ассоциироваться с такой обаятельной и умной девушкой!
I'm Russian but I have never tried pork fat spread with garlic
так свинина же не кошерная еда!
You can also add horseradish to that mix. It would be even better.
Same! Maybe it is more of a Ukrainian dish?
Don't you call it salo over there?
Яков Финкельштейн,
Да как же сало без чеснока-то? Солят часто уже с чесноком - дольки в надрезы заранее вставляют. В Ставрополе, Ташкенте и Севастополе сие блюдо - норма. Хотя, может, так только на югах делают, в Москве я как-то салом не интересовался )))
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In two words - I've met such dish in southern USSR rather regularly.
Wow the Georgian food section was like all the common foods, and she ordered all of the good main stuff for them to try :D Awesome guide woman
holy crap i stumbled onto your travel logs and they are awesome!
very cool, my friends - enjoyed this a lot. the intro with the coffee was a nice touch. subscribed!
Hahaha, everybody's taking their foreign friends to Taras Bulba here in Moscow XD This is like the first place that comes in mind.
Man, I love this place! :)
Nate's explanation of kvass is so accurate! Yes, it does taste like coke and beer mixed together. And yes, it's a kid's drink! I used to drink it a lot in my childhood in Belarus and Ukraine.
The guide is so pretty!
Cris Yorke is she
Katarina was terrific!! She did an amazing tour for you guys!
Just say 'zdraste' instead of 'zdravstvuitye'. It's a common version
SergeChel dratuti
and less polite tho
Or privet. Привет
zabor pokras'te
Dorou
What a great video! Really though, you just barely scratched the surface of the food culture of Russia and the former Soviet Union. I had a good laugh watching Kara get introduced to "salo," the smoked cured thinly-sliced fat which is very Ukrainian, and interestingly wrapped around garlic shoots as an appetizer. I've never seen it as a spread, though - far more exotic than the plain slice I tried on black bread. It's true about Georgian cuisine - typical Russian food is not spicy, but the food in the Caucasus region makes up for that! "Lobio" (mashed kidney beans with cilantro, garlic and ground walnuts) is a favorite appetizer of mine. I love all foods, and have a copy of Please to the Table by Anya von Bremzen, which contains over 400 recipes from the former Soviet republics. Just Saturday I made Armenian "Skhtorats," which are zesty fried eggplant slices, to take to a block party in my neighborhood. They were a big hit, with lots of garlic, cilantro and red wine vinegar for flavor. By the way, although it's served everywhere, "Borsch" is a Ukrainian dish. "Shchi" (cabbage soup) is more typically Russian. It would have been fun to see the inside of the "stolovaya" in GUM, which I'm sure is a far cry from the immediate post-Soviet era ones I went to when I lived in St. Petersburg from 1992 to 1996. The food was palatable and cheap, but the cafeterias were pretty dirty. Lots of fun to watch this!
Столовые советского типа в Москве сохранились, даже еда похоже, в старых предприятиях и научных институтах например. В гуме больше для туристов, но еда вкусная.
😀✨😍😂👍🏻👍🏻that is soo nice🙏🏻
Next year go to Russia 🇷🇺 ✨👍🏻
That looks like a super fun food tour. Thanks for inspiring us to do a food tour. We did our first one on our last trip and it was so much fun.
Katerina is so cute and sweet!
7:21 It's like soup dumplings and the way they both ate it makes me wanna go and try some 😂❤
You need to go to Georgia then :) That was Georgian Khinkali :)
I have been all over Europe and US, but food, service, architecture and women lol is number 1 in the world. I hope I will be back in Russia again!
Russian architecture? HA! Is that why every famous building in Russia was built by a Westerner? Especially in St Petersburg? Was Khruschev your favorite architect?
@@georgelurye6274 Сталинские здания, которыми забит и Питер и Мск и другие города, тоже иностранцы строили? Самые известные уникальные здания в Петербурге предположим построили итальянские архитекторы, а тысячи других старинных домов, тоже?
@@georgelurye6274 Russia has a very unique architecture. The most beautiful buildings are built by common Russian people. Did you see all those modest wooden houses with beautifully carved window frames? If you did, you wouldn't have said what you said.
Yasty Man О да... Сталинские здания очень удивительные... как и сам Сталин. Он вообще был и архитектором, и танцором и просто ангелом. Это ты просто дибил какой-то.
Tatiana Lucero Не надо, милая. Я сам русский, и из Питера к тому же. Прекрасно знаю русскую школу архитектуры. Единственные чисто русские экземпляры это традиционные церкви и Кижи. Всё. Вам надо по миру по больше поездить что-бы понять.
Very nice, thank you for sharing!
05:00 i love kvas, it's made of barley malt, it tastes like supermalt or mighty malt sold in us and uk...it's high in b vitamins and minerals
Nobody says "Na zdorovie". That phrase is used to by americans only which watched hollywood movies full of stereotypes.
First shot usually drinks with toast of the reason why everybody was gathered. If it's birthday then everybody stand up and cheering birhday person. If it isn't birthday then people drinks for gathering together - " Za to, chto sobralis' " Second shot drinks for parents - "Za roditeley". Third one drinks for love - " Za lyuboff' ". That how in my family it is.
Im from st petsbourg and we saying za zdarovia .
@@TeamcGCruNCh врать то
@@TeamcGCruNCh as you drink cups of port wine.
@@TeamcGCruNCh exactly ZA zdorovje, not NA zdorovje :-)
First: Nu Cho Poehale:-) ;-)
You all need to visit russia very beautiful country with lovely people and delicious food
Katerina is awesome, I wanna go visit and do the food tour, wow it looks great.
Thank you.
Finally someone is telling us about Russian foods
как бесит, когда везде и в фильмах и в роликах говорят "на здоровье". и наконец-то адекватная девочка попалась и все правильно разложила - или за здоровье или ваше здоровье
Im half Russian half Australian, my Grandparents make alot of the food in this video, and id just like to put out there that pelemeni is one of the best foods ive ever tasted. (i live in Australia)
I loved this video. Please keep posting.
Thanks to you guys and your enthusiasm for food tours, we are doing one in London in November. Can't wait to experience a city through its food. Thanks for the tip!
+Jeff Anderson omg yay! We haven't done one there, you'll have to let us know how it goes!!! Have fun 💜
Russia is not one of the top places I intend to visit but I feel like i should reconsider because of this video! Love your food tour videos as always
I been to Russia 2 times. For the first time in 2015, for the second time in 2017. I really liked this country. Beautiful, clean and big. Low prices, a lot of beautiful places. I love Moscow and St. Petersburg. I can't wait to go again. Regards from Spain.
I have traveled to soooo many places. Russia, by far, is my fav. The combination of the places, food, and people make it magical!
For nothing, in Russia the most diverse cuisine of, very many nationalities which retained their culture, and all of this mixed up.
I really want to travel to St. Petersburg or Moscow. Flights are really expensive from Ireland though :/ I wonder if it's cheap to buy there e.g. clothes, souvenirs, eating at restaurant, tours etc ; when converting from Euro
Yes....it's cheap.
You guys are really good and fun to watch. Keep up!
Russian guide is cute love her accent its nice to see a other culture tho
Just found your guys's channel and was so happy to see my favorite eatery in Moscow, the Stolovka in the GUM has some great food.
Kavas, it’s kvass
Nah but this was a real good vid cheers
Kara and Nate. You can find all the receipts of food you ate on TH-cam videos. It's fun cooking together and will bring your memories back
this is video is well made and fun!
+ichizato glad you like it!!
Everything looks delicious 😋
Photobombed by Stalin!! The best! Love you guys!
Coincidently I saw a post this morning that had a tourist standing between the Lenin and Stalin lookalikes. Very cool.
Kara is too adorable. Love the videos!
You guys are adorable! It’s nice to see how Americans explore Russia in different ways. Nobody’s perfect. We are more similar than we can imagine ✌🏻😀
1:30 Omg this guy looks so much like Cristiano Ronaldo!😂
you guys are amazing, you both are tourists that any country can dream of :)
Fun fact: it seems like the best restaurants they have in Moscow are Ukrainian and Georgian:)
My family moved to the US from Russia just a little after the fall of the Soviet Union and I have never gone back (yet) BUT Katerina is so right about visiting the Republic of Georgia. It is a must! Most amazing food, hospitality, and scenery in Georgia! Oh, also, their wine is so good!
It was really interesting! The food looked yummy, and the Moscow architecture is beautiful. If I would go to Russia, I would choose only Moscow.
For Christmas If you are white European, it is ok to go to there ... Otherwise is unsafe... And too much harrasment from local polices and new Nazi...
:(
thats a total shit bro, we have a banch of tourists from all over the world. I guess it's kind of hard to get a visa now, cause of fcking politics, but people in general r much nicer, that i guess u think.
p.s. also think about St-Petersburg in some cases like architecture and all the art it might be better than Moscow
The Moscow architecture is actually pretty bad overall. Lots of buildings that don't belong near each other. If you're more interested in unique architecture, you're better off going to Tallinn and St Petersburg, with day trips from there to Kizhi, Peterhof and Pushkin.
Jay Jesus...are you talking about Ukrain?
Your VLOGS are incredibly well done.
+Springer Dog thank you. 💜
i was born in ukraine but im russian by nationality and i dont hate eaither side.
my grandparents were born in Ukraine... and i hate Ukraine (the one there is today)
@Alfred Hitchcock No.
Post USSR countries have different understanding of nationality (which is basically ethnicity).
Somebody who was born in Ukraine can have Russian nationality, if his/her parents were Russians. Somebody born in Russia can have Ukrainian, Armenian, Georgian nationality.
There is Russian citizen (россиянин) and Russian nationality (русский).
@Alfred Hitchcock except when I lived in Russia, many people born in Russia weren't considered Russian. Go figure.
@@raytracer5726 it has nothing to do with being post-USSR. It's how it was considered during the communist days as well. The Soviet passport had the famous Line 5 on the first page that stated your ethnicity. If it wasn't "Russian", you were always a 2nd tier citizen, regardless of where you were born.
@@georgelurye6274of course it was inherited from USSR (and from Russian empire before that), hence why I said post-USSR. Last time I checked, USSR does't exist anymore.
As someone who was born in USSR, and half of my family being Ukrainians, I can confirm the ''2nd tier citizen'' is complete nonsense.
All citizens, from any republic, had the same rights. This myth is easily debunked, when you look at nationalities of high ranking officials in USSR for example.
Heck, even Stalin wasn't a Russian. What made others second tier exactly?
Funny thing is, a lot of post-USSR countries are banning Russian language from schools, just so they can show they are independent now. But in reality, a lot of people from these countries still migrate to Russia in search for jobs or better life, but now that they are not taught Russian and not a part of any union, they are 3rd tier non-even-citizens indeed.
Yes, a lot of people are not considered Russian (by ethnicity), because Russia is multi-ethnic country. They are all considered Russian citizens though.
Russians have different understanding of ethnicity/citizenship. For all intents and purposes, if your native language is Russian you will be considered Russian, regardless of what is written in your passport.
Thank you so much Kara and Nate!!!, i truly love watching all of your Vlogs, not only is the content interesting but it allows people who don't have the time or the budget to visit really interesting places through the bought of your eyes!!! . I thought this episode was really interesting and it just goes to show how small and beautiful the whole world is and that we are not really that different from each other for instance the russian meat filled dumplings are called Dim Sum in Asia (Korea and China) and in poland they are known as perogis. I would really love to visit Russia one day but in the mean time i will watch your lovely programs, i love the russian people their interesting cusine and their beautiful architecture.!!!!! . Thanks again for this wonderful and informative episode.!!!!!! . Will try to keep tuning in to see what other interesting places you bought visit. Thanks again.❤👍❤❤❤❤😇😇
Georgian food is soooo good.
Art Green most of food in the video was Georgian. Lmao
@@What___ever yes, this video showed that the best food in Russia is not Russian food :) All tourists try Georgian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Asian food, and no one eats Russian.
Great to have a Russian local to bring you to the best places. We would love to go to Russia
Guys, it was ukranian restoran, with ukrainian traditional food. It closely to russian, but not real russian. And second restoran was georgian food. Sorry.
Nate & Kara did you feel a little lipey? Eyes and giggles all over the place , loved it , well done guys
How much was the private tour?
Unfortunately I haven't been to Russia yet, but Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia and the food is delicious everywhere! While watching this vlog I remembered the amazing khinkali I enjoyed 🤩
Don't we say "за здоровье"?
Or is it more in the Eastern side of Russia that we say that?
Adrian S. Yea, it’s more common in Eastern Europe, like Chelyabinsk.
We say "ваше здоровье" here in Siberia but "за здоровье" is ok too.
either way is wrong... what kind of good health can we hope for drinking alcohol....
Actually it is usually said 'На здоровье !' or 'За Ваше здоровье !' (To Your health !)
Haha, it is silly maybe but I love the little detail of the changing coffee cup
Girls favorite hobby Eating
Bob Herron enjoying life ya.
You could make a playlist of all your food tours...but then you'd have to buy us all lunch...(and I know I'm commenting on something from more than a year ago...) I've had those little paper wrapped chocolates at the end of your tour before, I used to have a Russian coworker and she would put them out in the break room sometimes.