russian!

on tuesday, i had russian food for dinner. saw somewhere that there is this nice little russian restuarant, so i wanted to try.

it is located at arab street, where u get fabrics and rattan baskets and all.

it has outdoor seats. although it was already evening time, it was still quite hot, so hey let's sit indoors.

was greeted by this chinese-looking lady and presented with a small menu. hmmm.. let's see what they have.. ok luckily it was in english. you know how some japanese restaurants have only japanese menu..

we were gonna share all the food, since this is the first time and we dunno what to eat. ok.

ordered 4 kinds and i had a beer.
(oh it was german beer, i was thinking, would the lady twist my arm off since they are serving RUSSIAN stuff. was thinking of having a vodka, but i think it was too early for a vodka, perhaps beer will do)

there was another table in the house, this middle age couple. i guess they are russian since they were speaking the the lady. i mean, i could roughly guess too.
oh yes, the chinese-looking lady speaks perfect russian. you wouldnt have guessed. and her english was accented too. i still wonder where is she from.

hey hoe, the first and second dish came.

no.1 was buns filled with ingredients. One was beef, couscous (i think). The other one was vegetable.

no.2 was Borsh - hot soup with beetroot and meat. served with a dollop of sour cream.

the buns are small but yummy.. ooh.
borsh is nice too. something new. soup with sour cream, you don't get that everyday you know.

no.3 was Pelmeni.
Pelmeni - basically it looks like chinese dumpling, with beef inside. the pelmeni was not floating in soup or anything. so they were just boiled and came with sour cream on the side(of course!)
i liked that too. yum.
they had those in vegetable too - Vareniky

no.4 was potato pancakes.ooh when i saw that, i KNEW i had to order. the pancakes had sour cream (yes..) on the side. love potatoes!

all in all, i really enjoyed it. cosy place. yummy food. nice lady.

the next time, i shall have a Stolichnya.