Recipe of the month

Vobla

1. Take one dead fish (bream or roach) and do not remove guts
2. Marinate for 24 hours in very salty water
3. Hang outside on the washing line for several weeks
4. When you are released from the local lunatic asylum, take fish down
5. Take fish to local pub
6. Cut fish up, making sure everyone gets a liberal spray of scales and innards
7. Drink large quantities of beer
8. Peel bits of dried fish flesh off bones and eat whilst drinking more beer
9. WARNING: If you want to be let into the same pub next week, do NOT do this!

Next month: Stroganina

Russian Tribalism

This is the website for the book Russian Tribalism. Here you can read the book and view photos of Russia and Yakutia, where the book is set.

Click on the links above to read a guide to Russian cuisine or to view images of Russia and Yakutia.

Please send your comments, criticisms and insults to joe@russiantribalism.co.uk
If you send me your photos of Russia I will put them up on the site too (please send by email to the above address).