Despite all changes introduced by foreign culinary specialists, the basis of Russian cuisine was untouched within centuries. She managed to keep the most characteristic national features - abundance of an entertainment, a variety of a snack table, love to the use of bread, pancakes, pies, porridges, an originality of the first liquid cold and hot dishes, a variety of a fish and mushroom table, broad application of a pickles from vegetables and mushrooms, abundance of a festive and sweet table with its cookings, cookies, gingerbreads, Easter cakes etc.
Despite all changes introduced by foreign culinary specialists, the basis of Russian cuisine was untouched within centuries. She managed to keep the most characteristic national features - abundance of an entertainment, a variety of a snack table, love to the use of bread, pancakes, pies, porridges, an originality of the first liquid cold and hot dishes, a variety of a fish and mushroom table, broad application of a pickles from vegetables and mushrooms, abundance of a festive and sweet table with its cookings, cookies, gingerbreads, Easter cakes etc.