Food in Belarus is distinguished by the fact that the quality of local products is quite high: this is confirmed by numerous victories at international competitions.
Food in Belarus
A popular vegetable in Belarus is potatoes: Belarusians fried, boiled, stewed, baked, added to salads, and also combined with meat, fish, vegetables.
Among other favorite vegetables of Belarusians, it is worth highlighting cabbage, carrots, beans and peas - they are able to cook more than 300 dishes from these food products, for example, gulbishnik, hernia, krupnik, tyuryu, machanka.
If you come to Belarus, be sure to try the popular first courses:
- “mushroom kvass” (soup based on bread kvass);
- soup "zhur" (its varieties - lean, milk, with vandlin);
- "chladnik" (vegetable soup).
Drinks in Belarus
Belarusians prefer to drink sweet juices from birch and maple, kvass (plum, pear, apple), compotes, honey, vodka, beer, red wine and champagne.
Arriving in Belarus, you should try a popular strong alcoholic drink in the country - vodka (garelka), especially its types such as bread, on birch buds, cranberry, with pepper and honey.
In addition, you should try an alcoholic drink no less popular in Belarus - beer. For many centuries, there were breweries in the country that produced a hop-based drink according to original recipes. Today their traditions are continued by modern breweries, which have repeatedly received awards in prestigious competitions.
As for soft drinks, mineral water is very popular in Belarus, and all thanks to the fact that it is extracted in wells located in ecologically clean regions of the country, for example, in the territories of national parks and reserves.
Gastronomic tour to Belarus
To get acquainted with the culinary delights of the rural hinterland, and at the same time enjoy the picturesque nature of the countryside and the cultural environment of Belarusians, you can go on a gastronomic tour of the Belarusian villages. You will have the opportunity to enjoy dishes for the preparation of which are used organic and natural products, and get acquainted with local culinary traditions. So, you can go to the estate "Svityazenka", which is located in the village of Voroncha (Korelichi district, Grodno region). Surely, hospitable hostesses will share with you the secrets of old Belarusian recipes.
If you have a desire to visit a delicious and fun barbecue party with master classes, be sure to go to the restaurant complex “Expedition. Northern cuisine”(Minsk, Parnikovaya st., 50). The name of the restaurant is explained by the fact that its employees are regularly sent on culinary research trips to the northern and sparsely populated territories of Russia, after which they share the recipes with the guests of the restaurant.
Arriving in Belarus, you can taste delicious national dishes, breathe the cleanest air, walking through the pine forests, and also spend time actively at recreation centers.
