Food Culture

Food plays a wide role within a culture and society, which helps solidify its place as a powerful component of identity formation. This includes how people relate to food, social customs surrounding food and sharing food, nutritional profiles of national diets, and overviews of specific ingredients.

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February 26, 2018

Maslenitsa: Student Observations

Maslenitsa is ancient holiday that still takes many Slavic nations by storm every spring. Celebrations are held to mark the imminent end of winter with mountains of hot, delicious blini and revelry. Originally a pagan holiday celebrated as early as the 2nd century A.D., Maslenitsa has been somewhat folded into Orthodox Christian traditions and is […]

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Buryat Cooking Lesson at Ulus in Irkutsk

History of Vegetarianism in Russia

Exploring Russian Traditions in Vladivostok

Central Asian Culinary Discoveries

5 Ways To Experience Buryat Culture in Irkutsk

A Guide to Jewish Moscow

“Succulent Dog” and the Koryo Saram in Bishkek

Samsa Traditions in Bishkek

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