From the robust foods of the Baltic states to the delicately perfumed pilafs of Azerbaijan, from borscht and beef stroganoff to the grains and yogurts of Georgia, Anya von Bremzen and John Welchman take Westerners on a spectacular tour of the many and varied cuisines of the fifteen former Soviet republics.

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Susan Low

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This cookbook by Soviet emigré Anya von Bremzen opened my eyes to the huge, complex variety of food from what was then the USSR. It covers a vast territory, from Armenia to Siberia, and as well as Russian classics such as blini and pelmeni, there’s a wealth of flavours – “a joyous cacophony of foods” as the author puts – it from the Caucasus, the Baltic countries and Central Asia. A Soviet smorgasbord.

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