5 forgotten dishes of the past
The most pleasant thing about Soviet catering is its availability to the layman’s pocket. The level of service here was beyond consideration, and the menu was unpretentious and skimpy. There was a set of dishes approved “from above” that could be found in the kindergarten, in the café and in the company canteen. We offer to recall the most popular dishes of this period. It should be noted that not only were the foods in the grocery stores of the same type, but so were the utensils that the customers were supposed to use. Typical plates, labeled “Public Catering”, without decorations, soft rough aluminum spoons and forks and the famous “Granchaks”, glasses with faceted sides. And in the kitchens, cooks prepared meals in huge aluminum pots, with inscriptions in oil paint “for the first” and so on. The usual lunch menu included first, second and compote. The quality of food in communal catering was indicated by the popular name “Tosh...