Saturday, 2 June 2012

Russian deli - zephyr

If you go to Russia, you should try many things there! Indeed. Russian cuisine, the way we make potato, dairy products among which 'glazed cheese' is perfect etc...

And one of the most popular deli is ZEPHYR

Zephyr (let's call it marshmallow, still the taste is quite different) is a kind of sugar confectionery; it is made of fruit-berry puree mixed with sugar and egg white, then any of the formative fillings is required: pectin, agar syrup, gelatin (marmalade) mass.

Zephyr is known may years, it was first cooked and popular in ancient Greece, where it received its name from the god Zephyr who, according to mythology, gave this recipe to people.

As  the marshmallow is based on fruit puree, this pleasant deli is undoubtedly useful! Thanks to therein carbohydrate this snowy snack promotes mental activity, and is good for digestion, says wiki.

You may try to cook zephyr at home, for example the popular cooking web-site gotovim.ru  offers 24 recipes among which you will find the original oldest recipe of an apple zephyr.

You need 
Apples - 6 - 7 pcs. sugar - 1/2 cup egg (white) - 7 pcs. lemon juice - 2 tsp. gelatin - 1 tablespoon 

Washed apples baked whole or cut into pieces. Then rub them through a sieve. To this applesauce add sugar and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Egg-whites cool down, well beat and mix with applesauce. Add dissolved gelatin, lemon juice, mix all thoroughly and put in a unit dose container. Chill in the refrigerator.

 Other interesting recipes containing zephyr as an ingredient 

You may also try it if you visit our RUssian market on the 9th of June on the Russian Language DAy. there we will offer several types of Zephyr including famous zephyr in chocolate. More in our Curiosity shop 



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