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Russian cuisine

Russian cuisine

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Traditional foods and ways of cooking from Russia like soups and dumplings
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌʃən kwɪˈzin/
translation icon : cocina rusa
  • Have you tried Russian cuisine before?

Examples

  • Restaurants offering authentic Russian cuisine are becoming more popular around the world.

  • He became fascinated by Russian cuisine after traveling to Moscow.

  • Many people associate Russian cuisine with hearty soups and dumplings.

  • I love Russian cuisine!

  • The restaurant offers a diverse selection of traditional Russian cuisine, including borscht and pelmeni.

  • During the festival, visitors enjoyed sampling various dishes representing Russian cuisine from different regions.

  • She took a cooking class to learn the secrets of authentic Russian cuisine and its rich flavors.

Surface Forms

Russian cuisine singular
Russian cuisines plural

Morphology

Russian + cuisine

The meaning 'the traditional style of cooking and typical foods originating from Russia' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Russian' (relating to Russia) with 'cuisine' (regional cooking style). This adjective + noun compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Russian cuisine comes from the everyday cooking of people in Russia, where long, cold winters meant using root vegetables, cabbage, grains and preserved foods like pickles and salted fish. So, Russian cuisine today means the 'traditional' hearty meals and typical foods people made to get through the cold and celebrate together.