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class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165516e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165516e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experiencing a different culture doesn\u2019t only involve immersing yourself in with the locals and your surroundings (and perhaps attempting to speak some of the local dialect). One of the most important pieces of the puzzle is tasting at least a few of the country\u2019s traditional dishes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know more often than not you\u2019ll be ordering at a restaurant, but I\u2019ve always found it a more authentic experience enjoying a traditional meal at a local\u2019s house after being lucky enough to get an invite. I\u2019ve actually posted once or twice in a few countries around the world on their local subreddit and got invites through that, but a simple conversation has also led to quite a few unforgettable nights. Either way, don\u2019t default to chips\/burger\/some other food you can get anywhere &#8211; go traditional wherever and whenever you can.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Shashlik\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-1536x907.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-2048x1209.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-1568x926.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Shashlik-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><h2><b><i>Shashlik<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I understand it, the origins of shashlik are a little unclear. But <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-top-spots-across-eastern-europe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when I was in Moscow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I was invited to a birthday party where they made some of the tastiest skewers I\u2019ve ever had. Shashlik is basically cut-up meat (I don\u2019t believe it matters which type) which is shoved onto a long metal skewer and cooked over hot coals. Sounds pretty simple and, well\u2026 it is. But often, simple is best. And in this case, that rings 100% true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht.jpg\" alt=\"Borscht\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-1568x1044.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Borscht-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><h2><b><i>Borscht<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A very traditional Russian soup dish, I was able to get this at quite a few places (both at locals\u2019 flats and in restaurants) and while the base of the dish is uniformly beetroot across the board, the tastes varied quite significantly. My preferred addition to warm borscht was a dollop of sour cream (smetana) mixed through; it gave it a bit of a thicker consistency which I really enjoyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while we\u2019re talking about Russia, it\u2019s imperative to try kefir (a sort of sour milk) as well as syrniki, cream cheese that you can get in a few flavours that goes great on bread for breakfasts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Meat-Stuffed Potato Pancakes\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Meat-Stuffed-Potato-Pancakes-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><h2><b><i>Meat-Stuffed Potato Pancakes<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a Belarusian dish and while it\u2019s quite rich and heavy, it\u2019s pretty darn good. I\u2019d suggest not going too overboard when you\u2019re stacking your draniki, no matter how much the smell pulls you in, because it might be seen as a little rude if you don\u2019t clean your plate (only if you\u2019re at a local\u2019s place, of course).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find draniki in restaurants all over Belarus and other countries in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/category\/europe\/easter\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eastern Europe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Burek\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-Burek-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><h2><b><i>Burek<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask someone in Eastern Europe where burek originated and you\u2019ll get a different answer pretty much every time, depending on who you ask and where they\u2019re from. Burek itself is filo pastry that\u2019s stuffed with meat, cheese, apple, spinach, potato or\u2026 well almost anything, rolled up and around into what looks a bit like a coil or snail\u2019s shell.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favourites were beef mince and a cheese\/spinach mix, but your choices are pretty extensive!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka.jpg\" alt=\"C\u030cesnec\u030cka\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-1568x1044.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/H2-C\u030cesnec\u030cka-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><h2><b><i>\u010cesne\u010dka<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A traditional Czech garlic soup, which interestingly in local folklore is the best cure for either a cold or hangover, is something you simply must try when you visit the Czech Republic &#8211; unless you\u2019re allergic to or just don\u2019t like garlic because they use a LOT to make it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re at a restaurant, ask the wait staff which Czech beer pairs well with it; I had a Staropramen with my \u010cesne\u010dka and they worked really well together.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438cdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most Interesting Dishes in the Eastern European Region Experiencing a different culture doesn\u2019t only involve immersing yourself in with the locals and your surroundings (and perhaps attempting to speak some of the local dialect). 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