Minsk restaurants offer traditional dishes of Belorussian cuisine. Its most common dishes are potatoes. Here, you can taste delicious potato pancakes that are usually served with sour cream or dairy butter and traditional potato dumplings that are now very popular in many countries of Eastern Europe. Dumplings are served alone, added to soups, or offered as a side to meat dishes. In Minsk, dumplings with meat are cooked.
Restaurants also have a wide choice of potato gratins. All potato dishes are not only delicious, but also not so expensive. The traditional menu features a wide range of nourishing meat dishes, the most popular of which is bigos. It is stewed meat with fresh or sour cabbage. According to some recipes, meat is replaced by sausages. Some upscale restaurants offer poultry.
Meat lovers should also taste traditional zrazas. They are served as small meat pies or a big meat loaf. All chefs cook this popular Belorussian dish by secret recipes. Zrazas are filled with mushrooms, cheese, different vegetables, rice, and boiled eggs. The dish is served with broth.
Another interesting specialty in Minsk is cracknels, crisp bits of fried meat or fat served with different dishes. Cracknels are also added to soups, mashed potatoes, and some types of pies. Generally, the traditional cuisine of Minsk may be qualified as nourishing and versatile.
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