The Cuisine in Belarus is a rich mixture of the cuisines of its neighboring countries like the Ukrainians, Poles, Lithuanians and the Russians while keeping the indigenous nature of its native taste intact. The Cuisine in Belarus has been a long drawn process of the improvisations of the culinary tastes of the country. The tourist is sure to savor the variety and richness of the exotic cuisines in Belarus.
The development of the Belarus cuisine starts in a major way with the early 1 th century when whole fried aurochs gathered from the medieval forests of Belaviezha were sent as a gift to the emperor of Germany. Along with this there are also records of the export of the Sweet Flag roots to the countries of Western Europe in the 16th century. The black goose baked with green peppers which was thought as a popular dish for the November feasts is also an important constituent for the Cuisine in Belarus that you should check up in your Belarus travel.
The Belarusian nobility had dishes which were mostly borrowed from their French, Italian and German counterparts, however the native dishes that the Belarus peasantry had during this time had no such prominent influence. Among the dishes which were the result of outside influence mention must be made of the lazanki which is a mixture of stewed meat and flour dumplings and it was related to the Italian Lasagna. The Belarusians have also been fond of the sour rye bread since wheat cannot be produced in this cold and wet region.
The Belarus tours will be left incomplete without tasting their traditional hard drink which is the harelka somewhat synonymous with their Russia counterpart the vodka distilled from the rye malt and is a great incentive for the tourist to stay here. Facts about Belarus also speak of the biarozavik composed of a fermented birch sap is another Belarusian specialty. The Cuisine in Belarus are also famous for their great variety of Bliny or pancakes which are made with a diversity of ingredients. Buns, dumplings and various categories of cakes have left a permanent imprint within the wide variety of Belarus cuisines. Among the other dishes in Belarus which have attained fame the poliuka which is a variety of Belarusian soup is a must on the tourist's menu.
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