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Me: russian food is disgusting.
Friend: i wouldnt know, i never tasted russian food
Me: Neither has anyone else. Thats the problem, it has no flavor to taste.
@freemo
But jokes aside - what amuses me is suddenly I've noticed 3-4 different people saying this in different places - some unrelated discord servers, here now.
Also this is partially true. Some of our cuisine is country style (like mashed potatoes, pickled tomato or cucumber, sauerkraut and if you can afford - fried chicken or ground pork patty), other part of Russian food is borrowed - as always, we are really good taking what's not ours - French chefs had huge influence at some point.
But yes, comparing to Indian or Thai it's pretty bland
On side notice - these people don't have much but still very generous hosts, all they might have is said potatoes and sauerkraut for themselves yet they will find some preserves or kielbasa stashed for rainy day just to feed guests
@freemo Borsht is pretty good but I only know of Lithuanian Jewish style Borsht. You have cabbage, potato, rye bread, fresh dill and broth. It's pretty tasty and a good way to feed many people without many resources.
Perhaps I forgot to mention drinking alcohol. Perhaps the fresh dill was what I enjoyed because it brought me back to being a child and eating pickles during the summer to avoid heat cramps.
Borsht is better than heat cramps hands down.
@AmpBenzScientist im sure its a good hardy meal, and to be frank i can enjoy most cusines... but i notice the list of ingredients is suprisingly lacking when it comes to spices ;)
@freemo I read that and recall the scene in Naked Gun where Nielsen asks for a Black Russian.
@AmpBenzScientist hahaha classic
@freemo Deadpan comedy was great. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.
@freemo
Me, charging cyka-blyat™ railgun's battery: what do you mean no taste, komrad?