Your private guide will meet you at the hotel lobby one hour prior to the start of cooking class. Attend cooking class at the facility located in the city center, 7 minutes away from Chernyshevskaya Metro station. Choose between two fascinating options.
Broad your culinary horizons with the delicious Borscht soup and scrumptious Syrniki. Learn the secrets of Russian signature dishes from your expert guide and the best chefs of Saint Petersburg. Your other option is the Pelmeni and Blini, another world-famous attributes of Russian cuisine.
Feel the incomparable atmosphere of Russian hospitality while having fun making Pelmeni and frying Blini. After the cooking you will have an authentic Russian feast with traditional music, delicious dishes you’ve just made and the finest drinks this country can offer.Attend cooking class at the facility located in the city center, 7 minutes away from Chernyshevskaya Metro station. Broad your culinary horizons with Borscht and Syrniki.
Borscht is a traditional Russian soup based on beetroot. The vegetables, beetroot, onion, garlic, carrot and so on have to be roast before being added to soup stock. The stock is typically made by boiling meat, but if you are vegetarian, there are other options, just inform your chef about your preferences. Borscht is traditionally served with sour cream and garnished with dill.Secondary you will cook delicious Syrniki the best Russian breakfast and a beloved dessert. Farm-cheese pancakes known as Syrniki are loved by kids and grown-ups alike. “Syr” means cheese, as quark cheese is the basis of this dish. Quark cheese is a cream cheese, which is especially popular in Russia, where it is called “Tvorog”. Syrniki are usually served with sour cream, jam or condensed milk. Sounds complicated, but do not worry, experienced chef will guide you and explain everything in detail. After the cooking have a little feast sampling your dishes, drinking and enjoying authentic Russian atmosphere.Get your taste of Russia with Pelmeni and Blini! Pelmeni are Russian dumplings: small portions of grounded meat and onion wrapped in thin dough and boiled. Most historians agree that Russian pelmeni originated in Siberia. Making Pelmeni is an interesting and fun process, and traditionally the whole family takes part in it. You will laugh a lot, and your chef you will help you make a perfect Pelmeni.Then you will cook Blini, a Russian pancake traditionally made from wheat flour. In pagan times blini were made for Maslenitsa, a sun festival. Blini are eaten with many fillings, probably the most traditional option is caviar, but if you prefer sweet pancakes, then try condensed milk or jam.
There is plenty of other options: mushrooms, meat, wild berries, sour cream, onions and potatoes, fish, honey, cheese and what not. Frying is not an easy process, there is even Russian proverb “The first pancake is a clod”, but with the chef nearby you can handle it. In the end you will have a wonderful feast and try all you have cooked. This is really yummy and authentic experience in a relaxing atmosphere, as you will be welcomed with a traditional Russian hospitality.After your class finishes, you can explore streets nearby, or head to Neva River embankment and have a walk in Summer Garden. You will be in the city center so the major attractions of Saint Petersburg will await you nearby.
