Сельдь под шубой (Dressed herring): Dressed herring, colloquially known as herring under a fur coat, is a layered salad composed of diced pickled herring covered with layers of grated boiled eggs, vegetables, chopped onions, and mayonnaise. Some variations of this dish include a layer of fresh grated apple while some do not.
борщ (Borscht): Borscht is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.
пирожки (Pirozhki): Pirozhki are foremost, Russian baked or fried yeast-leavened boat-shaped buns with a variety of fillings. Pirozhki are a popular street food and comfort food in Eastern Europe.
пельмени (Pelmeni): Pelmeni are dumplings of Russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. It is debated whether they originated in Ural or Siberia. Pelmeni have been described as “the heart of Russian cuisine”.
блины (Blini): A blini, rarely bliny, more broadly Eastern European pancake traditionally made from buckwheat flour or nowadays wheat and served with smetana, smeared with butter or added tvorog as a filling. For greater sweetness, sugar is added to smetana, and raisins to tvorog, which children like.

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медовик (Medovik): Medovik is a layer cake popular in countries of the former Soviet Union. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana or condensed milk. It is a dessert which is known for its lengthy preparation time.

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квас (Kvass): Kvass is a fermented cereal-based low-alcohol beverage with a slightly cloudy appearance, light-brown colour and sweet-sour taste. Kvass originates from Northeastern Europe, where grain production is considered insufficient for beer to become a daily drink.

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