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Vegan dishes
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Salad made from cooked beetroots, potatoes and carrots together with onions, sauerkraut and pickles
Vinegret
Sliced pepper, eggplant, garlic and tomatoes with olive oil and spices
Ratatuy
White/brown rice, fried with pineapples, corn peppers and olive oil
Ris s Ananasom i Kukuruzoi
Cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers and more
Solen'ya
Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers with herbs and salt
Ovoshnaya Tarelka
Fresh apples, pears, watermelon, bananas, oranges and grapes
Fruktovaya Tarelka
Sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes and eggplants prepared on grill
Ovoshchi na Grile
Buckwheat spaghetti with olive oil, tofu, cherry tomatoes and fresh dill
Grechnevaya Lapsha Soba
Roasted eggplant and cherry tomatoes with garlic and ginger sauce, usually served with white bread
Zakuska iz Baklazhan
Seaweed with fresh carrots, cucumbers, garlic and spicy soy-based sauce. Make sure: no egg is added
Salat iz Morskoy Kapusty
A dessert made from fruits, sugar and corn/ potato starch. Can be served hot or cold
Kissel
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Fried eggplants with vinegar, garlic and dill, with sour cream or mayonnaise. To veganize: ask for no cream or mayonnaise.
Zharenye Baklazhany
Cold soup made from assorted greens including scallions, dill, cucumbers etc. Fish and cream might be added. To veganize: ask for no fish or cream.
Botvinya
Bananas fried in butter or coconut oil, with whipped cream and walnuts. To veganize: make sure no butter or cream was used.
Zharenie banani
Chopped fresh fruits served with whipped cream or yogurt and a cookie. To veganize: ask for no yogurt/cream.
Fruktoviy Salat
Baked potato wedges, seasoned with salt, spices, olive oil and sometimes butter. To veganize: ask for no butter.
Kartoffel' po Derevenski
Noodle salad made with vegetables and chicken. To veganize: ask for no added meat.
Funchoza
Beet-based soup, with vegetables and sometimes meat or fish, topped with sour cream. To veganize: ask for no meat, fish or cream.
Borscht
Cooked cabbage, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes with garlic and spices, sometimes with meat or meat broth. To veganize: ask for no meat ingredients to be used.
Ovoshnoe Ragu
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Usually pre-cooked with butter and milk.
Kartofelnoe Pyre
Traditional salad made from carrots, potatoes, pickles, green peas, eggs, meat and mayo.
Oliv'ye
Baked or fried buns served with different fillings. The dough will usually contains eggs.
Pirozhki
Traditional sweet soft squares of pressed fruit paste will commonly contain eggs.
Pastila
Wheat pancakes served with different toppings and fillings. Usually made with eggs and dairy.
