The most delicious. Tastes and aromas of Belarusian-Jewish cuisine

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“The Most Tsymus” is a book about tastes and culinary heritage that unites Belarusians, Jews and the nobility on a common land. Ales Bely offers 15 fascinating essays about the cuisine of the past and dozens of original recipes, intertwined with history, humor and life. Illustrations by Yuri Taubkin give the publication the atmosphere of a real culinary album. This is more than a cookbook - it is a cultural document with the taste of babka, guts and krupnik.

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15 essays and several dozen original recipes from the outstanding expert on historical cuisine Ales Bely. Author's illustrations by Yuri Taubkin.

There are many books written and published in the world about Jewish cuisine. The most diverse – serious, funny, light, thorough, intricate, tragic… But there are very few books about the history of Belarusian cuisine. And here is a new book, unusual. About Jewish and Belarusian cuisine at the same time. And even more: about the cuisine of three historical figures who once lived on the same land:

• peasant,
• sir,
• a small-town artisan and merchant.

How is this possible?

But both the gentleman, the Jew, and the peasant – with different consciousness and different traditions – ate the same grain. Or babka. Or gut. Although they prepared them slightly differently and ate them on different occasions. This book is about the iconic communal dishes of three cultures.

About the most important thing.