First courses

Cabbage soup with potatoes is a traditional Russian dish. It can often be seen in various establishments in one interpretation or another. Many people also cook it at home, because it is a simple, budget-friendly and tasty soup.

Spanish chickpea soup, or potaje, is a thick first course made with vegetables and spices. This soup is ideal for those who are fasting or vegetarian, as it does not contain any animal products. Before cooking, soak the chickpeas overnight to plump t

Milk soups are always very tasty and healthy. They do not require much time to prepare, since the number of ingredients is small and the amount of products is minimal. And how nice it is to come home at lunchtime and warm up a bowl of hot soup.

Chickpea and lentil soup surprises with its rich taste. Although the recipe calls for the soup to be made from legumes, it seems that the broth is meat. Chickpea soup is a source of vegetable protein and healthy vitamins. The dish is especially recom

A fragrant and hearty borscht that will save your time. This recipe uses pre-boiled beets rather than fresh ones. This simplifies the cooking process.

It is common to serve soup as the first dish on the table. There are many different recipes, among which cream soups stand out. Cheese cream soup is quick and easy to prepare. A very delicate and pleasant taste based on cream cheese will make your lu

The national dish of Slavic cuisine is, of course, borscht. This dish is cooked all over the world and is often associated with either Russia or Eastern European countries. This borscht recipe is quite unusual and original. To prepare it, you will ne

Rassolnik is a colorful and filling dish that is especially popular in Russia and Ukraine. Classic Soviet rassolnik is prepared using beef broth, pickles, potatoes, carrots, onions, and pearl barley. You can diversify the recipe by excluding the pear

Do you know how to tell if you have a classic Georgian soup recipe in front of you? It should have three ingredients that cannot be replaced with anything. These are beef, tkemali plum sauce and chopped walnuts. Our recipe has all of these ingredient

Duck doesn't appear on our table very often, but you can cook a lot of different dishes with it. For example, duck cabbage soup, which always turns out rich and filling. Add a few cherry tomatoes to the classic soup ingredients - they will make t

Classic light pea soup with water, potatoes, onions and carrots with olives. Many will find this combination strange, but in fact the taste of olives in the soup is quite neutral. But the benefits of olives definitely cannot be denied. After all, the

Fried lagman in Uzbek style is a tasty and filling dish with meat, vegetables and noodles. Lagman is called "the dish of love". It, like pilaf, is cooked at big celebrations, for example, at a wedding. On the second day of the wedding, the

The legend of the origin of lagman comes to us from Ancient China. Three hungry travelers met at a crossroads. One had meat and flour, another had water and a frying pan, and the third had vegetables and herbs. They decided to cook one dish for every

Buckwheat soup is a good first course option for those who follow a healthy diet and love healthy food. Buckwheat contains a lot of vitamins, such as B1, B2, as well as potassium, iron and magnesium. Due to the high fiber content, this cereal has a g

Pho Bo is a classic Vietnamese dish that includes beef, rice noodles, rich beef broth, spices and herbs. The longer the broth is cooked, the brighter and richer the taste of the finished soup. The Vietnamese can eat Pho Bo for breakfast, lunch and di

Shrimp have been present in the human diet for over 20 centuries. Like other seafood, shrimp are rich in iodine, as well as vitamins A, C, E and group B. In addition, shrimp are very filling, contain many essential amino acids and are remarkably dige

Rich, rich, aromatic and very tasty crab soup with wheat noodles and beef - exotic combinations on your dinner table! Perfect for everyday meals and for entertaining guests. The soup is easy and quick to prepare, and due to the high content of protei

Leningrad-style rassolnik is a classic of Soviet cuisine. The recipe was developed by chef Nikolai Kurbatov, based on Moscow rassolnik. The soups have one base: broth, as well as pickles and brine. Distinctive features of Leningrad rassolnik are beef

This dish will not leave anyone indifferent. The velvety taste of mashed potatoes combined with croutons will diversify any table.

Georgian soup kharcho ("beef soup") appeared with the development of cattle breeding and agriculture in the Caucasus. Since then, practically nothing has changed in the preparation of the soup: the same beef, although there are variations w

The most delicious mushroom soup is made from porcini mushrooms. Despite the fact that there are many recipes for preparing this dish, the classic version is the simplest. The soup is rich and aromatic. You can use dried, fresh or frozen porcini mush

Shulum, chorpa, shorpo, sorpa... In different countries, shurpa is called by different names, but it looks about the same everywhere: a rich soup with meat and vegetables. Various herbs and spices can be added to it, or it can be made on the basis of

During the hot summer, kvass can be used not only as a refreshing drink, but also as the main ingredient for okroshka. This dish is just right for hot weather - low-calorie, served cold and cooked quickly. And if you add boiled chicken to okroshka, i

Georgian soup takes pride of place on many restaurant menus. Rich, thick and full of spices, this hot dish can become a favorite at your table. A spicy soup with an abundance of spices and herbs in portions is perfect for a lunch table or dinner for