Russia

Please respond with your name,date, and source of your information. ( Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother )
Please respond with your name,date, and source of your information. ( Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother

What is the name of your home town?
 * Moscow, Russia** (**Cody Kaplan, Aleksandr Karelin, friend, 5/1/10**)

How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home? (**Cody Kaplan, Aleksandr Karelin, friend, 5/1/10**)
 * He consumes a lot of fish (cod, salmon and talapia) meat (pork, lamb and duck) and poultry, as well as a few items that resemble pancakes, called a blintz or a perogi, which is similar, but they are stuffed with various fillings.**

What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country ? (**Cody Kaplan, Aleksandr Karelin, friend, 5/1/10**)
 * Luckily for him, Philadelphia is plentiful of Russian based foods, they bring in a lot of food from Russia and it is also not too uncommon for here anyway. Whole foods in Wynnewood has a lot of organic foods that Alexsandr buys as well as Trader Joe's in Ardmore. Most of his dishes do no require much seasoning, Russian dishes are relatively bland.**

Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration. (**Cody Kaplan, Aleksandr Karelin, friend, 5/1/10**)
 * The New Year’s celebration is very big in Russia, it is celebrated for 10 days from the 1st to the 10th of January. In this holiday many of the desserts such as; fruit babka (apple, plum and prune), mousse, pudding and paksha are eaten as part of the celebration.**


 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your recipe**.