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Belarus

Belarus’s food is built around potato-centred comfort: pancakes, babka and rich pork gravies with forest and birch flavours. Look for Draniki (crisp grated-potato pancakes with smetana, national favorite), Machanka (pork and sausage gravy for dipping pancakes) and Potato babka (grated potato baked with pork belly and onions). Grated potato pancakes fried in oil; potatoes became the Belarusian staple in the nineteenth century and shaped the country’s cooking. This atlas has 32 Belarus dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

32 dishes.

BulbianikiBulbianikiGrated potato dumplings stuffed with meat or mushrooms, boiled or baked.ByarozavikByarozaviklightly fermented birch-sap drinkDranikiDranikicrisp grated-potato pancakes with smetana, national favoriteHlintveinHlintveinMulled red wine with honey, cinnamon and citrus, served hot.KaldunyKaldunypotato dumplings stuffed with minced meatKholodnikKholodnikcold beet soup with cucumber, egg, dillKhvorostKhvorostRibbons of dough fried into brittle twists and dusted with sugar.KiselKiselFruit or oat drink thickened with starch, drunk warm or cold.KletskiKletskiflour or potato dumplings in broth or with smetanaKrambambulaKrambambulahoney-and-spice spirit infusion of old nobilityKrupnikKrupnikbarley soup with mushrooms and potatoKryviankaKryviankablood sausage bulked with buckwheat groats, fried in slicesKulagaKulagathick berry pudding cooked with rye flour and honeyKumpiakKumpiakwhole salted and smoked ham, dried and eaten in slicesKvasKvasfermented rye-bread drink, sour and lightly sparklingKvashanaya kapustaKvashanaya kapustacabbage salted and fermented in barrels for the winterKvashanyya agurkiKvashanyya agurkiCucumbers fermented in brine with dill, horseradish and oak leaves.MachankaMachankapork and sausage gravy for dipping pancakesMarynavanyya hrybyMarynavanyya hrybyForest mushrooms preserved in vinegar brine with peppercorns and bay.NalistnikiNalistnikithin crepes rolled around curd cheesePalendvitsaPalendvitsapork tenderloin salted with caraway and coriander, air-driedPotato babkaPotato babkagrated potato baked with pork belly and onionsPyachystaPyachystafestive whole-roasted pork or fowlSaloSalosalted pork fatback with garlic, sliced onto rye breadSamahonSamahonhome-distilled grain or beet spirit shared at village feastsTvarogTvarogfresh curd cheese eaten with sour cream or baked into pancakesVantrabiankaVantrabiankaLiver and buckwheat sausage, boiled then fried in slices.VereshchakaVereshchakapork ribs stewed in dark rye-kvass gravyZacirkaZacirkamilk soup with pinched dough crumbsZhuravinny morsZhuravinny morsCranberry juice with sugar and water, served cold and sharp.ZrazyZrazybeaten meat or potato patties rolled around a savoury fillingZubrovkaZubrovkavodka infused with bison grass from the Białowieża forest

  • Bulbianiki

    Grated potato dumplings stuffed with meat or mushrooms, boiled or baked. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking.…

  • Byarozavik

    Lightly fermented birch-sap drink. 30 min to prepare. 5 litres. A drink recipe from Belarus.

  • Hlintvein

    Mulled red wine with honey, cinnamon and citrus, served hot. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Kalduny

    Potato dumplings stuffed with minced meat. Ready in 1 hr prep and 20 min cooking. 6 servings. A main recipe…

  • Khvorost

    Ribbons of dough fried into brittle twists and dusted with sugar. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Kholodnik

    Cold beet soup with cucumber, egg, dill. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 40 minutes cooking. Serves 6. A soup…

  • Kisel

    Fruit or oat drink thickened with starch, drunk warm or cold. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min cooking.…

  • Kletski

    Flour or potato dumplings in broth or with smetana. Ready in 40 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6 servings.…

  • Krambambula

    Honey-and-spice spirit infusion of old nobility. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15 minutes cooking. Makes about 1 litre. A…

  • Kryvianka

    Blood sausage bulked with buckwheat groats, fried in slices. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves 4.…