I’m french and it’s so interesting how what you call blini is the equivalent to crêpes, but in France we also have something called blini which is more like a small savory fluffy pancake that we eat with smoked salmon and sour cream for events ! Really cool to see the differences between cultures/languages ! Love your vids ❤️
I'm English, live in France. Blinis here are similar to Scotch pancakes...just not so crisp. But isn't that something fascinating - all our cultures have different takes on the same thing
We missed you... so happy to see your latest vlog showing us typical Russian meals - thank you it was so interesting! So nice to see Tolya and adorable Agatha too! Come back soon xx
I became a blini master in two days after cooking hundreds of them at our church's annual Russian Food Festival. I attend a Russian Orthodox parish in the US, and we run the food festival every year as a fundraising event. It's really popular. This year was the first year I helped cook, and I spent two days just standing there pouring blini batter into a frying pan and cooking blini over a gas burner. Apparently I did a good job because the Russian babushkas complimented my blini, which is the highest praise I could wish for!😄💕
As a Russian woman, now living in Canada, it is such a pleasure to see you show all of our traditional meals! Makes me feel like I am back home (город волжский) I’m so glad I found your channel, I appreciate your content so much! Спасибо большое!
We totally have that philosophy in the US! It's the first pancake rule, hahaha. The first pancake is the 'practice pancake", it never turns out right, lol. Russian blinis remind me of a cross between pancakes and crepes, heh. I absolutely LOVE your 'what I eat in a day" or any of your cooking videos. I have always wanted to visit Russia, and all the food looks absolutely incredible, and I want to visit even more! (and also the architecture, history, and just the country seem beautiful. It's definitely on my and my husband's list of countries to visit!) Say hello to Agatha for me, it's always a joy to see her adorable smile. :)
I am hungarian, and it's always strange to see, how things (the food, the buildings, the mentality) are the same here, as a post-soviet country, and I never tought these things can be unique. I love seeing this trough an outsider's eyes. :)
I love your videos. Im a lot like you. Im a minimalist too. I dont like to have a lot of things. I only have what i need. I love the food that you eat and buy. I enjoy seeing how people live in other countries. Im from the USA. Keep up the videos. Your are an inspiration to people. You show your viewers that you need a lot to be happy. Love ya.
My first thought was to roll peanut butter and sliced banana together in the blini, and my second thought was scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions, and a little bacon. Love that you’re back, Vika! It all looks so delicious!
Phew I was getting worried Vika!! So glad to see you back. Also Agatha’s reactions to the food are hilarious and adorable. Can you do “a day in the life of Agatha” soon? ❤️
Same growing up in England, we just called them pancakes. Here in USA we'd say blini or crêpe. In England we had them with butter, or lemon juice and sugar. And yes, the first one should always be fed to the dog !
Watching your videos is like seeing an old, beloved friend again. Cannot thank you enough for sharing your content and creating this little space of humanity, peace and comfort in this stressful world of ours ❤
As an Irish person living in Spain, I am always interested in how other nationalities don't obsess as much as we do about texture of the potatoes. Ireland is where you get the best fresh and powdered potatoes. I love your meals
Hi! I'm from Hungary living in the States. I also make the mushroom pasta all the time(we add paprika) and the crepes yummy these dishes are also very traditional in Hungary. I'm salivating 🤤
@@fionaj8668 In some countries eggs are not washed. If you are American, your eggs are already washed for you, that is why eggs need to be refrigerated. In other countries our eggs are not cleaned so in stores they are not refrigerated. We have to wash them because they might have some chicken feathers or a bit of dirt
I'm not sure if eggs are sold already washed in other countries but in Russia they aren’t so we have to wash them with soap before cooking if we don’t want to get salmonella or something like that😅
@@MP-tp5bi Interesting! I’ve wondered why eggs are refrigerated in the US but not in some of the other countries I’ve visited so thank you for this info!
Naleśniki, makaron z sosem grzybowym and kotlety mielone z ziemniakami. Reminds me of my childhood 😆 although we usually ate the mushroom sauce with potatoes too and not pasta. Pasta was basically only for soups or with sugar and cream with strawberries in the summer. Ohh and the potatoes are SO yellow, like they should be! I miss them, the ones in the UK are so pale! lol
@@lilih8478 I never liked it, I’m more of a savoury kind of person 😅 my mum and sister love it though! You have to try and see yourself. There’s also sweet, berry-filled version of pierogi (dumplings) you might want to try 🥟🫐🍓
Kotányi (see: 11:00) Hungarian spice mix. This is how we cook. Kotányi has been making spices since 1881. (Founded by János Kotányi in Szeged, Hungary.)
I love authentic Russian blinis!! 😍.. But so epic when tiny sweet Agatha steals the show ( 0:30 - 0:36) for a few moments with her magic waves 👋 and friendliness 🥰 - so epic and sweet ... Lol. Thanks so much for sharing your foods and family recipes. What a beautiful family!
Agatha is such a cutie pie!!! 😍 She reminds me so much of our son, whom we adopted from Vladivostok 21 years ago. Love your channel! Thank you for sharing your lovely family with us!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I have good recipe for Hungarian "Hot Stuff"-6 Hungarian Wax Peppers-2 red,2 yellow, 2 green.1 Green pepper, I medium onion.Clean and cut vegetables and remove seeds.You can cut in strips.Add vegetable oil(not olive oil) to vegetables almost to halfway rim of fry pan and cook on medium heat until vegetables soft.Add homemade or store bought tomato juice almost to top of rim and reduce heat and simmer for about half hour.Mixture will look oily-soup consistency.Take thin slices of white bread and dip in oil and eat vegetables.For a hearty meal you can add cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts and mushrooms.This is old Hungarian recipe.My mother served usually without meat and mushrooms. You can also dip hot sausage sandwiches in this mixture!
My great grandparents are from Russia, I can see how the food we eat has been passed down through generations of family to me, these meals look quite familiar even though I have never been to Russia, Thank you for sharing!
I've always wondered what is like to live in Russia. You've taught me so much, proves that we never stop learning (I am 63yrs). Thankyou so much for opening up your lives for us to see and learn. You are a lovely couple with a gorgeous little girl. many blessings to you.
It’s a pancake!! I’m British and we call them pancakes before I get any yanks saying “that’s a crepe”! I love mine with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of sugar.
I love your videos and I’ve never been particularly interested in Russian culture. It’s really just lovely seeing someone live life so simply and not so worried over appearance or opinions. You really are someone I would love to know!
I don’t know how I happened upon this gem of a channel but all of a sudden I’m totally enchanted with this dear little family on the other side of the world 💕 All the best to you
I think the closest thing in English for the dinner dish are Rissoles, which are essentially just a elongated meatball, normally made with beef or pork mince.
In South Africa (in my culture group, at least) we call them (blinis) pancakes, the only difference being that we add a tiny bit of salt and baking powder. In my family we eat them as a meal, filled and rolled with beef mince stew and grated cheese, and then for dessert, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and rolled up. It is especially nice when we have rainy weather. The first one is also usually a "flop", but the cook is always happy to have that with cinnamon sugar as a "test run". I'll definitely try them with some of your fillings. Thank you for your interesting videos.
I’d love to see a video of holiday related food and traditions that you do there! Thank you for enriching the rest of the world about your wonderful life!
They look delicious! These foods are so similar to Hungarian ones. Blini is like our palacsinta, which are also used for sweet (with a little sugar in the dough) and savory (no sugar in the dough) foods. Your mushroom pasta is similar to the beef-mushroom pasta my mom used to make, and the minced meat dish is like Hungarian fasirt. We add garlic to the minced meat mixture and coat them in breadcrumbs, instead of flour, but otherwise the same. We also eat vegetables with it, but they're pickled. Russian cuisine is the only other cuisine that seems to use as much sour cream as Hungarian :)
Your dinner meat dish! My mother made these all the time. I’ve never seen them floured, but we would eat them often for dinner as they were fast to make and could stretch a pound of hamburger! Family is Slovak and some of the dishes my mother/grandmother made I see on your channel. Love learning more about Russia from you.
hi, nice to hear , that traditions stayed in your family.Where do you live?I am Slovak btw., married to Greek, living in Switzerland.My mom used to prepare that meal as well.
@@monika4838 I’m second generation in the US so much is lost with the language. My parents could understand it, but couldn’t speak it (never understood that!). Thank you for the Slovak name of Grandma’s burgers. All of the old family dishes were renamed American names: piggies (stuffed cabbage), fried cabbage, cottage cheese rolls, nut-rolls. I do get up to my family’s home up in northeast Pennsylvania and am able to find more of the Slovak dishes. Unfortunately there are no local restaurants that feature these dishes where I live.
Also Slovak here, hi/ahoj. :-) We used to cover "fašírky" in breadcrumbs and then fry them and they were so delicious. Nowadays, in order to promote more "healthy lifestyle" we just put the whole bulk of meaty dough in a deep pan, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and then right into the over. It is not so oily and it resembles a pie, in a way.
Watching your video after a stressful day at work is like a family holiday in the evening. Your meals just look so great! Have a good time and stay safe.
Ms A’s curiosity about food is really healthy and confident ! Cheers to a bright future! Somehow shows a respectful attitude to all types of food which is very important.
I think what you made for breakfast we call crepes. Very versatile and delicious. Your other two meals looked very good too. Agatha waving in the background and blowing kisses was adorable. My heart melted.
You guys are the cutest family and I’ve been having so much fun binge-watching your videos! Thank you for giving us all a peek into your lives and sharing your beautiful culture. Sending lots of love from the United States 🇺🇸❤️
Hello! I''ve just launched my channel about life in Russian villages and towns. If you're interested, welcome to watch my video about old Cossacks' village. ;-)
You have a Wonderful Family! Normal, Down to Earth People. Look Forward to Each Video. We Need More Loving People on This Earth Like Yourself. God Bless Each One!!
Thank you so much for posting an update. It's good to see all is well. Agatha looks so much like her daddy - but she has mama's mannerisms - like waving and smiling. :)
So much love to you....you are helping so many feel better and get to see the beauty of a simple life....just so peaceful. I'm in Rhode island USA... We seem to cook alike....fresh and home cooked meals are a beautiful gift from God. 💖💖💖
My great-grandparents immigrated to Russia from Iran. My grandma was born there. They had to leave and go back to Iran once the civil war happened. I grew up eating some traditional Russian dishes because of my grandma. So cool to see you make them.
Hello! I''ve just launched my channel about life in Russian villages and towns. If you're interested, welcome to watch my video about old Cossacks' village. ;-)
You are doing a wonderful, fabulous job of showing us everyday life in Russia. it's so educational, and enlightening. I live in Mexico and I saw many items in your supermarket that I recognize even avocados!! I love natural you are with your family and your explanations.
I almost always slice tomato and cucumber for dinner! I usually slice them thinly and then put a little bit of vinegar and salt on them. Such a good side and very refreshing! (Avocado thinly sliced with vinegar and salt is also very good)
Agatha is so cute! Thank you for giving this insight into Russian life 🙂, also I love how you say "Potatoes" 🥔 🥰 I will definitely be giving these recipes a try 👍🏻
Greetings from Great Britain. I am originally from Czech Republic, mumma of 2 boys. I find your videos very refreshing, real and interesting. Keep up the good work 🥰
In Serbia we call those just simply pancakes ^^ (US version of pancakes does not exist here/nobody makes them) so for us these are everyday pancakes - палачинке ☺️
It’s interesting to see how similar your meals are to common US meals! The blini is close to crepes which can also be savory or sweet. The pasta dish is like stroganoff (which usually includes beef). And your dinner is very similar to many meat (especially meatballs or meatloaf with the bread you added), potatoes, and a side of vegetables dinners I’ve had.
@@Riaguk yes I did know stroganoff is Russian but more sharing it’s a very common dish where I live in the states in case that was interesting for Vika or any of her Russian subscribers to know if they didn’t already. Sometimes it’s cool to find out your traditional food has been transplanted and normalized in other countries!
Ohhhh man.... you three are just adorable.... The way your daughter gave a flying kiss to the camera, just melted our heart... May god bless you three with all the joy and prosperity 🥰❤❤
Delicious food. Did I hear Agatha correctly when she handed you the tangerine? Did she say "peel"? As in "peel the tangerine please." Or did she say a word in Russian that just sounds like "peel" in English? Very fun video. Thanks for sharing your life.
Sometimes she uses random sounds for explaining what she wants😅 There’s a small number of words that she can say so she said «pi» which is the first part of the Russian word «pit’» meaning «to drink». She uses that one for many different situations😂
In Poland we have exactly the same stuff. Pro-tips: make your hands wet befor forming the kotlet and add salt to potatoes in the beginning or only to the pure, you made salty just water :D
I just discovered your channel a couple days ago and I'm hooked, I've watched several of your videos. You are an adorable family, love is present all the time. Agatha is so cute and your husband really enjoys to be a dad, I can tell he adores you both. Im impressed, your daughter eats exactly the same food you and your husband eat, that is amazing and great! Warm greetings from Acapulco, México!
I am from Kentucky in the USA (like Kentucky Fried Chicken haha) and I will be trying ALL of these recipes. I've been meaning to make the "pancakes" you had for breakfast. Thank you for sharing your family with us, Agatha is adorable and I'm glad you're happy in the new apartment!
So interesting how similar your dishes are to other cultures! Your breakfast are crepes to us, your lunch similar to our Mushroom Stroganoff and we make tuna patties like your chicken ones, LOL. Thanks for taking the time to film all of it.
Hey Vika! In my country (and a most of the balkan ones) we use an identical to the kotleti recipe for meatballs! We just shape them more like balls! Thank you for the lovely video! :)
Agatha is so sweet! Your family is so lovely :) I wish you all the best, thank you for showing us snippets of your life, it's very interesting to learn about other countries!! :))
I loved watching this video! One correction is that the blini mixture is not a dough, but a batter. Dough is mainly just used for bread and is typically much thicker, while batter is for something which is more liquid. Cookie dough, pancake batter. If that makes sense 😁
Once again a delightful insight into your daily life, and such a joy to see your lovely family in the video as well. Joy to you all from the UK 🇬🇧 😀 😊 ❤
I said, let me guess what the breakfast dish will be. I guessed correctly. Fun fact. In America, we have the EXACT same brand of olive oil on our shelves. I buy that one and it is in my kitchen.
Loved your Video , Have really missed seeing you and your family. You are all So Sweet! God Bless Be safe, Be Well, Love and Hugs from Alexandria Minnesota!!🍍🤗😙💖💖💖
There is just something fascinating about seeing such normal domestic experiences from others in a completely different culture from one's own.
You are so right about this!
It's one of the best things about the internet, IMO!
No! The Russians they are Europeans too, with similar cultural habits.
@@sandor7594 but I am not in Europe, no where near Europe. In a completely different hemisphere.
@@sandor7594 yes we have the same three recipes in England
I love how your husband is always smiling at you and your child🥺
I’m french and it’s so interesting how what you call blini is the equivalent to crêpes, but in France we also have something called blini which is more like a small savory fluffy pancake that we eat with smoked salmon and sour cream for events ! Really cool to see the differences between cultures/languages ! Love your vids ❤️
Im from Brazil, and to us thats pancakes [Portuguese: panqueca]. I love them😋. I live in USA now. I'm not a fan of the pancakes here.👎
I'm English, live in France. Blinis here are similar to Scotch pancakes...just not so crisp. But isn't that something fascinating - all our cultures have different takes on the same thing
That’s palacsinta in Hungary :D
We missed you... so happy to see your latest vlog showing us typical Russian meals - thank you it was so interesting! So nice to see Tolya and adorable Agatha too! Come back soon xx
I became a blini master in two days after cooking hundreds of them at our church's annual Russian Food Festival. I attend a Russian Orthodox parish in the US, and we run the food festival every year as a fundraising event. It's really popular.
This year was the first year I helped cook, and I spent two days just standing there pouring blini batter into a frying pan and cooking blini over a gas burner.
Apparently I did a good job because the Russian babushkas complimented my blini, which is the highest praise I could wish for!😄💕
I just like the fact how your husband smiles and shows his simplicity ☺
Your lucky to have him
Agreed
As a Russian woman, now living in Canada, it is such a pleasure to see you show all of our traditional meals! Makes me feel like I am back home (город волжский)
I’m so glad I found your channel, I appreciate your content so much! Спасибо большое!
We totally have that philosophy in the US! It's the first pancake rule, hahaha. The first pancake is the 'practice pancake", it never turns out right, lol. Russian blinis remind me of a cross between pancakes and crepes, heh. I absolutely LOVE your 'what I eat in a day" or any of your cooking videos. I have always wanted to visit Russia, and all the food looks absolutely incredible, and I want to visit even more! (and also the architecture, history, and just the country seem beautiful. It's definitely on my and my husband's list of countries to visit!) Say hello to Agatha for me, it's always a joy to see her adorable smile. :)
Same here in Germany about the pancake. 😄
Same in Poland 🤤
Same in England ❤
Same in Serbia😄
Same in France, the first crêpe is always a fail!
Sweet Agatha is such a big girl she's so cute saying peel tangerine I'm happy to see her keep herself busy
Yes! Agatha said peel in perfect English! She is also quite the little cleaner.
Yes! Agatha is a very nice child!
My Polish grandma always made a very similar pasta dish for us! Must be a common Eastern European thing 🥰
Must be common European thing*
just a pasta + cheese + tomato paste
@@maximananyev7491 no tomato paste in there
Pancakes in the UK. Traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday with lemon juice and sugar on them or golden syrup.
Or spiced apple with brown sugar and cinnamon.
They are closer to crepes (which are pancakes anyway but much thinner). Someone I know cooks blini with beer or mineral water in the batter.
I like how realistic it is 👍 This is what a typical family in Slovakia and Czech republic eats as well.
I am hungarian, and it's always strange to see, how things (the food, the buildings, the mentality) are the same here, as a post-soviet country, and I never tought these things can be unique. I love seeing this trough an outsider's eyes. :)
Much love from USA, beautiful family, food looks good 👍 , God Bless
I love your videos. Im a lot like you. Im a minimalist too. I dont like to have a lot of things. I only have what i need. I love the food that you eat and buy. I enjoy seeing how people live in other countries. Im from the USA. Keep up the videos. Your are an inspiration to people. You show your viewers that you need a lot to be happy. Love ya.
I am Vika and I am from Poland and we have the same dishes :) literally ! It is very nice to see that out cultures are so similar ;)
Same in Romania 💓 we call the last dish "chiftele", I think the name has turkish influence, but it's exactly the same.
Breakfast! In Canada we call that a crepe!! So good!!!
Same in the USA
@@anastasiaromanova2009 Same in New Zealand. Smaller thicker ones are called pikelets.
@@denisiojoy Here in Canada we call them crepes also and as for the smaller and thicker ones we call them pancakes. Pikelets sounds so cute!
In the Netherlands we call it pannenkoeken, we sprinkle them with powder sugar , syrup or Brown sugar and role them up.
My first thought was to roll peanut butter and sliced banana together in the blini, and my second thought was scrambled eggs, tomatoes, onions, and a little bacon. Love that you’re back, Vika! It all looks so delicious!
Phew I was getting worried Vika!! So glad to see you back. Also Agatha’s reactions to the food are hilarious and adorable. Can you do “a day in the life of Agatha” soon? ❤️
Oh, that would be very cute but I don’t want to film her that much☺️
Its all same by us Serbs. But I wanted to say, your kid is soooooo adorable. She literally stole my heart😍
I have NEVER seen an egg cracked that way before! Amazing!
I really like how you interact with Agatha. You don't scold her for being curious, just make sure that she's safe to explore things. Very sweet.
I literally just thought the other day Vika hasn't uploaded in a bit I hope they're well 🥺 so excited to watch this, loved the first one! 💗
Same growing up in England, we just called them pancakes. Here in USA we'd say blini or crêpe. In England we had them with butter, or lemon juice and sugar. And yes, the first one should always be fed to the dog !
Omg when Agatha waved at the camera what a cutie 😍
We eat a lot of mashed potato’s here in the U.K., the thing you use to mash them up is called a potato masher
loved how Agatha was “cleaning up” - so cute. I make a very similar pasta and add cream cheese.
it is good to see you all happy and doing well , thank you from Yorkshire
Watching your videos is like seeing an old, beloved friend again. Cannot thank you enough for sharing your content and creating this little space of humanity, peace and comfort in this stressful world of ours ❤
So very true!
As an Irish person living in Spain, I am always interested in how other nationalities don't obsess as much as we do about texture of the potatoes. Ireland is where you get the best fresh and powdered potatoes. I love your meals
Irish butter and Irish potatoes are always win
The breakfast thing is called "krep" in Turkey. I love how our cuisine is similar!
Hi! I'm from Hungary living in the States. I also make the mushroom pasta all the time(we add paprika) and the crepes yummy these dishes are also very traditional in Hungary. I'm salivating 🤤
I love mashed potatoes! I never thought to add bay leaves to the boiling water. Great idea!
You wash your eggs!!! 🤣 That’s actually a great idea, I’ve thought about it many many times 😄
I was surprised at that too!! I am now worried I should be washing mine!! I have never seen this before.
@@fionaj8668 In some countries eggs are not washed. If you are American, your eggs are already washed for you, that is why eggs need to be refrigerated. In other countries our eggs are not cleaned so in stores they are not refrigerated. We have to wash them because they might have some chicken feathers or a bit of dirt
I don’t wash eggs I keep them out the fridge too
I'm not sure if eggs are sold already washed in other countries but in Russia they aren’t so we have to wash them with soap before cooking if we don’t want to get salmonella or something like that😅
@@MP-tp5bi Interesting! I’ve wondered why eggs are refrigerated in the US but not in some of the other countries I’ve visited so thank you for this info!
Naleśniki, makaron z sosem grzybowym and kotlety mielone z ziemniakami. Reminds me of my childhood 😆 although we usually ate the mushroom sauce with potatoes too and not pasta. Pasta was basically only for soups or with sugar and cream with strawberries in the summer. Ohh and the potatoes are SO yellow, like they should be! I miss them, the ones in the UK are so pale! lol
Wow, never thought to have pasta with strawberries and cream 😯 Is it nice? I might have to try that one day 😁
@@lilih8478 well, it's a sweet version.
@@lilih8478 I never liked it, I’m more of a savoury kind of person 😅 my mum and sister love it though! You have to try and see yourself. There’s also sweet, berry-filled version of pierogi (dumplings) you might want to try 🥟🫐🍓
Kotányi (see: 11:00) Hungarian spice mix. This is how we cook. Kotányi has been making spices since 1881. (Founded by János Kotányi in Szeged, Hungary.)
I love authentic Russian blinis!! 😍.. But so epic when tiny sweet Agatha steals the show ( 0:30 - 0:36) for a few moments with her magic waves 👋 and friendliness 🥰 - so epic and sweet ... Lol.
Thanks so much for sharing your foods and family recipes. What a beautiful family!
Pancakes with sweetened condensed milk is food for the gods. Its absolute heaven. Everyone needs to try this ✨
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Agatha is such a cutie pie!!! 😍 She reminds me so much of our son, whom we adopted from Vladivostok 21 years ago. Love your channel! Thank you for sharing your lovely family with us!!! ❤️❤️❤️
I have good recipe for Hungarian "Hot Stuff"-6 Hungarian Wax Peppers-2 red,2 yellow, 2 green.1 Green pepper, I medium onion.Clean and cut vegetables and remove seeds.You can cut in strips.Add vegetable oil(not olive oil) to vegetables almost to halfway rim of fry pan and cook on medium heat until vegetables soft.Add homemade or store bought tomato juice almost to top of rim and reduce heat and simmer for about half hour.Mixture will look oily-soup consistency.Take thin slices of white bread and dip in oil and eat vegetables.For a hearty meal you can add cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts and mushrooms.This is old Hungarian recipe.My mother served usually without meat and mushrooms.
You can also dip hot sausage sandwiches in this mixture!
My great grandparents are from Russia, I can see how the food we eat has been passed down through generations of family to me, these meals look quite familiar even though I have never been to Russia, Thank you for sharing!
I've always wondered what is like to live in Russia. You've taught me so much, proves that we never stop learning (I am 63yrs). Thankyou so much for opening up your lives for us to see and learn. You are a lovely couple with a gorgeous little girl. many blessings to you.
Agatha is just the cutest 😍
Such a wonderful little girl!
Thanks for the recipes!
Greetings from Poland
As a Hungarian it always makes me happy when I see you using Kotányi spices :) also, Russian dishes are quite similar to ours
Is it Hungarian brand? We use it in Bulgaria as well :)
I clicked on your video so fast. I've missed your videos, so excited!!
I’m so impressed by how many dishes that you know how to make without looking at a recipe and your excellent knife skills.
It’s a pancake!! I’m British and we call them pancakes before I get any yanks saying “that’s a crepe”! I love mine with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of sugar.
I love your videos and I’ve never been particularly interested in Russian culture. It’s really just lovely seeing someone live life so simply and not so worried over appearance or opinions. You really are someone I would love to know!
Are you Russian? ❤💞🙏
I don’t know how I happened upon this gem of a channel but all of a sudden I’m totally enchanted with this dear little family on the other side of the world 💕 All the best to you
I think the closest thing in English for the dinner dish are Rissoles, which are essentially just a elongated meatball, normally made with beef or pork mince.
In South Africa (in my culture group, at least) we call them (blinis) pancakes, the only difference being that we add a tiny bit of salt and baking powder. In my family we eat them as a meal, filled and rolled with beef mince stew and grated cheese, and then for dessert, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and rolled up. It is especially nice when we have rainy weather.
The first one is also usually a "flop", but the cook is always happy to have that with cinnamon sugar as a "test run".
I'll definitely try them with some of your fillings.
Thank you for your interesting videos.
It is a true joy to see persons from other backgrounds and experiences joining together [instead of arguing]...
I’d love to see a video of holiday related food and traditions that you do there!
Thank you for enriching the rest of the world about your wonderful life!
They look delicious! These foods are so similar to Hungarian ones. Blini is like our palacsinta, which are also used for sweet (with a little sugar in the dough) and savory (no sugar in the dough) foods. Your mushroom pasta is similar to the beef-mushroom pasta my mom used to make, and the minced meat dish is like Hungarian fasirt. We add garlic to the minced meat mixture and coat them in breadcrumbs, instead of flour, but otherwise the same. We also eat vegetables with it, but they're pickled. Russian cuisine is the only other cuisine that seems to use as much sour cream as Hungarian :)
Exactly the same in ex-Yugoslavia region
Those look like crepes, French pancakes and are done I other countries too.
Very similar to palacinka in Czech ☺️ Same as the Hungarian version - you can have them sweet or savoury. Delicious 🥰
Same same but different as well in Germany ♡
Your dinner meat dish! My mother made these all the time. I’ve never seen them floured, but we would eat them often for dinner as they were fast to make and could stretch a pound of hamburger! Family is Slovak and some of the dishes my mother/grandmother made I see on your channel. Love learning more about Russia from you.
hi, nice to hear , that traditions stayed in your family.Where do you live?I am Slovak btw., married to Greek, living in Switzerland.My mom used to prepare that meal as well.
@@monika4838 I’m in Virginia. I forgot to mention my sons-now 42 and 37-still love these “Grandma burgers”!
@@susanporter4148 can you understand Slovak?The burgers called fašírky 😊
@@monika4838 I’m second generation in the US so much is lost with the language. My parents could understand it, but couldn’t speak it (never understood that!). Thank you for the Slovak name of Grandma’s burgers. All of the old family dishes were renamed American names: piggies (stuffed cabbage), fried cabbage, cottage cheese rolls, nut-rolls. I do get up to my family’s home up in northeast Pennsylvania and am able to find more of the Slovak dishes. Unfortunately there are no local restaurants that feature these dishes where I live.
Also Slovak here, hi/ahoj. :-) We used to cover "fašírky" in breadcrumbs and then fry them and they were so delicious. Nowadays, in order to promote more "healthy lifestyle" we just put the whole bulk of meaty dough in a deep pan, sprinkle with breadcrumbs, and then right into the over. It is not so oily and it resembles a pie, in a way.
After looking at the perfect videos of people, it feels relaxing to watch such normal household videos.
Watching your video after a stressful day at work is like a family holiday in the evening. Your meals just look so great! Have a good time and stay safe.
Do you have some type of sweet syrup in Russia?
Ms A’s curiosity about food is really healthy and confident ! Cheers to a bright future! Somehow shows a respectful attitude to all types of food which is very important.
I think what you made for breakfast we call crepes. Very versatile and delicious. Your other two meals looked very good too. Agatha waving in the background and blowing kisses was adorable. My heart melted.
Since I got the chance to taste blini but also crepes and pancakes, blinis taste a lot less sweet I’d say, and more often even thinner than crepes. :)
Yes that is my exact recipe for crepes. We roll them and eat with butter and syrup or with fruit inside and whipped cream on top.
@@Taschi40 lot more egg than I use . but the baby needs the nutrition to grow
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I love how your husband is so happy and smiles so much. You can really tell he loves his family.
You guys are the cutest family and I’ve been having so much fun binge-watching your videos! Thank you for giving us all a peek into your lives and sharing your beautiful culture. Sending lots of love from the United States 🇺🇸❤️
Hello! I''ve just launched my channel about life in Russian villages and towns. If you're interested, welcome to watch my video about old Cossacks' village. ;-)
You have a Wonderful Family! Normal, Down to Earth People. Look Forward to Each Video. We Need More Loving People on This Earth Like Yourself. God Bless Each One!!
Thank you so much for posting an update. It's good to see all is well. Agatha looks so much like her daddy - but she has mama's mannerisms - like waving and smiling. :)
So much love to you....you are helping so many feel better and get to see the beauty of a simple life....just so peaceful. I'm in Rhode island USA... We seem to cook alike....fresh and home cooked meals are a beautiful gift from God. 💖💖💖
My great-grandparents immigrated to Russia from Iran. My grandma was born there. They had to leave and go back to Iran once the civil war happened. I grew up eating some traditional Russian dishes because of my grandma. So cool to see you make them.
Hello! I''ve just launched my channel about life in Russian villages and towns. If you're interested, welcome to watch my video about old Cossacks' village. ;-)
Are you Russian? ❤🙏
@@stayconnectedd yeap 🙂
You are doing a wonderful, fabulous job of showing us everyday life in Russia. it's so educational, and enlightening. I live in Mexico and I
saw many items in your supermarket that I recognize even avocados!! I love natural you are with your family and your explanations.
I almost always slice tomato and cucumber for dinner! I usually slice them thinly and then put a little bit of vinegar and salt on them. Such a good side and very refreshing! (Avocado thinly sliced with vinegar and salt is also very good)
I moved from Lithuania (Soviet Russia at the time) when I was 8 and your videos like this one give me such a strong nostalgia. I love it
Agatha is so cute! Thank you for giving this insight into Russian life 🙂, also I love how you say "Potatoes" 🥔 🥰 I will definitely be giving these recipes a try 👍🏻
Greetings from Great Britain. I am originally from Czech Republic, mumma of 2 boys. I find your videos very refreshing, real and interesting. Keep up the good work 🥰
In Serbia we call those just simply pancakes ^^ (US version of pancakes does not exist here/nobody makes them) so for us these are everyday pancakes - палачинке ☺️
In Poland we eat just the same dishes :D try add to kotlety garlic and onion fried on the butter, it makes huuge difference
It’s interesting to see how similar your meals are to common US meals! The blini is close to crepes which can also be savory or sweet. The pasta dish is like stroganoff (which usually includes beef). And your dinner is very similar to many meat (especially meatballs or meatloaf with the bread you added), potatoes, and a side of vegetables dinners I’ve had.
Yes, the pasta dish looked just like stroganoff my Mum often makes, though we don't add any cheese.
strog was my first thought as well except we don't add cheese, I make it with either chicken or beef
But you know this dish comes from Russia?
@@Riaguk yes I did know stroganoff is Russian but more sharing it’s a very common dish where I live in the states in case that was interesting for Vika or any of her Russian subscribers to know if they didn’t already. Sometimes it’s cool to find out your traditional food has been transplanted and normalized in other countries!
Hi! I'm from North Carolina, America.
It's wonderful to see how other people live in other countries.
Basically the same. Thank you for sharing.
Glad to see another video. The food looks fantastic. Thanks. Hope all the best for you and your family.
The saying about the first one not being any good is also said here in the west about crepes and pancakes ( same as the blinis you are cooking )
That mushroom pasta looks delicious!
Ohhhh man.... you three are just adorable....
The way your daughter gave a flying kiss to the camera, just melted our heart...
May god bless you three with all the joy and prosperity 🥰❤❤
Delicious food. Did I hear Agatha correctly when she handed you the tangerine? Did she say "peel"? As in "peel the tangerine please." Or did she say a word in Russian that just sounds like "peel" in English? Very fun video. Thanks for sharing your life.
Sometimes she uses random sounds for explaining what she wants😅 There’s a small number of words that she can say so she said «pi» which is the first part of the Russian word «pit’» meaning «to drink». She uses that one for many different situations😂
In Poland we have exactly the same stuff. Pro-tips: make your hands wet befor forming the kotlet and add salt to potatoes in the beginning or only to the pure, you made salty just water :D
I just discovered your channel a couple days ago and I'm hooked, I've watched several of your videos.
You are an adorable family, love is present all the time. Agatha is so cute and your husband really enjoys to be a dad, I can tell he adores you both.
Im impressed, your daughter eats exactly the same food you and your husband eat, that is amazing and great!
Warm greetings from Acapulco, México!
So glad you are back. You have a lovely family. Agatha is such a happy child waiting to see more from you. Thank you 😊 all
We also make "blini" in Czech Republic and we call them palačinky :)
In Slovenia also, it's palačinke and it looks the same, maybe just a bit thicker batter.
We call them палачинки in Bulgaria :)
The same thing in Bosnia and we also call them "palačinke"
Palacsinta in Hungarian cousine 😊
I am from Kentucky in the USA (like Kentucky Fried Chicken haha) and I will be trying ALL of these recipes. I've been meaning to make the "pancakes" you had for breakfast. Thank you for sharing your family with us, Agatha is adorable and I'm glad you're happy in the new apartment!
I love when you cook! And I think blinis are super! So much love from Sardinia, Italy! ❤️❤️❤️
So interesting how similar your dishes are to other cultures! Your breakfast are crepes to us, your lunch similar to our Mushroom Stroganoff and we make tuna patties like your chicken ones, LOL. Thanks for taking the time to film all of it.
I love seeing some of the same products names that we have in Canada. Such a small world!
The blini is like with pancakes. The first one you make never is good, and it gets tossed out lol. Agatha is so adorable.
Hey Vika! In my country (and a most of the balkan ones) we use an identical to the kotleti recipe for meatballs! We just shape them more like balls! Thank you for the lovely video! :)
Beautiful Family! Thank You for sharing! 🙏
Agatha is so sweet! Your family is so lovely :) I wish you all the best, thank you for showing us snippets of your life, it's very interesting to learn about other countries!! :))
I live in the UK we eat the same food you made .thanks for sharing 👍 🎄 ☃️
I loved watching this video!
One correction is that the blini mixture is not a dough, but a batter.
Dough is mainly just used for bread and is typically much thicker, while batter is for something which is more liquid. Cookie dough, pancake batter. If that makes sense 😁
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When Agatha waved and blew kisses, I could not stop smiling and waving back. So precious!
Once again a delightful insight into your daily life, and such a joy to see your lovely family in the video as well. Joy to you all from the UK 🇬🇧 😀 😊 ❤
As a bulgarian, a lot of things you cook I have grown up with and its so fun seeing you make them!
I said, let me guess what the breakfast dish will be. I guessed correctly. Fun fact. In America, we have the EXACT same brand of olive oil on our shelves. I buy that one and it is in my kitchen.
Same brand of olive oil in the uk also.
Loved your Video , Have really missed seeing you and your family.
You are all So Sweet! God Bless
Be safe, Be Well, Love and Hugs from Alexandria Minnesota!!🍍🤗😙💖💖💖
Yay! We’ve missed you guys 😀
9:09 Awww is Agatha saying "peel"? So cute! seems like she asked in English for the camera audience🤗