What New Year holiday is possible without Soviet Champagne?
Well, it might sound strange, but in Russia we have our own champagne, which we consider to be really good. Besides, in such a way it has become the symbol of a holiday, especially of New Year. Now we can not imagine the wedding without 'rivers' of champagne or New Year without the sound of cork jumping out of the bottle when the Kremlin chimes strike 12!
So advice no 1 - buy few bottles in advance!
How to choose it?
There are 6 categories according to the amount of sugar in it
extra-brut, или ultra-brut (less 6 gr per liter ); brut (less 15 г/л); extra-sec, или extra-dry (12-20 г/л); sec, или dry (17-35 г/л); demi-sec, или semi-dry (33-55 г/л), doux, или sweet (more than 50 г/л).
Tangerines have a particular smell. It is a smell of New Year for most part of Russians. Due to the fact that some time ago the tangerines arrived to Russia exactly by the NY, it has also become a symbol of the holiday. Few kilograms should be enough... :)
Think over the menu in advance, in order to be sure that all is bought, as right before NY you won't find many of products - as we usually prepare for the celebration thoroughly
What is traditionnally found on our table (this tradition goes deep into soviet times)?
- sandwiches with red caviar
- 'Olivie' salad, which we consider to be French originally, still History doubts this fact..
- 'Hering under fur-coat' salad
- Fish dishes for those who fast
- Kholodets, or meat in jelly
- 'Mimose' salad
- pickled vegetables (tomato, cucumber) and mushrooms
- goose in apples
- stuffed pepper
And a very funny thing about all that. Do you know what is really MOST delicious next day after the holiday? - LAST YEAR salads! =)
С наступающим!
(congratulations on coming New Year)
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