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Medicine is passable in Moscow, not good in the country. My father gets private visits at home and I often have to correct his prescriptions (dose, frequency).

It is not common to hear about food intolerances or allergies in Russia. We have not heard the word "gluten" for a week. Food is held in high regard because it comprises a high percentage of income for most people. Anything more than basic fare is considered a great. Eating out is usually a celebration. Of course there are very rich people but general population is not wealthy. My father's health was declining and one of his caregivers asked her mother to come in to help for a week or two. That woman's pension is 8000 rubles a month. A dollar is currently almost 60 rubles.

It is fat, surprisingly mild tasting.

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Dinner at a friend's house. Horse salami that was made by their relatives in the country. Yes, it is made from horse meat. Yes, it is very tasty. Few dishes on the table. Cold cuts, tomato salad, pickled mushrooms, seafood salad, salt cured pork belly (lardo), sliced horse sausage, black bread. And cognac, naturally. Lemon slices to be eaten after drinking cognac shots.

Times have changed. People take photos anywhere and nobody cares!

Quick snack that my father's caregivers had for us. We brought salmon caviar and black bread, they provided herring, butter, fruits,. Also cognac, naturally.

Breakfast at cafe Pushkin. We were not in the mood for eggs and chose to have two kinds of pelmeni. With sour cream, naturally. Cappucino no had big Cyrrilic P made of chocolate in it for Pushkin.

Lucky peach easy Asian recipes is 3.99 on US kindle. And Manresa cookbook is 1.99.

And of course there is a McDonalds right next to Kremlin.

Dinner last night at a Georgian restaurant. eggplant dish that looks awful but it was very tasty. It is made with walnuts. Pork shashlik and lamb kebab. Kebab is wrapped in thin bread called lavash. Hinkalii, large dumplings with meat inside. We chose beef. There is a lot of broth inside so you bite a small piece of dough off and drink the broth first and eat the rest of the dumpling after that. Sauces are sour cream (naturally) and tkemali (made with sour plums).

thanks for asking, my father is better. Miracles of modern medicine!

Get well soon! Bad hospital food knows no borders, I sampled it in Russia, Canada, and USA. But you can do meal planning in your head for when you get out of there!

Back in Moscow to take care of my father. breakfast this morning in a fancy tourist trap restaurant Dr Zhvago. But it serves breakfast starting at 6 AM (jet lag wake up call came at 4), is located next to my Hotel, and they are playing Soviet era songs loudly! Few other people were eating already. A trio of young women drinking red wine. Did I mention it's 6 AM? Poached egg with porcini mushrooms. beef cheek pie (pirog, пирог). Served with weak broth and sour cream. Pretty much any Russian dish is served with sour cream.

So sorry for your loss. Young life incomplete is always tragic, whatever the reason. I myself succumbed to drinking martini last night knowing all too well that it will put me into a deep sleep...only to wake up at 3 am. DH shared stale bagel with me like a champ prior to sunrise.

My adult son . No pets allowed in our building. My husband is American and I can not expose him to the whole week of Russian immersion.

Thank you. I will resurrect back in the USSR post when I am there.

I have to go to Russia in a hurry tomorrow, my father's health issues are requiring my attendance. Not a happy trip for many reasons. But my will come with me, he is a lovely travel companion. My American dinner. martini, only have one olive left (; Steak and potatoes. I am so distraught that forgot to oil and salt potatoes prior to roasting.

Weber indeed. Bought gently used, working perfectly. DH and a couple visiting all went to Stanford.

Hamburgers on the deck. Juicy peaches from the local farm.

Left over paella with fried egg.

Left over roasted chicken brought from the office (we had lunch brought in from Boston market) with corn, tomatoes, onion, red peppers. Kinda like succotash but without beans.

I think the OP is referring to half sour pickles. Low salt would a direct translation of the Russian малосольные огурцы. I believe there is a similar term in Polish language.

Chicken breast cooked sous vide and reheated in CSO with the side of pan roasted Brussels sprouts.

Pork chop and roasted turnips.