A Spoonful Of Russian - Learn Russian Online From Russian Tutor

How do you feel about food? Я люблю поесть! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back.(Natalia making noise in her kitchen)First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian:Хлеб - breadСоль - saltСахар - sugarЯйца - eggsИкра - caviarМасло - butterМолоко - milkКефир - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.)Сок - juiceОвощи - vegetablesФрукты - fruitСыр - cheeseМясо - meatРыба - fishКолбаса - sausageШоколад - chocolateТорт - cakeВода - waterПиво - beerШампанское - champaignВодка - vodkaЧай - teaКофе - coffeeJust to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian:Салат - saladПлов - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf)Суп - soupГорячее - main courseБеф-строганов - Beef StroganoffСолянка - Russian Spicy Meat SoupБо