Traditional, scrumptious, popular: Pelmeni

Recipe: Pelmeni- Make a dough out of four cups of flour, one egg, one teaspoon of salt, and milk. The dough is then to be rolled very thin and cut into the approximate shape of circles. A combination of minced pork, onions, salt, and pepper are spooned on to the dough which is then folded to create a filling. The filled dough is then boiled until the meat is completely cooked.

Pelmeni, a traditional Russian food, is often served with sour cream or soy sauce. The dish is almost always made by hand as a family activity in Russia, where whole families work together to make hundreds of Pelmeni.

Junior Kate Strijova enjoys preparing the traditional dish with her family as well. “I love the dish. It’s a traditional Russian food and eaten all year round. It’s not hard to make, it just takes time,” she says.