Maslenitsa, otherwise known as Pancakes Week or Butter Week, is a weeklong period of celebration where Eastern Slavic countries spend a week saying goodbye to winter and welcoming in the spring. In Pre-Christian times, Maslenitsa was originally known as the Sun festival and post the introduction of Christianity Maslenitsa has become the last opportunity to indulge in rich foods like butter, eggs and milk before the beginning of Lent. Considering that Maslenitsa derives from the word “Maslo” for “Butter” and that pancakes (crepes/blini) represent the sun in the pagan tradition, it makes perfect sense why this period is nicknamed Pancake Week.
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What’s The Dill with Pickled Foods?
Anyone who grew up in a Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian household or maybe had dinner with someone who has may notice something interesting about what’s usually on the dinner table; a wide variety of pickled foods. We’re not just talking about your typical pickle either.
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Foods To Bring In The New Year
Parties, champagne, there are plenty of ways to bring in the New Year. Arguably, one of the best ways to celebrate the end of a year is with food and the options are endless! Every country has their own way to using food to celebrate and bring in good fortune and cheer. Here are some of the most interesting and edible ways to welcome 2022!
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Culinary Cod Liver Recipes
Most of us already know about the benefits of cod liver oil; good source of Omega-3 fatty acid, high amount of Vitamin D, helps reduce inflammation and so on. What most of us don’t know is how delicious cod liver itself actually is. If you’ve never given it a try before, now’s the time to do it.
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Three Alternative Recipes for Making a PB&J Sandwich
A PB&J, a.k.a Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich is arguably one of the most iconic, and delicious, sandwiches out there. It’s also one of the easiest to prepare. While everyone knows the standard PB & J sandwich; spreading peanut butter on one side of a slide of bread, jelly or jam on one side of a different slice of bread, and putting the two coated sides of bread together, there is more than one way to make this iconic sandwich.
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Five Funky Ice Cream Facts
As the summer draws to a close, there are still a few good weeks left to enjoy those hot weather treats. What, you may ask, is the tastiest treat of this season? Ice-Cream, of course.
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Seven Fun Beer Facts
As the season starts getting colder, there is nothing quite like settling down for the evening with a nice pint of beer with friends, especially with Oktoberfest coming up!
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Mid-Autumn Festival Munchies
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a major traditional festival recognized by many East and Southeast Asian countries including China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, this year the festival falls on September 21st. How this joyful event is celebrated differs from country to country.
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