Food in Crimea is characterized by the fact that the cost of food on the peninsula is different: the closer to the sea coast are catering establishments, the more expensive are the prices in them.
Food in Crimea
Traditional Crimean cuisine is Crimean Tatar. The diversity of this cuisine is largely due to the fact that its formation was influenced by the culinary traditions of Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, Italy, Russia and other countries.
Typical dishes of the Crimean Tatar cuisine are cabbage rolls (minced meat is wrapped in both cabbage and grape leaves) and stuffed peppers.
Drinks in Crimea
Locals like to drink tea, coffee with cream or milk. Various grape varieties are grown in Crimea, so here you can enjoy the taste of various wines, vermouths and cognacs.
Lovers of white wine will like Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Aligote, Sylvaner, red wine - Pinot Fran, Merlot, Cabernet, and pink wine - the Muscats of Heraclea and Alcadar.
In addition, flavored wines brought fame to Crimea, so it is worth trying such vermouths as “Monastic Treat” and “Bouquet of Crimea” (they contain Crimean herbs).
If you go to Crimea on a wine tour, you will be lucky enough to visit museums of wine and winemaking, and wine cellars. Here you can also buy several bottles of the best wines of the Crimean peninsula.
Another traditional Crimean drink is cognac: the best brands are produced at the Koktebel plant.
In order to avoid the purchase of fakes, it is advisable to buy alcoholic beverages in company stores.
The best wineries of Crimea
Gastronomic tour to Crimea
On a gastronomic tour of Crimea, you will not only taste the rich national cuisine, but also make an attempt to cook them: you can do this at master classes conducted by the chefs of the best restaurants (they will gladly reveal to you the secrets of cooking local dishes and drinks).
If you wish, you can go to a small trout farm located at the foot of Ai-Petri - here you will learn about the peculiarities of the farm's work, see how trout is grown, and, of course, taste the freshly caught fish.
Where and what to eat in Crimea
You can eat in Crimea in cafes, restaurants, snack bars, self-service canteens, which are open in every resort town. The menu of these establishments is varied - at the services of vacationers:
- Russian dishes (dumplings, okroshka);
- Caucasian dishes (khachapuri, barbecue);
- Crimean dishes (pasties, samsa);
- Ukrainian dishes (borsch, dumplings);
- European cuisine (entrecote, French fries).
In any Crimean resort town you can taste pasties, hot dogs or pizza in small fast food outlets (kiosks or stalls), and in street eateries you can enjoy barbecue, baked tomatoes and eggplants.
