Meaning of Borodinskii bread | Babel Free

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“Borodinskii bread is, in my opinion, the best Russian dark bread. It is very dark and tastes slightly sweet and the coriander adds a delightful piquancy to the flavor bouquet.”

“We dined on zakuski—pickled herring and mushrooms, caviar, slices of tongue, hard sausage, cheese, onions, dark Borodinskii bread, vodka with lemon rinds—to the accompaniment of choral music from the record player.”

“This is “Borodinskii” bread. This is Indian tea and this is China tea.”

“Even today, when the range of available commodities has widened exponentially, the “Sovetskoe shampanskoe” label, many of the finer Soviet vodkas, cognacs, and liqueurs, Borodinskii bread, top-grade hard salamis, and the candies beloved by two or three generations of Russian children continue to attract buyers at a premium price.”

“I made the black bread and borodinskii bread on Saturday. My culture did quite well but it was perhaps not as sour as I would have liked. This could be due to the sweetness of the breads though. (The borodinskii bread is even sweeter than the black bread but has a very hearty rye taste. It is darker than the "black bread"). […] The borodinskii bread also used a rye starter.”

“At Royal Gourmet there’s a little stand holding a collection of traditional-style loaves. The dense borodinskii bread, a Pullman-shaped loaf of coarse rye flavored with molasses and coriander seeds, is imported from Brooklyn. It’s famous for its outstanding keeping quality, a result of the compactness of the bread and long slow baking.”

“The market specializes in Eastern European and Russian foods and liquors. There, we picked up some filleted herring and a loaf of Russian borodinskii bread made with rye, barley, molasses and coriander. “It is heavy, dark and sweet,” Olga said, and just right for “mopping up sauce on the plate” or as toast points for pickled herring. […]”

“Me: Is a buckwheat porridge good for me to eat now? Quantum DNA: No. I also asked about the following foods and got the answer NO from my Quantum DNA: butter, meat, borodinskii bread, sour cream, oatmeal, smoked sprats, smoked sturgeon fish, maple walnut ice-cream, potatoes chips, chocolate, coffee, black tea, eggs, salmon, tilapia, cod, chicken, goose, turkey, raspberries, lemons, milk, cream, cottage cheese, tomato juice, black pepper, vinegar, ketchup, garlic, brandy.”

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