Arkhangelsk region presented a culinary program on wedding traditions at the RUSSIA EXPO

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At the House of Russian Cuisine at VDNH, representatives from a restaurant in Arkhangelsk, Lera Baskleeva and Lyudmila Baturina, demonstrated to the guests of the RUSSIA EXPO the culinary wedding traditions of the Arkhangelsk province, while the folklore theater "Radeyushka" performed a musical and ritual program.

The menu included, among other things, zagusta with steamed lingonberries and mead. At the Arkhangelsk region's wedding table installation, wedding loaf, fish pie, northern pickles and berries, cloudberry and cranberry drinks were served.

"The cuisine of the northern peoples is an amazing encyclopedia of how, in a harsh climate, it is possible to provide healthy and varied food, and a wedding is a special event. Great importance was attached to porridge, a traditional dish of ceremonial feasts. A pot of porridge was a symbol of family continuity. Therefore, we decided to prepare an interesting porridge, almost forgotten, called 'zagusta'. This is a thick porridge made from rye flour, which is shaped into a mound with melted butter poured into the center. We served the porridge in the northern variation - with lingonberries," explained Lera Baskleeva about the dishes that the Arkhangelsk region presented at the event.

On this day, as part of the festival, Matvey and Natalya from Kotlas got married. At the House of Russian Cuisine, the newlyweds were greeted with bread and salt, and the folklore theater "Radeyushka" conducted the bride price ritual and performed folk songs.