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Rasstegai

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Rasstegai
TypePirog
Place of originRussia

Rasstegai (Russian: расстегай) is a type of Russian pirog with a hole in the top.

History and etymology

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The dish was very popular in Tsarist Russia. In rasstegai the filling is not hidden in dough, and rasstegai in Russian means "unfastened" pies.[1]

Another version: in Moscow, in the gypsy choir, the beautiful Katya sang very well the Russian song "Sarafanchik-rasstegaychik"; in honor of Katya, rasstegai became very popular meal in taverns in Moscow.[2]

Fillings

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The filling usually contains fish, but may also contain meat, liver, rice or mushrooms. The hole of rasstegai is used to add broth to the stuffing.

In literature

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The dish is mentioned in Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls and Vladimir Gilyarovsky's Moscow and the Muscovites.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Похлёбкин В. В. Расстегаи // Кулинарный словарь. — М.: Э, 2015. — С. 309—310. — 456 с.
  2. ^ Пыляев М. Старый Петербург. — СПб., 1887
  3. ^ Леонид Зданович. Кулинарный словарь, Расстегай. Москва: Вече, 2001, ISBN 5-7838-0923-3 (Leonid Zdanovich. Culinary dictionary, "Rasstegai". Moscow: Veche, 2001; in Russian)
  4. ^ Rasstegai: The pie proudly served by Moscow innkeepers. Russia Beyond