Russia wants cafes and restaurants to put a ‘Russian breakfast’ on the menu

The Russian government is urging cafes, restaurants, hotels, resorts, and boarding houses to add a "Russian breakfast" to their menus, according to state news agency TASS. The Industry and Trade Ministry plans to create a distinctive emblem for the new breakfast category. A "Russian breakfast" could consist of dairy products (such as cottage cheese, baked milk, local cheeses and cheese pancakes) and meat or poultry dishes (like ham, pork, beefsteak, cutlets, boiled and fried fish, sausages).

The menu could also include soups served with pirozhki and rasstegai pastries (such as chicken broth, fish soup, borsch), pastry items (such as pirozhki, kulebyaka, kurnik pies), flour-based dishes (such as vareniki, vatrushki, sochni, gingerbread), pancakes and fritters, porridges, casseroles, Russian kissel, and other traditional beverages (like kvass, fruit drinks and herbal teas), bread and bakery products, and eggs prepared in various ways.

The ministry instructed regional and municipal authorities to implement this initiative, stressing that it should not target "ethnic cafes and restaurants with a clearly defined specialization." The government believes this move is not about replacing existing dishes but rather highlighting their benefits and financial advantages to business owners.

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