Brighton Beach
While driving and walking through Brighton Beach, it felt like we were not in the US anymore. Every store was Russian, with not only Russian products, but there were also people who really only spoke in Russian. The writing on almost all of the stores was in Russian...
Chinatown Mural Project
During our trip to Chinatown, we saw many beautiful murals along the streets. We soon learned that these were all painted under the Chinatown Mural Project, which aimed to help Chinatown during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when many Chinese businesses closed. This...
Pelmeni
Pelmeni are Russian dumplings, with an outside dough made from flour, water, eggs, and salt, and different inside fillings. In Brighton Beach, we visited a restaurant called Tatiana Grill, which served many types of pelmeni. We got ones with a potato and cheese...
Kvas (Drink)
This drink tasted similar to root beer and liquorice. Dr. Lasevich was telling us the story of how this drink was served in these big round barrels when she was younger. As little kids they enjoyed the drink because not only did they like the taste, but they felt very...
Russian Corn Puffs
When I brought Russian Corn Puffs to my family after the Brighton Beach trip they finally understood everything I was raving about. These corn puffs are light, airy, and have a flavor that can only be described as delicately sweet. The flavor is close to sweet vanilla...
Sushki
Sushki are dry and crunchy bread rings with a subtle sweet flavor. They are made from flour, water, eggs, sugar, and salt, which combine to form a sweet dough. Sushki are boiled in water, then baked in an oven. They originate from Russia (translating to "dry ones"),...
Olivier Salad
This dish contains potatoes, pickles, peas, carrots, onion, chicken, mayo, eggs, and dill. Mayo is important for this dish because mayo is used for a lot of Russian dishes. This dish was a recreation of another dish, but in this dish olives are used instead of...
Day 6
