One of the first questions I hear from new non-Yakutian friends of mine is “What are your traditional meals?” I started my answer from the short sentence “We love frozen horse meat and frozen Arctic fishes.”
Well, I decided to start publishing posts about traditional cuisine in Yakutia. The one is dedicated to stroganina.
Stroganina is the traditional cold dish in Yakutia.
Stroganina is the first traditional dish that will be offered you to try in Yakutia in winter. It is thin long slices of frozen fresh Arctic river fishes, i.e. broad whitefishes, whitefishes, and white salmons.
The best stroganina is made of one-time-frozen fresh Arctic river fishes. Pieces must be long, wide and thin, and they must be served with salt and black pepper powder. The dish might be decorated with wild red whortleberries and some greens.
What is the taste? Hard to explain. It is soft, fresh, and frosty… The best stroganina is made in winter only.
Further, please, see the pictures of 2009 Yakutsk Stroganina Festival that was held on December 12, 2009. Click on thumbnails to enlarge photos and read descriptions.
The best time to try stroganina is winter, December – February.
The best place to eat stroganina is Tygyn Darkha Restaurant and the Chochur Mouran ethno complex.
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