Russian Cuisine Cooking Class and Market Tour from Moscow

We invite everybody especially our Moscow guests on culinary lessons for Russian cuisine. Finally all these famous “bliny” (pancakes), “pelmeni” (boiled pastry with minced meat), “borsch" (meat beetroot soup) and other dishes are open to beginners and culinary amateurs!

Suitability:
- Suitable for all levels from complete beginners to experienced foodies
- Your hosts are Russian but speak perfect English and all classes will be in English (German, French, Spanish also available upon request and additional price)
- Minimum age: Children 6 – 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult

Market tour:

Our school offers to guests a Moscow Market Tour, where the educated guide will explain the history of the area, the local food and cooking.

What will I learn?
- How to get there and what is the better selection of a market
- How to evaluate quality and select the best fresh seasonal produce
- How to buy and bargain in Moscow
- The history of markets, foods and some cultural and cooking traditions

Cooking class:

Under the guidance of fun and friendly Russian hosts, who are all passionate about Russian cookery, you will immerse yourself in Russian life to discover the gastronomic delights of Moscow.

What will I learn?
- Courses mainly concentrate on the cuisine of Russia, but also there are classes on Ukrainian, Caucasian (Georgian, Armenian) and Central Asian (Uzbek etc) meals.
-As locals, we know about Moscow and the surrounding area, and will be able to teach you all about the origin of ingredients used, the names of the dishes and Russian traditions in general.

Sample Russian Menus:

Dishes vary according to the season and may include:
- Solyanka (soup)
-Traditional Borscht
-Chicken Kyev
- Pelmeni (Russian dumplings)
- Herring “under fur coat” Salad
-Olivier Salad famous in the world as Russian Salad
- Baked Apples a-la “Kupetc” (with raisin and honey)
-Blini, "Pirozhki", “Varenilki” and all kinds of famous Russian bakery
- "Rasstegay" cake with fish stuffing

Dietary Requirements?

We can adapt the cuisine to vegetarian (not vegan) diet on special request.

Please let us know about any allergies in advance.