Vodka and caviar in Russia
Russian oligarchs suck billions of dollars from the national economy but leave lavish scraps to tease big bucks from high-end tourists. As trips to the region are being cancelled left and right, I’m looking back at my recent visit relying for sustenance on those extravagant scraps. Here’s to the past: dining like the oligarchs on vodka and caviar in Russia. A dis/tasteful extravaganza…
Red salmon caviar, sour cream, and perfect pancakes
Caviar toast
This was a favorite of mine (below): “Spirit of Russia Imperial Cocktail,” served at the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg. “A fine selection of the most famous varieties of caviar: beluga, ossetra, and red salmon caviar. Served on blinis with sour cream. Accompanied by a set of premium vodkas: Beluga, Tsarskaya Gold, and Russian Standard Platinum.
Three caviar varieties, three kinds of vodka
No, this was my favorite: “Egg in Egg.” An egg filled with truffle-scented scrambled egg, topped with ossetra caviar. Oh, yum! Also at the Grand Hotel Europe.
Who does it better, the chicken or the sturgeon? Together, pure decadence!
Outrageously delicious. Three varieties of caviar on silky, truffle-flavored scrambled egg.
Egg in egg: three times as good
Flavored vodkas at the St. Petersburg restaurant called Restaurant
Flavored vodkas at the St. Petersburg restaurant called Restaurant
Not figs and strawberries, but marzipan candies
A favorite vodka. (Doesn’t it look like the waiter’s face beneath the tray? But no, it’s just his hand.)
A waiter keeps our vodka glasses full at Grand Hotel Europe
We could have eaten at Killfish Burgers…
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