{"id":20715,"date":"2018-07-12T08:52:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T15:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=20715"},"modified":"2018-07-12T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T17:14:37","slug":"world-cup-5-tips-on-being-a-vegan-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/world-cup-5-tips-on-being-a-vegan-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: 5 Tips On Being A Vegan In Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>So you\u2019re a vegan in Russia for the World Cup? Don\u2019t worry! Russia is a great place to be a vegan! Veganism is gaining popularity and there are many vegan and vegetarian restaurants not only in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but also in more distant cities, such as Volgograd. But, there is much more to vegan Russia than vegan restaurants. Let me share with you five tips to make your visit a little easier and a little more delicious&#8230;!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20719\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Julie-Russia-red-square.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20719\" class=\"wp-image-20719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Julie-Russia-red-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Julie-Russia-red-square.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Julie-Russia-red-square-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Julie-Russia-red-square-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me, on Red Square<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1. Postnaya Yeda<\/em><\/strong><strong> (<em>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0435\u0434\u0430<\/em>) = religious food <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian Orthodox Christianity is the most popular religion in Russia. Why is this good for you as a vegan? Orthodox Christianity features many \u201cfasting\u201d days throughout the year, but fasting doesn\u2019t mean abstaining from food entirely, it means staying away from animal products! With the exception of fish, most fasting food is vegan &#8211; no eggs, no dairy. How can you use this to your advantage? Whereas the word \u201cvegan\u201d is very new to the Russian psyche and really only well known among the younger generations, the magic words \u201c<em>postnaya yeda<\/em>\u201d (fasting food) are well known in restaurants, cafeterias, and grocery stores across the country. Even if there is nothing vegan on the menu, inquiring about the possibility of fasting food in a Russian restaurant is a near guarantee for finding a vegan meal.\u00a0 Added bonus, people really seem to respect you for your food choices, since they associate eschewing animal products with religious virtue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Honesty and Directness <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russians are incredibly honest and direct with their opinions, which nearly always comes across as rude to Americans. Use this to your advantage! It is in your best interest, and not at all rude, to tell your host bluntly that you are a vegan and explain that you don\u2019t eat animal products. Your host will not be offended. He or she will accept this new fact as a challenge. Russians highly value hospitality, and your host will amaze you when he or she suddenly whips up a fruit salad to go with your tea, or maybe even a whole meal of plant-based creativity. Which leads me to my next point&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20724\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20724\" class=\"wp-image-20724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_20171227_001150_782-1080x646.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My favorite meal with my host family: sour cabbage and fried potatoes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Potatoes and Mushrooms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like potatoes and mushrooms, there are certainly other foods available in Russia, but if you do like potatoes and mushrooms, then Russia is your destination! After you explain that you don\u2019t eat animal products, the next question is very often \u201cBut, do you eat mushrooms?\u201d And, if you do, then your host will be very pleased. Russians have a culture of foraging for mushrooms in the woods and Russian cuisine includes many dishes centered around mushrooms. Potatoes, being another cultural favorite, naturally go together with their fungal counterpart to form vegan dishes. Whether it is a delicious mushroom soup with potatoes in it, yummy dumplings with a potato-mushroom filling, or a rich and greasy skillet of fried potatoes and mushrooms, this food combination is bound to please!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20720\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20720\" class=\"wp-image-20720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kx1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fried potatoes and mushrooms<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Georgian Cuisine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Venture beyond the vegetarian restaurants and typical Russian cuisine to explore the exciting vegan options within Georgian food! Georgian food is very popular in Russia, and even most small cities have at least one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/khinkalni-dom-vladimir-83225\" >Georgian restaurant<\/a>. Ask your server about the ingredients and dishes at your particular restaurant, but popular dishes include &#8211; a spiced red bean soup, fresh bread served with pastes made from nuts, garlic, and vegetables, and zucchini or eggplant stuffed with the same garlic-nut pastes. Don\u2019t forget the Georgian wine!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Torte Napoleon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My final recommendation is that you embrace your sweet tooth. One very popular cake in Russia is the torte Napoleon, or, as the French call it, mille-feuille. This cake of many layers held together by cream is not always vegan, but it has become a vegan favorite in vegetarian restaurants throughout Russia. Nearly every vegetarian restaurant I visited within and outside of Moscow featured a vegan torte Napoleon on their menu. Coconut cream tastily replaces the dairy cream. I made it my personal quest to find the best vegan torte Napoleon in Russia, and I will tell you (shhh!) it\u2019s at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/avocado-cafe-tverskaja-moscow-35195\" >Cafe Avocado<\/a> on Tverskaya in Moscow! Bon appetite, or as the Russians say, \u201c<em>priyatnova appetite<\/em>\u201d!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20721\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado2.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20721\" class=\"wp-image-20721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado2-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado2-768x588.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Napoleon Cake at Avocado<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20722\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20722\" class=\"wp-image-20722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/avocado1-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato-Mushroom Vareniki at Avocado<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>About the author:\u00a0Julie\u00a0Ammons just returned from spending most of the past two years in Russia on exchange programs learning Russian and Teaching English. She enjoys connecting with people across cultures through food and cooking together.\u00a0 Follow her travels through pictures of food on Instagram <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/veganmissoula\"  rel=\"external nofollow\">@veganmissoula<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you\u2019re a vegan in Russia for the World Cup? Don\u2019t worry! Russia is a great place to be a vegan! Veganism is gaining popularity and there are many vegan and vegetarian restaurants not only in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but also in more distant cities, such as Volgograd. But, there is much more to vegan Russia than vegan restaurants. Let me share with you five tips to make your visit a little easier and a little more delicious&#8230;! &nbsp; 1. Postnaya Yeda (\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0435\u0434\u0430) = religious food Russian Orthodox Christianity is the most popular religion in Russia. Why is this good for you as a vegan? Orthodox Christianity features many \u201cfasting\u201d days throughout the year, but fasting doesn\u2019t mean abstaining from food entirely, it means staying away from animal products! With the exception of fish, most fasting food is vegan &#8211; no eggs, no dairy. How can you use this to your advantage? Whereas the word \u201cvegan\u201d is very new to the Russian psyche and really only well known among the younger generations, the magic words \u201cpostnaya yeda\u201d (fasting food) are well known in restaurants, cafeterias, and grocery stores across the country. 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