Cooking Class and a Dinner with a Local Family (8 people max)

Cooking Class and a Dinner with a Local Family (8 people max)

This is a unique experience that unites a Cooking Class, as well as a Dinner in a Local Family. During this 3.5 hours long experience you will learn how to cook Russian dishes; will get to know a local family, and feel Russian hospitality.
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This experience is led by a professional, and fully licensed local guide.
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This activity involves a lot of eating,so please arrive hungry!

After meeting with your cooking instructor by the "Park Pobedi" Metro station, you will walk to the apartment where the cooking class and the dinner will be held. You will visit a typical local apartment and meet a local family with whom you will learn how to cook Russian food.
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During this experience you will learn secrets of tasty Russian dishes, and will learn about history of the national cuisine. You will have a hands-on experience while making "Bleeni", "Sirniki", "Beef Stroganoff", and "Borsch".
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After you finish the guided cooking experience, you will be invited to share a dinner in a family circle. On the dining table you will find various snacks, pickles, salads, Red Caviar, all kinds of local drinks, like "kvas" and "mors", as well as a variety of local alcoholic drinks, like vodka,cognac, and various nastoiki (alcoholic beverage based on herbs and berries)

Sample Menu

• Beef Stroganoff - Tender beef slices cooked in cream onion-mushroom sauce, served with buckwheat.
• Borsch - Hearty traditional Russian soup. Served with sour cream.
• Blini - Traditional Russian pancakes. Served with a variety of fillings and jams
• Sirniki - Very specific Russian dessert that consists of farmers cheese, breaded, and fried on a pan
• Variety of traditional snacks and starters - Various picked, marinated and salted vegetables.
• Red Caviar - It is not a Russian dinner, if there aren't red caviar canapes!