Kazan — summer 2010

As part of my doubtless futile quest to eat my way through every item in this particular cafeteria, I present to you my morning breakfast:

On the top left is кыстыбый (pronounced kuhstuhbuy), which is essentially a Tatar tortilla, in this case filled with mashed potatoes, folded, and smeared with glorious butter. In the middle is ordinary tomato juice. On the right is кияу пельмене "Brother-in-law's pelmeni." Pelmeni are essentially the Russian-Siberian-Tatar equivalent of ravioli, in this case stuffed with meat, and here served in a clay pot filled with a chicken/pork broth and a dollop of glorious sour cream. On the plate is a sardel'ka, a type of sausage, accompanied by a lightly seasoned cabbage and carrot dish.

I had hoped to get another monster sized meal in at lunch time, but this one was so filling that I just couldn't.