Traditional Recipes

Cook salamur-style fish fully in a spiced broth with bay leaves and vinegar. Chill promptly in the broth and serve cold with herbs. Store the cooked fish refrigerated.

Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits: Tall, tender buttermilk biscuits made with cold butter and baking powder. Follow the measured ingredients and clear steps for a dependable result at.

Make abkhaz-style adjika with garlic with measured ingredients and clear steps. A freshly ground hot-pepper and garlic paste with coriander, fenugreek and cumin. Find timing.

Pork Kharcho-Inspired Soup with Rice and Walnuts: A hearty Georgian-inspired soup with pork, rice, tomato, walnuts and warm spices. Follow the measured ingredients and clear.

Make homemade limoncello by steeping lemon zest in vodka, then blending it with cooled sugar syrup. Chill the bottled liqueur and serve in small pours. Enjoy it chilled.

Layered Prune and Walnut Salad: A layered salad of prunes, carrot, apple, apricots, walnuts and cheese with light garlic dressing. Follow the measured ingredients and clear.

Fresh cucumbers with dill, garlic and a measured vinegar brine, chilled for a crisp quick pickle. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage

Instant Noodle Salad with Crab Sticks: A quick cold salad with instant noodles, crab sticks, vegetables and mayonnaise. Follow measured ingredients and practical cooking cues.

Bake hot cross buns with warm milk, butter, cinnamon and mixed dried fruit. Pipe flour-and-water crosses before baking and cool on a rack. Enjoy warm with butter or tea.

Firm tomatoes, dill and garlic in a sweet spiced vinegar brine. This is a refrigerator pickle for serving chilled, never a pantry preserve. See ingredients, steps and storage.

Cook classic Ukrainian syrnyky with cottage cheese, eggs and flour. Learn how to shape tender patties, fry them evenly and serve with sour cream or fresh fruit.

Make dandelion flower syrup with 400–500 blossoms, 1 litre water, 1 kg sugar and two lemons. Steep overnight, simmer until thick and refrigerate the clean covered jars.