Okroshka (Russian Cold Soup): 50% Salad, 50% Soup, 100% Weird

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  • Опубликовано: 12 июл 2019
  • Okroshka - one of the weirdest dishes I know. Somewhere between cold soup and salad, this Russian food recipe is based on Kvass, a fermented, probiotic beverage made from rye bread!
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    ► Okroshka recipe 🥣
    Raddish
    Cucumber
    Boiled Potato
    Boiled Egg
    Sausage, ham or meat
    Spring onions
    Dill
    Parsley
    Kvass
    OR
    Kefir + Sparkling Water
    Salt, Pepper
    ► Kvass recipe 🍺
    Dried rye bread
    1/3 cup sugar
    1,5l water
    1 Tbsp raisins, unwashed
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  • @PhillipFry3000
    @PhillipFry3000 5 лет назад +2577

    "Soup or Salad?" "да."

    • @hertzollner
      @hertzollner 5 лет назад +19

      SUPER SALAD!

    • @qualqui
      @qualqui 5 лет назад +10

      Like a Spanish Gazpacho but better! ;)

    • @bit-te
      @bit-te 5 лет назад +6

      @@hertzollner ITS a blyat

    • @user-xl8rw4be4x
      @user-xl8rw4be4x 5 лет назад +1

      @@hertzollner amazing soup salad

    • @Soultergeist
      @Soultergeist 3 года назад +1

      What that an Aa.

  • @user-fz3ts9bj1x
    @user-fz3ts9bj1x 5 лет назад +1321

    There used to be many different types of kvass. The one you used (and the one more avaible) is red kvass. For okroshka it's best to use white kvass, which is way less sweet. I also like to add little mustard or horseradish to kvass and that actually makes a big difference.

    • @user-fz3ts9bj1x
      @user-fz3ts9bj1x 5 лет назад +84

      And also kefir is pure Caucasian influence, which is widespread now, but not 100% authentic.

    • @iwantnod
      @iwantnod 5 лет назад +43

      As I understand the idea of okroshka it is leftovers and what grows in the garden submerged in cold fizzy sour liquid. So you can replace kvass with anything that fits description if you like it. In some cheaper-than-dirt cantina I ate okroshka which had vinegary water with a dollop of mayo instead of kvass. It was bad, but still it was okroshka.

    • @democracydignityhumanrights
      @democracydignityhumanrights 5 лет назад +33

      Хрюн Моржов
      >throws lemonade and mayo in a bowl and adds leftover vegetables from the garden
      >vomits
      Good eats товарищ!
      I’m kidding, I do want to try okroshka though. I’ll wait to get the right ingredients.

    • @iwantnod
      @iwantnod 5 лет назад +31

      @@democracydignityhumanrights kvass is medieval coolaid, so you got it right. I give you the okroshka pass - if you like it you can call it okroshka.
      BTW okroshka sounds exactly like 'oh, baby' in Russian :D

    • @democracydignityhumanrights
      @democracydignityhumanrights 5 лет назад +10

      Хрюн Моржов I’ll go to the cooperative today and pick up the right ingredients, and make my own kvass since I can’t get any in my rural southern town. I love trying things from other countries. Also that is interesting about you saying it sounds like “oh baby” in Russian. I’m learning Russian (I’m a beginner) maybe I will get a nice Russian girlfriend someday and I can say that to her and make her laugh lol
      Peace and Love from America ❤️

  • @EndzeitkindLP
    @EndzeitkindLP 5 лет назад +1343

    "Nice hiss" - I see, you are a man of culture. Nice.

    • @phearmetoo
      @phearmetoo 5 лет назад +167

      Lets put that onto a tray. Nice.

    • @hifartingoctopuss
      @hifartingoctopuss 5 лет назад +53

      @@phearmetoo Mmkay.

    • @j3s0n
      @j3s0n 5 лет назад +27

      Hmm. Almost unpleasant

    • @UeberlebeDeinenTraum
      @UeberlebeDeinenTraum 5 лет назад +77

      "Now that is definitely not edible anymore" *takes a bite*

    • @ChristopherMB87
      @ChristopherMB87 5 лет назад +32

      Let's get that kvass out onto a tray.

  • @raptorfae.6645
    @raptorfae.6645 3 года назад +652

    "green onion,dill and parsley are the holy trinity of Russian culinary herbs"
    Me,who watches life of Boris : "ah,I see you are a man of culture as well"

  • @Khalidazizphoto
    @Khalidazizphoto 5 лет назад +386

    I really like kwass, I bought my first kwass in Tomsk from an old lovely lady on the street serving kwass out of a yellow little trailer with a tank on top. it was delicious

    • @maximvazhov6904
      @maximvazhov6904 5 лет назад +23

      Holy hell, you've been in Tomsk!!!! Fancy seeing my hometown getting some recognition haha

    • @igorblack3641
      @igorblack3641 5 лет назад +3

      @@maximvazhov6904 You're not alone here, I was just as surprised :)

    • @maximvazhov6904
      @maximvazhov6904 5 лет назад +1

      @@igorblack3641 здарова томич

    • @igorblack3641
      @igorblack3641 5 лет назад +1

      @@maximvazhov6904 Привет :)

    • @lanternno8491
      @lanternno8491 5 лет назад +1

      @@maximvazhov6904 ну драсте, земляки.

  • @lukasoitzl133
    @lukasoitzl133 5 лет назад +12

    Scotland just got hit by a heat wave (24 degrees) and I thought what better day to try Okroshka than today. I have to say I'm not disappointed at all. Super simple, clean flavours and light all the things you need on a hot summer day. Thanks a lot!

    • @ddsssll
      @ddsssll 5 лет назад

      you can add some mustard to rich the flavor.

    • @Dziwnograj
      @Dziwnograj 4 года назад

      If you liked you should also try Cold Beetroot Soup "Chłodnik". It's my summer favorite!

  • @meathead919
    @meathead919 5 лет назад +78

    My parents used to make this back in the day, during hot summer days. Served with lots of cucumber from their garden, and boatloads of fresh dill. One of a kind taste.

  • @darthralin
    @darthralin 3 года назад +10

    I ate Okroshka almost every day when I stayed over with my friend and his grandparents in Russia for a summer vacation over a decade ago, but I'd completely forgotten about it. Thanks for reminding me it exists. I'm definitely going to give making it a try one of these days.

  • @marisha-marishka
    @marisha-marishka 5 лет назад +91

    My problem with the store-bought kvas is that it is always too sweet for me. As the good old granny-made kvas is unavailable to us, we have to arrange ourselves with the kefir version.
    I personally think, the okroshka will be much tastier if you smash the spring onions and dill with a bit of salt before adding it to the dish. But that's a question of habit, I suppose.
    Thank's a lot for russian content ;)

    • @iwantnod
      @iwantnod 5 лет назад +7

      You have two options: search for salty white kvass or compensate sweeteness by adding horseradish paste and russian mustard.

    • @user-mc5vy2vk5n
      @user-mc5vy2vk5n 3 года назад +1

      Funny thing, I have the opposite problem with storebought kvass. All of them taste overly sour to me. I don't have sweet tooth, though, I love fermented sauerkraut juice, parsley root, celeriac root juice and other types of sour fermented vegetable juices, also the salt water left from sour fermented cucumbers.
      But the kvass I buy doesn't taste properly, I guess it's too sour, not sweet enough. It might be result of buying one specific kvass brand for years (but it was always a treat for us, rarely bought and I don't remember the name, it's also not anymore produced since few years). I bought since then different brands of kvass and none was as tasty as that lost, not anymore produced brand. The closest one is named Obolan / Obolon, it's quite tasty, but not there yet. I could recognize by look my loved kvass (I regret that I don't even know the producer name, but as I was kid it was the only kvass I saw and we just referred to it as kvass), but I know it's not available anymore anyway, so yeah. 😅

  • @lordebola9472
    @lordebola9472 5 лет назад +280

    I tried the Kefir version yesterday and my girlfriend questioned my sanity when she saw the mix of ingredients hahaha. We were pleasantly surprised with the taste though! Not something we would make again but definitely happy to have experienced it. Thanks for making us travel a little bit through food :)

    • @denalihedgehog
      @denalihedgehog 4 года назад +19

      I'm happy to see someone actually making a Russian dish they saw on RUclips.

    • @Xottapchenko
      @Xottapchenko 4 года назад +18

      Try the kvas version. Or, if you’re strong enough, try Guinness version

    • @poligraph841
      @poligraph841 3 года назад +21

      Two fatal mistakes were made that transformed the okroshka into a simple cold salad with kvas. Firstly, okroshka is not made in separate servings. It should be made on a larger scale in a pot and mixed thoroughly. Secondly, salt should be added and then the okroshka needs to be kept for an hour or so in a cold place for better flavoring.

    • @vladabalinsky7276
      @vladabalinsky7276 3 года назад +1

      dude I love Kefir but not in okroshka i've never even heard of someone putting kefir in it until this video came out

    • @cathalobrady
      @cathalobrady 3 года назад +1

      @@vladabalinsky7276 is that mix not a type of Ayran instead of kefir

  • @user-xz1po8uy8o
    @user-xz1po8uy8o 4 года назад +492

    Обожаю ситуацию, что парень старается знакомить мир с русской кухней, а в комментах суровый славянский флекс

    • @SergiySev
      @SergiySev 3 года назад +9

      ...materfaker do you speak it? @pulpfiction

    • @HoneyBler
      @HoneyBler 3 года назад +1

      Тупо жиза

    • @user-uc1kk9tb1t
      @user-uc1kk9tb1t 3 года назад +8

      Какой русской кухней? Ее нет априори.. русская еда это блины с лопат и щи с кислой капусты. Все остальное спиженно у других народов.

    • @daje_ne_jaba
      @daje_ne_jaba 3 года назад +40

      @@user-uc1kk9tb1t кто калитку под видео айтипедии не закрыл?

    • @user-uc1kk9tb1t
      @user-uc1kk9tb1t 3 года назад

      @@daje_ne_jaba я должен знать кто это?

  • @agakn9749
    @agakn9749 5 лет назад +263

    We’ve got similar thing in Poland made from buttermilk, beet leaves and young beetroots, garlic, cucumber, dill and spring onion, calls “chłodnik”.It’s really delicious thing when summer days are hot as hell :) check it!

    • @TheRetiredPanther
      @TheRetiredPanther 3 года назад +19

      This sort of cold soup is also well-known in Russia. Here, it is called «svekol’nik» (literally, it means something like «beetrouty»). However, it is less popular than okroshka due to the need to make a beetroot broth.

    • @bowlingdreamboston
      @bowlingdreamboston 3 года назад

      Is it cold or warm? Do you have a proper recipe please! I want it

    • @TheRetiredPanther
      @TheRetiredPanther 3 года назад +11

      @@bowlingdreamboston It is a cold soup. I don’t have a proper recipe, as it varies greatly, but the basic principle is to make broth from young beetroots and beetroot tops, perhaps with a bit of sorrel, adding a small quantity of vinegar, salt and sugar by taste. Then chop beetroots to relatively small, long pieces, add fresh chopped cucumbers, onion (or spring onion) and radish, mix with broth. Thoroughly mix boiled egg yolk with yoghurt or Russian sour cream (smetana), add salt, pepper and some horseradish (the last ingredient is optional) and enter this sauce into a soup. Add some ice, serve with any type of bread, chopped dill and parsley.

    • @hermionestranger4964
      @hermionestranger4964 3 года назад +5

      I love the buttermilk recipe as well! :D all cold soups from Central and Eastern Europe are delish!

    • @anic131313
      @anic131313 3 года назад +4

      oh, I am Polish and I make it with kefir! :D I rather vershion without any beets - I love beets but not in my chłodnik. Also no spring onions.

  • @asmoren
    @asmoren 5 лет назад +54

    One more thing, which may be mensioned in comments. You should put your herbs first with salt and squish them using muddler or rolling pin. That will give your okroshka more flavors.

  • @moiraswife
    @moiraswife 5 лет назад +14

    Kvas is love, kvas is life

  • @channon3
    @channon3 5 лет назад +139

    As western slav from Czechia, I have never heard about it...but i prepared it now and it is really tasty to my slavic tongue! :D

    • @koubek99
      @koubek99 5 лет назад

      Taky jsem o tom ještě neslyšel, ale určitě to zkusím :)

    • @cmbaz1140
      @cmbaz1140 5 лет назад

      The taste of home...

    • @cdchooone2554
      @cdchooone2554 4 года назад +8

      channon3 Polish do have a similar kind of cold beet soup called Chlodnik, but use kafir/ yogurt instead of kvass, and with the addition of beet. Which gives it a bright pink color.

    • @woronwronsky3237
      @woronwronsky3237 4 года назад +8

      channon3
      This is ancient classic summer soup of northern slavs (russian), which in the summer heat is served cold at lunch (literally from the home refrigerator today)! Only in the summer heat you will understand the importance of this dish, nutritious and filled with vitamins... However, instead of sausage, you should crumble boiled poultry meat (chicken / Turkey fillet) into the soup. Boiled sausage (such as in the video) was not in past centuries.

    • @woronwronsky3237
      @woronwronsky3237 4 года назад +4

      @@cdchooone2554 Chlodnik in Poland and Ukraine (Cholodnik or Cholodny - translated literally "Cold" or "Cool" / Cold Soup) is also based on beets, but in Ukraine do not use kefir, but only sour cream.

  • @8841572
    @8841572 5 лет назад +7

    I tried this at a restaurant years ago. I found it odd at first, but the more I ate it, the more I liked it. Quite refreshing in the summertime.

  • @lianwang2953
    @lianwang2953 5 лет назад +144

    I am from Harbin, and we are influenced by a lot of Russian culture. I have had Kvass before (格瓦斯 made by Chinese company). It is quite good. We also have 大列巴, (Chinese copy of Russian rye bread). I also really like German beer (one of my favorites is weihenstephaner dunkel weisse). There are some Northern Chinese dishes can be cooked with sauerkraut and pork belly, quite delicious. Cheers!

    • @corvuslividus677
      @corvuslividus677 5 лет назад +13

      Well, as a Russian, that used to live in Chinese 东北 for a long time, I can say, that Chinese kvass is good, but has nothing in common with the original russian version. Come to Vladivostok and try for yourself!

    • @EmpireTVDragon
      @EmpireTVDragon 5 лет назад +1

      @@corvuslividus677 I have only tried the Russian kvass, how is the Chinese kvass different from the Russian?

    • @corvuslividus677
      @corvuslividus677 5 лет назад +5

      @@EmpireTVDragon what I have tried in China was more like a soda water with the kvass smell. Good, refreshing, but too light. In Russia it is much more...er..thick, I suggest. More rich in flavour.

    • @EmpireTVDragon
      @EmpireTVDragon 5 лет назад +1

      @@corvuslividus677 I think the Lithuanian Kvass and those Kvass you can buy at the drink machine in Moscow are also like that. Like the Chinese kvass you described.

    • @Miquelalalaa
      @Miquelalalaa 5 лет назад

      Lian Wang Isn’t this guy Turkish?

  • @sergeymixeev9157
    @sergeymixeev9157 5 лет назад +174

    Хм кусочки льда это перебор. Просто ставим в холодильник

    • @extrasuperpooper
      @extrasuperpooper 3 года назад +5

      В морозилку, а потом грызть)))

    • @nname6919
      @nname6919 3 года назад +8

      Не, на балкон ставим. Сибирь же :)

  • @zhong13isaac50
    @zhong13isaac50 2 года назад +2

    Interestingly, as I am a Chinese national born and raised in Bejing, I have been drinking Kvass since I can remember things, the Russian fizzy drink is like the healthier version of heavy-sugar local soft drink, and it bizarrely makes me nostalgic every time I drink it.

  • @ftblwithdrgsh
    @ftblwithdrgsh 5 лет назад +40

    Doktorskaya:))

    • @ftblwithdrgsh
      @ftblwithdrgsh 5 лет назад +2

      @@mynameisandong born and raised in Republic of Moldova, so yeah. Can relate. Keep up with the videos man, been following you since 5k subs!

  • @Jopi619
    @Jopi619 5 лет назад +208

    Ich liebe Okroshka! Wir machen unsere immer mit Buttermilch und Joghurt (oder Smetana) und schneiden Cabanossi rein. Für heiße Sommertage einfach das beste Essen!

    • @chimneyimp1486
      @chimneyimp1486 5 лет назад +3

      Danke, werds mal damit versuchen

    • @ChananaLand
      @ChananaLand 4 года назад +9

      That's how in my family we made it with Smetana and water and citric acid so it was a little bit sour.

    • @Synday
      @Synday 3 года назад

      klingt wie таратор

    • @M1chlos
      @M1chlos 3 года назад

      What? "Smetana" is German word?

    • @Synday
      @Synday 3 года назад +1

      @@M1chlos no. smetana is the slavic word for the German word Sahne

  • @maidpretty
    @maidpretty 5 лет назад +78

    Try boiled/baked beef tongue instead of the sausage, for a traditional gourmet version of okroshka. There are different types of kvass, and for okroshka the best is pale kvass (less sweet, more sour), not the sweet beverage-type dark one you're using, also some mustard (Russian-type, the hot one) is a must in okroshka for a bit of ting together with carbonated kvass. And a bit of black pepper.

    • @francisthespanked6811
      @francisthespanked6811 3 года назад +4

      Horseradish paste as well must have in okroshka

    • @Kinelosan
      @Kinelosan 3 года назад +4

      I facepalmed when he used the beverage. He probably got a recipe which called for kvass, but the only one he remembered was the drink. Because of he didn't actually cook with a different kvass before.

    • @southerncross86
      @southerncross86 2 года назад

      Excellent idea, indeed

  • @jinlinquirarte
    @jinlinquirarte 3 года назад +2

    Thanks Andong! I grew up in Harbin. This is really my jam! I miss summer drinking Kvass so much! You have no idea how exciting this made me. I'm ethically Korean, this reminds me of Korean cold noodles

  • @Liseiko
    @Liseiko 5 лет назад +19

    As a russian i can say that Okroshka is the best and my personal favorite dish.
    Actually, i think i gonna make some right now.
    btw
    only vilans make okroshka with kvas
    ture heroes only make it wih kefir

    • @olgatoropova7722
      @olgatoropova7722 4 года назад +6

      I'm a kvass person, not a kefir person

    • @Liseiko
      @Liseiko 4 года назад +2

      @@olgatoropova7722 big oof.

    • @Xottapchenko
      @Xottapchenko 4 года назад +2

      Kefir version was invented later actually. True old time okroshka was made with classic “white” homemade kvas.

    • @Liseiko
      @Liseiko 4 года назад

      @@Xottapchenko white kwas is ok for okroshka, just don't use the black one.

    • @Dudenob123
      @Dudenob123 3 года назад

      @@olgatoropova7722 you are objectivly wrong

  • @avantgauche
    @avantgauche 5 лет назад +8

    I really like a nice chopped gazpacho in the summer and this sounds like a lovely alternative.

  • @TamTam-ms6mf
    @TamTam-ms6mf 5 лет назад +16

    Kvass is also traditional beverage in my hometown in China. It called Kawas.

    • @mEDIUMGap
      @mEDIUMGap 5 лет назад +1

      Harbin, Dalyan?

    • @TamTam-ms6mf
      @TamTam-ms6mf 5 лет назад +5

      @@mEDIUMGap Nop, my hometown is Xinjiang, it is close to the Altai Republic.

    • @cianakril
      @cianakril 3 года назад

      If it's called "kawas" it's definitely not traditional but was borrowed from the Russians.

  • @mentalitydesignvideo
    @mentalitydesignvideo 5 лет назад +142

    Latin American and US viewers might know Kvas as MALTA by Goya Foods, a fermented malt drink, albeit a lot sweeter and more concentrated and less acidic.

    • @alfredoprime5495
      @alfredoprime5495 5 лет назад +7

      Ummm…. I don't think Goya has a monopoly on malta production

    • @MelvinGarciaE16
      @MelvinGarciaE16 5 лет назад +9

      I've never tried the Goya, but I'm familiar with other brands, and when he was pouring the Kvas into the bowl, that was my first thought. "wait! This is Malta"

    • @hammerheadeagleithrustakag9289
      @hammerheadeagleithrustakag9289 5 лет назад

      Wait kvas is Malta?

    • @mentalitydesignvideo
      @mentalitydesignvideo 5 лет назад +2

      @@hammerheadeagleithrustakag9289 sorta

    • @alfredoprime5495
      @alfredoprime5495 5 лет назад +11

      @@hammerheadeagleithrustakag9289 I like to think of malta as what would happen if Guiness decided to make a non-alcoholic and super sweet version of its stout.
      Kvas is.... not exactly that.

  • @mrgallbladder
    @mrgallbladder 3 года назад +65

    ... non-alcoholic
    Haha you haven't had kvass my mother-in-law makes.

    • @shelbyb9965
      @shelbyb9965 3 года назад +2

      Yeah it's definitely not non-alcoholic. Homemade is usually *low* alcohol, but there are definitely ways to make it have a higher alcohol content.

  • @ResQ2
    @ResQ2 5 лет назад +262

    Hoffentlich kommen noch mehr slawische Gerichte in Zukunft!

    • @1mSeal
      @1mSeal 3 года назад +2

      Ich wünschte wirklich, er würde ein Video über "Kalitki" machen, eine traditionelle finnisch / karelische Backware.

    • @DennisFranssen
      @DennisFranssen 3 года назад +1

      Darf ich mit dir mit hoffen ?

  • @AlinaWorldJournal
    @AlinaWorldJournal 5 лет назад +6

    OKROSHKA is the best cold summer soup!
    I'm reposting this video to my friends and family who don't speak Russian. Think, it can be mind-blowing :)))

  • @ldishchyan
    @ldishchyan 3 года назад +1

    I make it with yogurt, cucumber, mint, green onion, dill and cilantro. It's such a refreshing dish especially during the summertime 😋

  • @wellwho7832
    @wellwho7832 5 лет назад

    thanks a lot, I used to eat this at a friend's house when I was a kid and I always wondered how it was made!! keep up the good quality content Andong!

  • @rskolokrs
    @rskolokrs 5 лет назад +5

    More russian dishes please! Keep up the good work!

  • @workshopnickste1623
    @workshopnickste1623 5 лет назад +29

    Hi! Many families in Russia also add some chopped roots of the horseradish plant (binomial name: Armoracia rusticana; on Russian we called it like “hren”), it’s traditional flavoring. It tastes a little bit like wasabi, but it's much more interesting.
    Your information about this cold summer soup truthful and actual, thanks a lot!
    It would be interesting to see other Russian recipes.

    • @vasyakuch8109
      @vasyakuch8109 4 года назад

      Yep we doo)

    • @KoloMVrat
      @KoloMVrat 3 года назад

      Да-да-да. Хотя я с недавних пор (ну лет так 20) не ем окрошку ни на кефире, ни на квасе. Вода, лимонная кислота, майонез.

    • @danielserene4532
      @danielserene4532 3 года назад +1

      I was thinking horseradish would go well with this.

    • @666rsrs
      @666rsrs 3 года назад

      interesting, in austria where the german language is more slavic influenced they call horseradish "kren" instead of "meerrettich" like they do in most of germany. i always wondered where that word came from

  • @anic131313
    @anic131313 3 года назад +1

    We have similar summer dish in Poland. It's called chłodnik and is made with kefir. We don't add meat tho and I never heard of potatoes in it. We prefer shredded cucumbers and radishes in it, lots of dill, lemon juice, pinch of sugar, salt and pepper. Maybe some tomato? It's a great, refreshing and healthy snack during a hot day :)
    Oh, shredding the veggies makes it more like a soup than a salad!

  • @glykeria1981
    @glykeria1981 5 лет назад +2

    I love Okroshka. It´s my favorite recipe for hot summer days.

  • @alexschilke85
    @alexschilke85 5 лет назад +58

    Mamas lieblings Sommersuppe, genial.

    • @alexschilke85
      @alexschilke85 5 лет назад +6

      @@mynameisandong definitiv die Kefir Variante und am besten einen Tag im Kühlschrank ziehen lassen dann schmeckt sie am besten. Danke für das Video.

    • @vk2336
      @vk2336 5 лет назад +3

      @@alexschilke85 wir machens geil mit buttermilch

  • @lea1974ok
    @lea1974ok 4 года назад +6

    Редиску лучше натереть на терке. А нарезанные огурцы с зеленью и солью помять толкушкой немного. Тогда вкус окрошки будет более гармоничным. Твердые продукты быстро отдадут свои ароматы и вкусы супу.

  • @heidelbeere631
    @heidelbeere631 4 года назад

    My Mom is Russian so i grew up with all that delicious foods! But i didn't like Okroshka when i was young... but as i got older i got used to its unique flavour and since then it's one of my favourite Russian dishes - I love it!! Trying to cook that for my German Boyfriend tomorrow - im sooo excited for his reaction :)))) Wish me luck!

  • @blakeshedd
    @blakeshedd 5 лет назад

    This is the first video of yours that I have had the pleasure of coming across--it warrants an immediate like and a subscription (plus immediate binge-watching). Splendid job on creating an informative video that's interesting and engaging too! I look forward to seeing more of your channel! Thanks!

  • @krfanatix0312
    @krfanatix0312 5 лет назад +438

    You forgot the mayonez. Boris will be unhappy

    • @marcow246
      @marcow246 5 лет назад +41

      Finally, a fellow traveler

    • @joskiydude
      @joskiydude 5 лет назад +43

      Майонез для геев, в окрошку с (квасом) кладут сметану!! Майонез не для настоящих славян!

    • @Su_Yuanwei
      @Su_Yuanwei 5 лет назад +10

      @@joskiydude надо еще добавлять горчицу, если ты тру рузкэ

    • @greasher926
      @greasher926 5 лет назад +15

      You only use mayonnaise as a substitute if you don’t have sour cream.

    • @patrickboone423
      @patrickboone423 5 лет назад +12

      Cheeki breeki

  • @Thomas-kg3cx
    @Thomas-kg3cx 5 лет назад +12

    Oh I love Okroshka, #teamkefir! Also, I like to season the kefir one with a bit of vinegar for a special taste.

    • @chromaticchrome3746
      @chromaticchrome3746 5 лет назад

      My family likes to add lemon juice or straight citric acid to taste, I guess I'll go any try some vinegar instead next time to see how big of a difference that makes. And instead of Kefir, we've been trying out turkish Ayran and stuck with it, the innate saltyness fits the dish just as well.

  • @oroontheheels
    @oroontheheels 3 года назад

    That’s a very accurate okroshka recipe. Respect from Russia! You even used cheap sausage! What a authentic touch!)
    I personally like okroshka with kvass.

  • @oskarperers2026
    @oskarperers2026 5 лет назад +1

    This production quality is insane for a guy with 86k subs
    I LOVE IT

  • @mel-qb8xk
    @mel-qb8xk 5 лет назад +40

    finally some russian food! :)

  • @azaleascarlet1685
    @azaleascarlet1685 5 лет назад +30

    Sometimes if you have no kvas or kefir, you can use just salted lemon water instead.
    But still kvas is better.
    And usually we don`t use ice cubes in okroshka at all.

  • @G69zLmL
    @G69zLmL 5 лет назад

    My sister (10 years older) made it for the family and it was super good ! Thanks for the vid, I love it!

  • @joshilla3103
    @joshilla3103 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing work Andong, I’m in Australia and your vids are super cool, thanks for the content, keep up the good work

  • @Kira_Yoshikage959
    @Kira_Yoshikage959 5 лет назад +17

    Boris is proud

  • @Flowyerg
    @Flowyerg 5 лет назад +8

    It looks a bit weird, but my experience with russian food is, that most of it is really really tasty!
    Edit: Oh, ich sehe gerade in den Kommentaren, dass hier viele Deutsch-Russen sind. Nice! Ihr seid die besten! ^_^

  • @Akazumix3
    @Akazumix3 4 года назад

    Das ist so faszinierend, jemanden zu sehen, der so unglaublich kochen kann und dann auch noch selbst russisch ist, russisch kocht und darüber Videos macht. Bei den Videos aus Russland, will ich auch unbedingt wieder meine Verwandten im Ausland besuchen. :D

  • @SusiiUkraina
    @SusiiUkraina 5 лет назад

    Ich habe deinen Kanal vor ein Paar Tagen entdeckt und ich muss sagen ich bin begeistert 😊👍🏽

  • @MidoriMushrooms
    @MidoriMushrooms 3 года назад +4

    andong: mentions kvass
    my brain: *conjures up depictions of masked russians dancing to hardbass while constantly mentioning russian pancakes for some reason*

  • @danieltische1493
    @danieltische1493 5 лет назад +8

    Erstmal Andong gucken und dabei meine tonkotsu schlürfen :D

  • @lateblossom
    @lateblossom 3 дня назад

    So many dishes have been born out of hard times, or poverty. It really adds personality to the history of each country.

  • @yvonnezz6403
    @yvonnezz6403 5 лет назад

    Love this video!!

  • @pinkblush3774
    @pinkblush3774 5 лет назад +46

    Omg mehr russisches essen bitte 😍😍😍😍

  • @Karifax
    @Karifax 5 лет назад +74

    Следующим приготовь борщ!))
    Next time cook borsh !

  • @azdgariarada
    @azdgariarada 5 лет назад

    I love this channel for expanding my culinary horizons and exposing me to new dishes that I've never heard of before in such amazing detail. I don't know if I'll ever try "fermented bread/beer vegetable spam soup cereal", but at least now I know it's an option. ;-P

  • @mariamirau7873
    @mariamirau7873 3 года назад

    Thanks Andong for introducing Russian cuisine to the world. Much appreciated. ❤❤❤❤

  • @dmytrandr
    @dmytrandr 3 года назад +74

    When he puts bottled kvas in okroshka: NO GOD, PLEASE, NO, NOOO, NOOOOOOOOO (crying in slavic, lol). Of course you're not gonna like it. Bottled kvas is usually just sweetened and carbonated "kvas extract (powder)". It's not really kvas and it's too sweet to make okroshka with it. You need sour homemade kvas to use in okroshka. There's also some variants with sour cream. My favorite is with carbonated mineral water + sour cream + a tiny tiny amount of mustard. And we don't put ice cubes in okroshka, they dilutes okroshka and make it more bland. Also vegies are usually cutted into smaller pieces. And why don't you cut eggs into cubes? It's not ramen, lol, eggs are also cutted, lol.

    • @IamUzyf
      @IamUzyf 3 года назад +1

      natural kvas also selling in bottles

    • @dmytrandr
      @dmytrandr 3 года назад

      @@IamUzyf very rarely even in slavic countries and it's too sweet usually, anyway.

    • @IamUzyf
      @IamUzyf 3 года назад

      @@dmytrandr not sweet at all, tasted like homemade.

    • @dmytrandr
      @dmytrandr 3 года назад

      @@IamUzyf okay. You're satisfied xD?

    • @IamUzyf
      @IamUzyf 3 года назад +1

      @@dmytrandr yep

  • @StmWhisper
    @StmWhisper 4 года назад +44

    I'm russian and I personally don't like a natural kvas and okroshka with it. My family always makes okroshka with sour cream and water with some lemon acid. That's amazing, you should try it with a natural homemade sour cream (the sour cream from shops where I live is just some sh... so I always asking my aunt from a village to buy one for me)

    • @mustermann836
      @mustermann836 4 года назад

      We always use vinegar instead of the lemon

  • @FF-hz4ul
    @FF-hz4ul 5 лет назад

    I have to say Andong your video production never ceases to amaze me. Highly underrated channel.

  • @ajl8198
    @ajl8198 4 года назад

    Thank you For sharing this recipe I love learning about authentic recipes from different cultures this is really fascinating !! Thank you so much I hope to see more from your channel I’m loving your approach to culture and food!!

  • @gjvmbmvm575
    @gjvmbmvm575 5 лет назад +40

    dude, you should use white sour kvass. mixed with some smetana it's so good in okroshka.
    можешь мне поверить, кроме шуток..

    • @amandagregg9368
      @amandagregg9368 5 лет назад

      Как сказать White kvass по-русски? Просто белый квас?

    • @gjvmbmvm575
      @gjvmbmvm575 5 лет назад +1

      @@amandagregg9368 да. кислый белый квас.

  • @hiddens2346
    @hiddens2346 5 лет назад +3

    *My man, this day, you have challenged my taste buds.*

    • @hiddens2346
      @hiddens2346 5 лет назад

      @@mynameisandong is it totally non alcoholic though?

    • @niter43
      @niter43 5 лет назад

      @@hiddens2346 homemade might contain some amounts that you could feel after few liters if you drink it instantly, lol.
      Store bought could (if it's real kvas) contain some insignificant amount, but level is so low that you couldn't possibly feel slightest effects of it that it's considered/sold as non-alcoholic (same as kefir or alcohol-free beer - maximum of 0.5%).

  • @tylerevans1700
    @tylerevans1700 3 года назад

    Glad I was recommended this vid and channel

  • @acs197
    @acs197 3 года назад

    I've been wanting to try out different Slavic dishes. Thank you!

  • @greyler7895
    @greyler7895 5 лет назад +6

    its my favorite food all time , since i was a child
    I eat it with kefir , sparkling water and vinegar

    • @aleks2912
      @aleks2912 5 лет назад +3

      how do you eat with kefir sparkling water and vinegar that sounds like diarrhea central

    • @greyler7895
      @greyler7895 5 лет назад +3

      @@aleks2912 I eat 9 litres in 2 days and i'm fine

    • @aleks2912
      @aleks2912 5 лет назад +2

      Greyler iron stomach

  • @GlidingChiller
    @GlidingChiller 5 лет назад +27

    4:23 Steve1989MREInfo viewers unite!
    WIll Andong use a freakishly small wooden spoon next?

  • @vladdamo5783
    @vladdamo5783 3 года назад

    The kefir and yoghurt based окрошка is the best most refreshing summer food 👌👌

  • @peterwilliams2152
    @peterwilliams2152 3 года назад +1

    You can dilute beer with sparkling mineral water in an emergency to make a kvas substitute. Best to use a stout. Yoghurt, smetana and sparkling mineral water for a kefir substitute. My SIL adds horseradish or mustard with mayonnaise. I'll add diced nasturtium flowers and leaves to the herbs for a spicier taste, and chilis if I can get them. Okroshka is whatever you want it to be. My daughter's MIL makes the most amazing okroshka. She raises pigs and the Uzbek butcher, (he slaughters the animal and prepares the meat), makes a spicy, fatty sausage that is superb in okroshka. Since he is Sunni he cannot eat the sausage as its not halal, but he says that recipe has been in his family for generations.

  • @CHINABEATBOX
    @CHINABEATBOX 5 лет назад +5

    86k followers, this channel gonna be super 牛逼 in the future.

  • @user-sd1gh4ic2h
    @user-sd1gh4ic2h 5 лет назад +3

    I was hoping that you will tell that kvass version also includes sour cream. Many cooking shows miss the cream part.

  • @southerncross86
    @southerncross86 2 года назад

    Great video!

  • @dessravisonjockefeller5046
    @dessravisonjockefeller5046 5 лет назад

    thx for this informative video, Will have to try this out soon !

  • @Waldsterben
    @Waldsterben 5 лет назад +3

    Я в детстве ела окрошку только с майонезом, как салат хд
    А если есть с квасом, то только если посолить

    • @ABsurDdeMaraZm
      @ABsurDdeMaraZm 4 года назад

      Я и с квасом и майонезом всегда ем

    • @drdrdrk
      @drdrdrk 3 года назад

      Окрошка без кваса это оливье :)

  • @poniz2471
    @poniz2471 5 лет назад +5

    "That comes with a soup or a salad. What would you like?"
    "Yes."

  • @AmikaChill
    @AmikaChill 3 года назад

    A tip from a russian okroshka lover - separate the yolk of the boiled egg and mix it with mustard, then add it in kvas and mix at the end. It will make it so much better. Also add a bit of sugar for stronger taste

  • @louisasmith4868
    @louisasmith4868 4 года назад

    It looks so good!!

  • @choji8725
    @choji8725 5 лет назад +3

    My family has similar dishes in Македонија. I don't really appreciate them much. But, to each, their own.
    Rare Lamb, Anyday!

    • @serglian8558
      @serglian8558 5 лет назад

      cyr to lat: "Makedoniya/Makedonija"

    • @choji8725
      @choji8725 5 лет назад

      @@serglian8558 Znam, znam.

  • @Jeru3
    @Jeru3 5 лет назад +6

    sounds like the ultimate hangover food, except I don't know if those bio culture stuff are good for you in that case.

  • @landreiter
    @landreiter 5 лет назад +1

    I really like, that you show us some of your russion food original favs.

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee 3 года назад +1

    Okroshka is sooo good!
    Now that I see the egg I wonder whether you could also make a kind of Russian summer ramen by swapping the potatoes with Kartoffelnudeln...🤔🤔🤔

  • @user-qx8ml8nw7c
    @user-qx8ml8nw7c 4 года назад +3

    Настоящую окрошку делают с ржаным мучным квасом, а не с хлебным!

    • @user-zd9ui2nh2f
      @user-zd9ui2nh2f 4 года назад +1

      Ну я просто магазиную фигачу. От этого она не становится ненастоящей))

    • @woronwronsky3237
      @woronwronsky3237 4 года назад

      Елена Герасимова
      вы только квас заметили, но не заметили главное..., что в настоящую Окрошку, также, как и в настоящий Оливье не кладут атавизм советской эпохи - вареную колбасу ! Её вообще и близко не должно быть в Окрошке и Оливье, в том числе и по классическому оригинальному рецепту! Увы, в настоящую Окрошку, также , как и в настоящий Оливье кладут только мясо птицы (сегодня это филе курицы или индюшки, отварное или обжаренное, некоторые, даже не филе используют, а бедра обжаривают, как более сочные. Что, в отличии от советских времен, сегодня, значительно выгоднее, а не только полезнее в том числе и филе индюшки, чем вареная колбаса не понятно из какой пластмассы и картона сваренная!

    • @TheMrsuperhesoyam1
      @TheMrsuperhesoyam1 4 года назад

      @@woronwronsky3237не имеет значения, что было в настоящем оливье, поскольку современный салат это другое блюдо по сути. Я думаю, что имеет смысл перестать его назвать так, а называть, как делают в других странах - Салат Русский.
      Кстати в него кладу только отварную говядину. Очень вкусно

    • @woronwronsky3237
      @woronwronsky3237 4 года назад

      @@TheMrsuperhesoyam1 Вы ошибаетесь! Уберите всё, кроме четырех главных компонентов, это: картошка, мясо птицы, огурец и отварные яйца, смешайте с майонезом и вы всё - равно получите вкус "Оливье", а не какой-то иной салат! Увы, варенка это исключительно советский заменитель мяса, в эпоху тотального дефицита, от которого уже давно пора избавиться.

    • @TheMrsuperhesoyam1
      @TheMrsuperhesoyam1 4 года назад

      @@woronwronsky3237 вы хоть раз ели оливье с рябчиками, каперсами и чёрной икрой?

  • @dallos8946
    @dallos8946 5 лет назад +5

    There must be 3 types of meat in Okroshka

  • @ironox8480
    @ironox8480 5 лет назад

    Now this, this takes me back. One of the best things you can eat in the summer. I wish Kvass was available around me. It's so good and one of the best drinks out there.

  • @blackrose_221
    @blackrose_221 2 года назад +1

    I thought boris made it up in his dream. Its actually real! Awesome

  • @BenSunhoof
    @BenSunhoof 5 лет назад +10

    As a Russian it's so weird that you're calling it weird. Okroshka's been inbedded into my subconsious and now I can't see it as anything but a completely ordinary dish.

    • @franckort8959
      @franckort8959 5 лет назад

      I still see it as a fucking monstrosity, but tasty and refreshing

  • @sophia111188
    @sophia111188 3 года назад +1

    There are severe battles between Kefir okroshka and Kvas okroshka lovers in Russian internet every summer.

  • @Mrterps1
    @Mrterps1 5 лет назад

    Tastes a lot better then it looks that's for sure. The bite from the kvass brings it all together!

  • @edfinite7534
    @edfinite7534 3 года назад

    I am always on the lookout for new tastes. I would try it.

  • @AmeliaMik
    @AmeliaMik 3 года назад

    loved the video! very interesting dish... I'm curious to try

  • @maggiem6209
    @maggiem6209 3 года назад

    Meat, fresh vegetables, herbs and weird new recipes I've never heard of before??
    Sounds like I'm making a trip to the foreign food market!
    Howdy from America and thank you for sharing your delicious-looking and unique culinary treasures!

  • @stefimandi186
    @stefimandi186 3 года назад

    I mix some similar "soups" from veggies and kefir and protein during summer heat waves. Got inspired by Bulgarian cucumber soup and Spanish gazpacho. Never really followed any recipe, just got inspiration and used what was available for me. The point is not to turn on the stove in the kitchen. Now I am really happy to find something almost the same.

  • @andreifinocchiaro2889
    @andreifinocchiaro2889 5 лет назад

    Dude. Okroshka rocks. You're awesome.

  • @monasabbat9733
    @monasabbat9733 3 года назад

    My favorite combo is cold water, sour cream, tiny bit of vinegar and horseradish. 💚 Perfect.

  • @manuelwyser258
    @manuelwyser258 3 года назад

    Dude i love your videos, i learn new stuff by watching and your passion is really contagious 😁

  • @ruthlevy1195
    @ruthlevy1195 3 года назад

    it is surprisingly good i love it!