You couldn't have made her some Beef Stroganoff, Gangut?

Embrace the taste of internationalism, Tashkent.

At least it didn't taste like Kalinin's borscht.

If it ain't broken (taste bad), don't fix it.

To be fair, genuine Russian cuisine is as diverse as any European cuisine... Until the Iron Curtain came up and the state tried to homogenize the whole country's food (in the name of efficiency). It's been a long road to rediscovering all the old pre-Stalin cuisines and having it catch up with the rest of the world.

colBoh said:

You couldn't have made her some Beef Stroganoff, Gangut?

That's more Russian than anything. Gangut was trying to make a point about not just being one or the other with her fusion cuisine.

Now Gangut just has to get Roma involved, to break her completely with a properly done mix.

oracle135 said:

At least it didn't taste like Kalinin's borscht.

That's because Gangut doesn't hate her, unlike Kalinin's wife.

Where's Boris when you need him.

Traditional is nice, but sometimes you have to try new things, and doing spins on the old staples can provide some delicious new discoveries.

What I'm saying, Tash, is that you need to accept that just like that meal, you're a cultural melting pot and you should embrace it.

(This message totally not endorsed or written by a certain burger-loving battleship)

Is this... is this a thing?

Allaire said:

Is this... is this a thing?

Just for fun, I googled "Borscht Pasta" and found a recipe from Good Housekeeping magazine which adds ground beef. If you're curious, check it out here.

Allaire said:

Is this... is this a thing?

NO.

Pasta itself is, though. But for some strange reason, every possible kind of pasta is called macaroni (макароны) in Russian. To the point that "macaroni spaghetti" is a perfectly legal word, and people would be more surprised at someone saying "pasta spaghetti". The most popular macaroni is macaroni (duh!)

oracle135 said:

Embrace the taste of internationalism, Tashkent.

At least it didn't taste like Kalinin's borscht.

Trostkyite. Detected.

.k1.38e+23 said:

NO.

Pasta itself is, though. But for some strange reason, every possible kind of pasta is called macaroni (макароны) in Russian. To the point that "macaroni spaghetti" is a perfectly legal word, and people would be more surprised at someone saying "pasta spaghetti". The most popular macaroni is macaroni (duh!)

Who are you by nationality? I'm interested.
But in Russia, almost no one has seen macaroni, but we call any pasta "macaroni". Real macaroni is almost not sold. The most popular are spaghetti.

Allaire said:

Is this... is this a thing?

In the former Soviet republics of Central Asia (including Uzbekistan with the capital Tashkent) with Turkic tribes as majority, there are similar dishes under the general name "Lagman". The list of ingredients is quite extensive.

Anybisan said:

Who are you by nationality? I'm interested.

"You are actually Jewish, aren't you, Stierlitz?" - Müller suddenly asked.
"Your face is Jewish! I'm Russian!" - Stierlitz retorted, and thought: "I didn't blurt out anything that could blow my cover, did I?.."

Anybisan said:

But in Russia, almost no one has seen macaroni, but we call any pasta "macaroni". Real macaroni is almost not sold. The most popular are spaghetti.

Well, that just means I never saw real macaroni.

FedorSh said:

similar dishes under the general name "Lagman"

I'd say it's more like a ramen's very distant relative; I heard both words have the same origin.
For those who don't know, while both dishes have broth, noodles and meat, lagman tastes very differently from ramen, with a rich flavor due to immense amount of cumin. Absolutely love it.