RUSSIAN SALAD from the 1800s!

Russian salad, or salat oliver as Russians call it, might be one of the most popular salads in the world. Today we discover its fascinating story and recreate the original recipe by Lucien Oliver from 1862
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the meat of 4 quails or 1/2 chicken, shredded
1 Tbsp smoked salt (or regular)
4 twigs of rosemary
2 bay leaves
5-10 crushed juniper berries
300g waxy potatoes, boiled and cubed
1 cucumber, cubed
1/2 cup olives, sliced
3 Tbsp capers
1,5 cups mayo
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup crawfish tails
6 lettuce leaves
a few cubes of jello made from stock
3 halved quail eggs (optional)
1 Tbsp caviar
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[@BubblewrapHighway]

RUSSIAN JUNGLE CHICKEN

[@lukebogacik2793]

Great name for a Russian Funk Band 😂

[@ManlySalmon]

@@iljachernezov Siberian jungles like in "Metal Gear Solid 4"

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

At least Russian chicken doessnt give you a beard and a man voice unlike the steroid laden chicken here in the UK!!

[@EBANYISHASHLYK]

ржу валяюсь

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

That's probably why russian females have silky smooth skin that shine and sparkle!!

[@stephan1061]

Dude, I love how you do your research and explain the origins of that dish I’ve never heard of. Very interesting! Also your mom is adorable.

[@nullzwo]

could not have said it better!

[@Sacto1654]

At least you actually bothered to do some serious research on trying to duplicate the recipe. Now, if we can find somebody enterprising in Russia to do even more research and try to get even closer to the original....

[@cmg565]

Looks good. My sister inlaw is Russian and they live this dish, yours is prettier though.

[@yeahok5956]

Sacto1654 his mom is Russian, therefore he’s russian

[@tinygreenturtle]

True

[@RussianwithDasha]

December 31st. I'm a 9-year old kid. My father just brought home a beautiful fir-tree, which he bought at a fair, and it's still frosty. We turn on the ORT channel - there is the film called "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession". I decorate the tree and eat tangerines. My mum cooks Olivier salad in the kitchen. Happy New Year!

[@rosacanina5353]

I liked that movie - very funny

[@Solidinius_Snake]

Dropped a nostalgic tear

[@PaulV.]

You just basically described one of the most memorable and happiest moments in like every Russian child's life :)

[@kalabaster357]

we in serbia also have it for new years eve and we call it ruska salata - russian salad

[@nadiaarsenijevic8594]

@@kalabaster357 Могла би јести руску салатy сваки дан!😍

[@bamgineer5862]

When she said maionez is good I immediately thought of Boris.

[@rusevdai5810]

Glad I'm not the only one haha

[@habarababara4860]

@@rusevdai5810me too 😂

[@NickNov]

Yes! Borissss

[@nottsoserious]

I'm surprised Boris hasn't commented on this saying that there isn't enough Mayonez in the recipe

[@ellenahsb.6296]

Same!

[@damianrhea8875]

BRAVO !!! Thank you for showing us this classic recipe, Andong. When some Chinese made this delicious dish in the U.S., their American friends and colleagues, who knew nothing about “Salade Olivier”, thought it was a mistake and scorned at the Chinese for not knowing how to make “potato salad”, then the Chinese began to doubt themselves. Whereas “Salade Olivier” is NOT potato salad, to begin with, although it is potato-and-mayonnaise-based, and was brought to China ~1 century ago by Russian expatriates during the Russian Revolution in 1917.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

sorry about that, i hope they had some better experiences in the states. anyways, sounds like a delicious salad, i should make it sometime

[@theGirlMachine666]

I am impressed your mother speaks English fluently. My parents never learned English in the UdSSR :)

[@Kadima2k]

Sounded more like English learnt by living in the US or so for a substantial amount of time, nothing you would learn in school...

[@joyjacobus]

your mother is gorgeous!

[@oaedeoi]

And she even speaks fluent english although she lives in Germany, talented family for sure

[@crashmatrix]

"My house, my rules", and you manage to pull the exact same stunt I did with my dad when I finally lived on my own. Top notch bro.

[@trb-ella5346]

I can’t believe he has literally conducted a full blown investigation about this

[@dhennfndjsjfjncdf1364]

he sure admitted to folloeing other peoples leads and investigstion for it. likr where the russian guy asked the brittish sauce company about... that not soy sauce. lots of p3ople in the credits rtoo.

[@silog21]

He even did his linguistics research and everything.

[@Orinslayer]

A true hero :)

[@aramkaizer7903]

He always does this. What are you on about.

[@Sammy-te2xe]

KGB approves

[@adinamatei279]

Your mum is so cute and so cool! Adorable! Your grandma is pretty awesome too xD

[@n3kkidninj4]

They are just a cute af family. So jealous.

[@Xottapchenko]

>изжарить рябчика >варит BRUH

[@Daniil_Ryvak]

Djinn_RD you had one job yoptvoyumat

[@maximksiendzov7797]

Literally this xD

[@V1c10u5K1d]

bruh он пожарил рябчика в воде

[@FaZuQ]

@@V1c10u5K1d Скорее уж потушил

[@alexk3088]

IMHO good decision from a culinary standpoint. The birds he had would be dry as desert after frying. Изжарить in those days could possibly mean roast, not fry. But even roasting dries out game poultry too much.

[@whatatypicaltime2412]

Never knew that the persian chicken salad - "salade olivie" was the same thing as a russian dish called "salad olivier". But after have watched this, I'm blown away that a famous iranian dish is from Moscow, invented by a french dude. I love that fkin dish. And yes your mom is right. Pickles and green peas are a must! Also more finely chopped ingredients. Iranians usually eat it as a sandwich filler (I personally like it with those flat, big and round middle eastern bread and then to roll it up like a burrito, lol). And usually it is eaten as one of many dishes during celebrations such as weddings and birthday parties. My guess: since it's cold and easy to make a lot of - and I have yet to meet an iranian who doesn't like it.

[@tommychoppa7564]

yup dude. cant imagine it without pickles or peas

[@2adamast]

The dude being probably as french as Poirot

[@meeeka]

And that extra addition of fine olive oil with the mayo, in the mayo.

[@andraconstantin9459]

Romanians have a version too. It has the mayo, peas, potatoes and pickles, but we use shredded beef left from making soup and call it beef salad with the beef part in French. Salta de boeuf.

[@zztopz7090]

It would be so good as a burrito. I eat with bread usually.

[@DeckBlack22]

The modern version of the salad in our family: - boiled potato - boiled sausages - some fresh or green onions - canned pea - fresh cucumber - pickled cucumber - boiled eggs - cut everything into small cubes and season with mayonnaise

[@PaulV.]

Chicken meat costs the same as sausages but makes that salad much tastier.

[@PodcastCentral333]

Visual evidence white people season with mayonaise 😩💀💀💀

[@MrFuckingKololo]

@@PodcastCentral333 mayo is not really a seasoning in olivie, it's more of a binding agent to bring all the ingredients together.

[@PodcastCentral333]

@@MrFuckingKololo yeah i agree

[@McSnezzly]

JD Visuals I don’t know how much Russians count as white lmao

[@navneethgopal1211]

90% comments are about Mama and 10% are about the Salad.

[@Kher4m]

Its an internet. its mostly filled with guys, and who guys adore most... MOMS.

[@LibertyDino]

@@Kher4m attractive women.

[@RubyTwilite]

So many of the recipes on YT are based on the nostalgia of childhood and we try to recapture the flavors and thereby the feelings of childhood. I've been doing it myself. Last Christmas I made Tamales and Chuchitos from scratch.

[@tatiana.melentieva]

Мало кто знает, что твоя прабабушка была чудной кулинаркой и экспериментировала до глубокой старости! Вот откуда ноги растут!!

[@k1r10n]

it's actually a pretty fascinating story how this salad changed over the years in the USSR in the official recipe sources, you can basically see how people's lives changed and the availability of the products.

[@iwantnod]

Is this another comment implying communists replaced ingredients in Olivier salad because they were poor? It was made cheaper to turn the elite dish for 1% population into simple mass produced dish literally everybody can afford.

[@k1r10n]

@@iwantnod Yes it is. Go it turnips, comrad.

[@cianakril]

@@iwantnod amazing, isn't it. Back in the days potatoes were a rare expensive vegetables for elites and USSR made it so widespread and cheap it became associated with poverty by some fools.

[@iwantnod]

@@cianakril uhhh, actually no. Angdong is wrong about potato, it is widespread in Russia since 17th century AFAIK.

[@cianakril]

@@iwantnod it isn't. First potatoes came to Russia with Peter the Great, which is already the 18 century. And it never became common untill beginning of the 20 century, remaining to be rare, hence expensive, whims of elites for 150 years. You can read reports from 1910es how aristocrats still were trying to teach their peasants how to grow and actually EAT potatoes, with lots of report of poisoning from potato berries. There's even such event in the Russian history as "Potato riots" when pisants rioted against introduction of this plant in 19 century because they didn't understand what they were supposed to eat and though potato is Satan's fruit. Then lots of reports from early Soviet times how they are trying to substitute wheat by then still rare plant.

[@dorijanschmidt6805]

Hello my friend, this video is amazing. I am so happy to find out the origin of my favorite meal. I was born and raised in Serbia where we have been eating this salad since ages. And we call it, as you have said, "Ruska salata" wich means Russian salad. 😃 On every celebration, big and small, mostly it is "Slava" which is a day of some specil saint that we celebrate, it is served. It is maid from homemade mayo, no soya sos, just mayo, ham, pickled cucumbers; potato, carrots peas and chicken breasts, all boiled together and boiled eggs all cut on the smallest cube pieces possible...

[@nathankarimi9815]

I'm Iranian and found this looking up Salad Olivieh the Persian dish. This is such a tremendous find and your research diligence is tremendous. I am so fascinated by this history lesson, recipe and your presentation. Subscribed, liked and so appreciative.

[@bsvtanya]

Не знаю как салат, а мама нереально крута!

[@Savickav]

Оливье это жизнь!! 😁🙈

[@Nati1478]

Olivier is laif

[@enverboss1986]

@@Nati1478 LIFE чувак)

[@Acid31337]

Ути )

[@mettreaXD]

It is great to see how much effort you put into your videos and research!

[@_Odin_]

I love this channel. It's a teaching lesson. "Lets start at the beginning" means this is going to be awesome. It's like the dude from French Cooking Academy giving the back story to where the dish originated from. Understanding the origins of a dish, is as important as knowing the recipe. So thank you for being so informative on your videos!

[@Hullj]

It's delightful meeting your mom. She cannot possibly have a son your age. And it also speaks to where you get your intellect and your talent for languages. Nice meeting you, Mama Andong. Nice son you made there!

[@gnomzb5070]

this was both fun and informative... and now I know the whole story behind the Russian Salad!

[@Patriesje]

Wow your mom looks young! She looks beautiful. Bless her! My mom did make this salad on our birthdays, but she wasn't Russian, she was Dutch. But she liked the Russian foods. Unfortunately my mom died when I was 10 years old.

[@moistnuggests]

Your Mom right about the pickles, I can't imagine olivye without them. I'd like to think that in the early days the dish would have been revolutionary but like all great inventions it has been refined and perfected over the years.

[@Paeoniarosa]

Thanks for all the history around the recipe, and really enjoyed your Mom :)

[@user-ry7wp7pt6j]

автор кулинарного канала: сегодня я приготовлю настоящий русский салат "оливье"! (заморачивается с поисками старинных рецептов, википедией, древними фотографиями, хендмейдовым майонезом, рябчиками(из российских джунглей) и поисками раковых хвостов) все русские: ( смотрят и охреневают ) P.S. хорошая работа, братуха)

[@user-im6uk4fl4u]

Такое ощущение, что он сам русский

[@user-ql8ii3vs2i]

Друже уже давно сделал

[@lea1974ok]

Я русская и НЕ охреневаю! Никогда не понимала, почему этот салат называют Оливье. Всегда он был зимним. Только в 80х начали его называть Оливье. А настоящий Оливье в семье готовим ооочень редко. И рецепт давно есть в семье. Предки с Тверской губернии.

[@kolyahijack1385]

Евгений Стас вполне возможно, произношение на уровне

[@user-pc3qv2qr1e]

посмотри прошлые видео. У него есть видос, где он в Питере в гостях у своей бабушки и дедушки. Ощущения тебя не подводят)

[@carolinataktak7295]

Now I know where your coolness and charme comes from. Your Mum is georgous!

[@biggusballuz5405]

Ah, "Mayonnaise". That one word that a Russian cannot say without exposing their accent.

[@oaedeoi]

Not russian but we literally call it mayonez, our rule is to write it as we speak and i believe this implies to other slavic languages as well

[@gplusgplus2286]

майонез майонез майонез

[@jianmingdu6217]

In other food channels you can only learn recipes, here you can learn the whole history! BTW, I love this salad in Russia.

[@mishakac1283]

You should check Tasting History with Max Miller.

[@terrijuanette486]

I love that you included your mom. She seems like a very nice, intelligent woman.

[@marijatolpeznikova619]

Your mom is so cool! And speaks also English so good! I like how honest she is that salad is not better :D I love this salad. Always reminds me of home. Although to me the best is the one my mom makes!

[@mkshffr4936]

Yes she was wonderful. Very good to get her reaction.

[@EwgenijBelzmann]

Wow, your mom's English is quite impressive! I know a lot of people my age (~35) in Germany that don't speak it as well. And many that do have an atrocious pronunciation (including me quite possibly).

[@vvvmarko]

Home made mayo is a must. Try making it with whole egg and lemon instead of vinegar, it gets realy thick but is fenomenal. I'm from part of the world where is called a Russian salad.

[@thedude82100]

Ruska Salata is absolutely divine 👏👏

[@roughnegg6615]

only because it was created by a french

[@PaulV.]

@@roughnegg6615 as Andong told in the video Olivier created this salad because he knew the food preferences of his Russian customers. So the salad has appeared because of Russians and has been popularised by them in the world. They probably deserve some credit for that too.

[@francisxes8471]

Paul V. Also Olivier, while of French and Belgian origin, was born in Moscow. Also the recipe we know today isn’t exactly his, but stems from a copy made by one of his chefs.

[@LyleKN]

This project must have been a true labor of love. This was so much fun listening about the history of this dish. You really took us on a culinary journey. Bravo! Many recipes that have endured for many years have also gone through countless variations and renditions because of the availability of certain items, the cost of certain ingredients, but mainly because chefs of old almost never ever shared their recipes and would rather die with their secrets in tact. The greatest cooks, like the greatest educators have learned nowadays that sharing their knowledge not only helps others but greatly enhances their own craft. We learn more when we help others learn. Also, your mother is just wonderful! Love you, love your videos!

[@MATRIXParadise]

А я удивился сначала русскому без акцента, но в конце открылась тайна 😎😃

[@serdalkaptan]

I watched a Turk journalist's youtube video. He mentioned the story of Calat Olibe. He even said that he would send the original recipe to 4 of his subscribers as a joke. Then I began searching this salad's original recipe, and saw your video. What a search you went through! Awesome. I will try to copy it one of these days. As your lovely mother says it jumps to another level with green peas and pickled dill cucumbers. Bolshoe spasiba Tavarish Andong for sharing this piece of Russian history which amazes me.

[@callsign-kubrick9992]

Great video,as always. Very interesting dish. Your mom is delightful and I loved how she didn't sugar coat her review.

[@ottopartz1]

Momma Andong seems like a really nice lady. Your lucky to have her!!

[@ragnkja]

For New Year’s Eve, pickles _would_ make more sense than fresh cucumbers. In Norway, there’s a similar food tradition on the same day, but with Waldorf salad.

[@staceyh3270]

Your content deserves so much more recognition. I'm glad youtube finally recommended me something worthy :-)

[@chingizzhylkybayev8575]

Your research rigor is amazing, man. Coupled with your enthusiasm, watching this video was truly a treat.

[@Kate13to13]

Моя мама готовила этот салат каждое Рождество и старый Новый год! Und jetzt mache ich ihn zusammen mit Piroschki s Kapustai jedes Jahr :) eine wahre Freude und tolle Kindheitserinnerungen! Vielen vielen Dank dir für die Mühe und Arbeit die du in all deine Rezepte steckst! Wieder ein tolles Video :)

[@maximksiendzov7797]

Recipe: literally says "roast a grouse" in its very first sentence Andong: proceeds to boil a quail Olivier: am I a joke to you? That being said, tremendous research nevertheless.

[@mapleleaf1424]

I was introduced this salad from my ex-partner who is Belarusian. He raved about this salad and indeed, when his mother came to Canada from Belarus to visit over the Christmad holiday, she made this salad with pickles and for the meat- Ukranian garlic sausage, the must have ingredient was canned green peas. The usual potatoes and boiled carrots and ALOT of mayo. She served it in a crystal bowl I had. Didn't they it cuz 8t had 2 things I hated: pickles and mayo. The Argentinans have a similar salad without the pickles and they add hard boiled eggs. That salad I will eat.

[@Kharon46]

Russian salad is one of my family's Christmas traditions too. We usually prepared with mayo, peas, potatoes, carrots and pickle (most basic version I believe) But I'll try with mayonnaise that mixed with worcestershire, soy and hot sauce. I think it will be great.

[@k1r10n]

Pretty sure Olivier would use black caviar :) Otherwise, I think spot-on, except for the lanspik - it has to be made from veal.

[@carolinemiller2211]

Great video! It is clear that so much effort was done researching this dish. You should consider yourself a food historian as well. I enjoyed your modern day food choices to match this dish. ‘Jungle chicken’, as mentioned in a previous post, is hard to find. I would have never thought to flavor the water to recreate what jungle chicken would have tasted like. Chicken jello...who knew it was all the rage 🤷🏻‍♀️. Finally, the crowning touch was your mom. I guess pickles win. PS. More jungle chicken recipes please

[@koawoa6328]

your mother is so lovely and well spoken

[@DustinThomas]

Your commitment and excitement for "the way" is amazing - I love it!

[@Haaskeer]

Dude Olivier is one of my favorite food from russia. Ive always eaten the "new" style of the salat, with lyoner. But it was always so tasty. And btw your mums english is really good.

[@Yagodimus]

Подписка однозначно! Я давно присматривался но после этого видоса терпеть нельзя :) Отличный канал и лучший контент

[@christophpirringer4518]

The research on this was insanely detailed, THANK YOU for the work!

[@Hanna-zg2sq]

The work and amount of research u put in your videos is insane! Keep up the good work

[@petracartermitrovic]

1) Thank you! Amazing research. It's incredible how widespread this dish is - most "Slavs" apparently have a variation of it for New Years! We call it "French salad" - because somewhere down the line everyone forgot about poor Olivier apparently xD 2) your mom Rocks! But you knew that :D

[@BrunoSantos-sb6vh]

Come for the history lesson, stay for mom. Seriously, your mom is adorable!

[@EinLucas]

It's amazing how you can amaze me every single time again with each video you make. Very good researched, paired with a really likeable host and beautiful cinematography. Keep it up!

[@tabibutler4444]

Awww it made me so happy to see how you and your mum interact! There are too many guys these days who don't have a good relationship with their mum's

[@mihir2607]

hands out the cap mum : what did I do to deserve this ? andong : mAh hOuSe , mAh rUlZzzz

[@FistyClown]

My family makes a Soviet era meatless version that's basically the most delicious potato salad you'll ever have.

[@mishkabel]

OMG...I am, as a one who was born in USSR, I love very much the dish and I know this recipe, as a one who loves culinary art. I enjoy seeing you. Отличный канал , Удачи и с меня подписка.

[@nimrodlevy]

Its amazing! The amount of research you put into it! This ia as close as ot gets. Thank you!

[@lis37mcw81]

My whole russian life was a lie...

[@vladikrakuts5010]

what

[@makemefamousfornoreason8402]

Greetings from Romania, awesome video and your mum is so beautiful and smart, we also have that salad but we call it "salata de boeuf" and is like your mother described with peas and pickled cucumbers

[@annasophia6311]

I am so very impressed. And your points level went way up by having your Mom on as a guest!

[@listenandlearnturkish2959]

I love how you featured your mom 🏵

[@olegkamalov2503]

Haha dude, i live in Russia and this video stole my heart! Next time try to cook salad that we'r calling «Крабовый», you wont be dissapointed, good luck!

[@user-pb1eu4hs6u]

Рябичка :DD твоя мама такая милая! и что особенно меня удивило, как хорошо она говорит по английски. не хочешь сделать видео про то, как ты и твоя семья попали в германию и как ты стал ютубером? пардон, если оно уже существует :) огромное спасибо за исследование истории оливье!

[@TaraDjoric]

Making Russian salad in the morning for my New Year's dish, and I'm so excited that I'm watching every Russian salad related video instead of going to bed. :D Absolutely floored by the amount of research in this! Amazing detective work.

[@peterk6072]

You are impressive Andong. Your mom, grandma and grandpa are charming and adorable. I'm glad I found your channel and I so enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work! Well done Andong!

[@ashrafumar504]

Instead of hitting on your mom, I will say this: "Your mama raised you hella right!"

[@emanuelpracic4021]

Where I am from(Croatia) we call that salad "francuska salata" literally meaning French salad

[@machinedgod]

Aside stretching noodles and cooking with grandparents in their vacation lake home, this is by far my favorite video of yours. Keep up the good work, I'm very happy to have found your channel! Tschuss!

[@arman4chok]

Bro, U r the best!) I hope the world once would be full of people similar to you!!! I would be really proud of humanity if this happens ❤️

[@alexanderdol]

Kabuly means bulba. Potato. Ex: poshol za kabulyu” but also “poshol za buliboy. Very rural though. Source: grew up in rural western Russia.

[@Alverant]

"My house, my rules" something NEARLY EVERY child wanted to tell their mother when they visit!

[@riograndelily8344]

I love Food and I love history. One of my favorite channels. I actually traced my roots using foods and historic recipes. After family members had their DNA done and I did my family tree did I realize that food had it correct the whole time. One recipe my mother made came from Spain in the 14oo's it was considered a food Marranos ate according to the Inquisition. You are amazing. Keep up the good work Your Mother is absolutely beautiful

[@braulyyy6033]

You did sooooo much research! Thank you very much for the Information you gave us! It's fascinating how much work you put into your videos. More people have to watch this. 👌👌👌

[@mrblue3879]

The Russian Salad Mystery🚫😢😞 The Russian Salad OURstery✔️😁😇

[@CMB2310]

Great! You do a lot of research for a bowl of salad!

[@schindel6307]

Your videos are amazing and I thought you were going to say it was your sister judging! Your mom is so sweet. Thanks for the food history tale.

[@clochettestarz]

Love the thorough research! History meets food meets KZbin

[@illitero]

_reveals completed dish_ "What do you think?" Me: Looks like the sink at an over-busy restaurant.

[@gdinunzi]

I want a dish called Jungle Chicken now.

[@JanusXX]

Here in Brazil you can find actual jungle chicken.

[@miaodekat5918]

I love the way how intensively and laboriously the researches were carried out in some of Andong's videos! The rabbit hole behind a lot the well known dishes are suprisingly worth digging! Thanks for unveil the stories and historie that were sort burried under the mystery of time.

[@alexger85]

Please bring back your mother! She is very charming and entertaining! It would be a great opportunity to get a little deeper into Russian cuisine which I find very interesting.

[@deadfr0g]

8:56 The last thing you see before Andong’s mom beats you in a Pokémon battle

[@TabbyAngel2]

Iranians make salad Olivier too. We make it with potatoes, peas, shredded chicken,mayonnaise and pickles. It's so good. Not authentic at all though Haha.

[@Xocnuc]

soviet authentic ;)

[@mollygardens6646]

New subscriber. Helen Rennie sent me. I’m unlikely to reproduce this exactly but I love the historical story! And your mother is charming.

[@huangat]

This is an amaizing episode. Lots of work put into it. Thank you much for producing work with great quality as always. And, you mom is beautiful, lovely, and gives highly straightforward commemts which is awesome.

[@Chamindo7]

Wow.... interesting story about a Russian favourite. Also, wow, your mother is beautiful she looks too young to be your mother. Spazeba.

[@denniswlad.4135]

Digga was für eine wissenschaftliche Untersuchung für оливье hahaha. Danke dafür

[@hipretty]

I loved this it was brilliant! All your research deserves so much respect! I can definitely see that dish served in a big crystal dish!!! твоя мама такая красивая!!! smile☺️

[@HOLDENHIPHOP]

Amazing job and dedication! Love your Chinese recipes but as a Russian also enjoy seeing your culinary adventures of the homeland!

[@timurdosmurzayev7058]

Дорогой Андонг, спасибо за твои старания. Я давно на твоём канале. Ценю твои старания и глубину изучения рецептов. Очень интересно было узнать новое о блюде, которое готовим так часто. Удачи и вдохновения!

[@RubenAledo]

HI!!! Russian salad is a classic Spanish tapas and in my province, Murcia, we enjoy eating "MARINERA" and drinking a "caña" (small beer). It's made up of ensalada rusa (Russian salad) served on top of a long crunchy ring-shaped bread stick, and topped off with an anchovy in brine. Change the gender of the word and it's called a "MARINERO', where an anchovy in vinegar replaces the anchovy in brine. And if you want it to be even simpler, that is, only with ensaladilla rusa, then ask for a BICICLETA (literally a bicycle... don't ask me why 😂) But whichever type you have, there is an art to eating it without destroying the whole thing! You really need to try it!

[@victora.n.425]

Murcia soterrada

[@erinhowett3630]

This salad is listed in the book "300 Dishes that Matter". Highly reccomend that book for good reading and good recipes.

[@gor.2336]

I love how you don't just show how to prepare some random recipe from the internet and present it neatly, but actually do your research and include it in your video! It's always so nice to learn about the history of a dish and with this video in particular I kinda learned about my family's culture and that this salad is a common dish in Russian cuisine. I always thought that it's a family thing (we don't live in Russia and I don't really know any other Russian families) and actually called it Тётя-Валя-Salad up until a year ago because she's always the one to prepare it😅