What to eat in the XIX century

Historians study not only the changes in politics and economics, but also features a life different eras. Attention is paid to the kitchen. For example, from the relevant literature can be found that the power in Russia in XIX century was very different from the modern diet.

Kitchen in Russia in XIX century was largely the estate, as well as other aspects of lifestyle. Good food was expensive, which largely limits the spread of gastronomic delights.

The nobility and the adjacent layers provided in the XIX century largely adopted elements of French culture. The kitchen of this country has become very fashionable, and French chefs were considered indisputable authorities. It was from France to Russia came the concept of haute cuisine - gourmet cooking equating to art. Widespread French dishes such as salads, pies, different types of sauces that were uncommon in the Russian culinary tradition. Ordinary meal into a noble family consisted of at least five or six-course. In this typical French dishes - such as fresh oysters - could safely coexist with traditional Russian soup like soup and pies. Meals are usually accompanied by wine, mainly French. The most popular in Russia at that time enjoyed their sweet variety - Sauternes or sweet champagne. Drink and wine produced in the Russian Empire - for example, in Georgia.

Merchant table fundamentally different about the nobility. He was ample, and among the merchants preferred the traditional Russian dishes. From soups enjoyed special love soup. Also in the everyday, and on the holiday table often appeared different pies, and with fillings that are in the modern kitchen rarely used - porridge with vyazigoy and so on. Piece of cake baked from wheat not, and buckwheat or rye flour. Of dairy products have been widely used sour cream, cream, yogurt - now popular yogurt and kefir were virtually unknown. Element festive meal was expensive varieties of fish such as sturgeon and beluga caviar or sterlet.

Peasant cuisine is simplicity. The main dishes were all kinds of soup, cabbage soup and porridge. Kitchen based on subsistence farming and gathering - everyday so well complemented wild mushrooms and berries. In the second half of the XIX century became increasingly common to get potatoes. He began to cultivate under Peter I, but until the 1860s take root with difficulty. Due to the wide spread of potato yields and easy to grow, many farmers were saved from starvation.

It should be noted another important aspect in the diet of the XIX century - the religious. Most of the population belong to the Orthodox faith and observed the fasts, which limited the use of animal products. Against this background, developed a special kitchen, which was based on mushroom dishes, meatless soup and porridge.

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