once crable, strudel, wofly, Revelstoke and leberwurst in Siberia prepared in every German family. However, over time many recipes were forgotten.
“we Have on the table, these dishes have always been. Since childhood, I learned to cook under the guidance of my OMA (grandmother. – Ed.) Hilda, – told “RG” Irina Skvortsova. But it turned out that many of our peers don’t know that I loved them and grandparents. And my husband and I decided to revive these traditions. When I start to make any dish, Andrew records the process on video and posts it on the Internet. And our little sons Artem and Alexander help us”.
the Kitchen of the Russian Germans living in Siberia, it is not the same as in modern Germany. Sausages, briskets and beer is served for dinner only on holidays.
“the Families were large, many worked the land, lived a wealthy life. So to feed the household needed a quick, hearty and cheap – says Irina. – Based dishes were potatoes, flour, seasonal vegetables. For example, the pumpkin. Housewives often bake cakes, rolls, gingerbread, which was long preserved. Today, this food is not very popular – young people prefer eating right. But after our family of ten spent more than two months in his parents ‘ house at quarantine, I understood why our ancestors cooked this way. Vegetable salads and chicken breast for a long time can not eat. And for lunch strudel with meat and potatoes – enough for everyone, and even for dinner a little left”.
Cooking classes from young of the Starling family are gaining popularity in the Network. The channel already about 5 thousand regular subscribers.
“you Guys are so cool. Crable, snasp is all from my childhood. To your feed came across by chance, and now look at all the videos. Everything you make is so familiar. The taste of the crust, remember we divided it among all members of the family, but mom and dad, of course, their pieces gave us. This dish not once rescued me in the 90s from hunger! Thank you, that preserve tradition and give their children,” write Skvortsov Internet users.
Subscribers remember the dishes that were prepared in their families, share family stories and culinary skills. “The interest in our channel is growing. Send us recipes of the Russian Germans of Orenburg and Tomsk regions, the Altai territory, Kazakhstan and Ukraine – tell Skvortsov. – And we go on a visit to the village of the Omsk region, to record on video the German recipes of the local Housewives. Each of them has their secrets, so traditional dishes transformirovalsya, there are many variations, and this is the kitchen of the Russian Germans is interesting, soulful and diverse”.
German vintage cast iron waffle iron, which is over 200 years old, Andrew has learned to bake sweet woofly directly into racesheating with wood stoves. Family now Starling pleases German treats all Omsk city festivals.
“We dream about your little family ethnoscape in which everyone could taste the dishes according to our recipes, – said Andrey and Irina. – Slightly older children – buy a van the wheels and go on a culinary journey to Russia”!
