The Russian Heritage Cookbook

by Lynn Visson

A culinary tradition preserved in 360 authentic recipes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Russia

368 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

A writer, interpreter and academic who holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, Lynn Visson is an American of Russian background who is herself married to a Russian. Since 1980 she has been a staff interpreter at the United Nations. She has edited and translated several books and has written numerous books and articles on Russian language, literature and culture, including a Russian and Uzbek cookbook, and a work on simultaneous interpretation from Russian into English. Several of her works have been published in Russia. Dr. Visson travels frequently to Russia and has been involved in numerous exchange projects. Above all, she is interested in cross-cultural relations and in the problem of Russians and Americans who are trying to live in, understand and "translate" each other's cultures.

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like cuisines from many other cultures, Russian cooking emphasizes what food is available. This book gives over 300 recipes for traditional Russian dishes. The author has used several other Russian cookbooks as references. Easy to follow recipes.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had some interesting historical facts about Russian cooking and how during the early 1800s Russian people wanted to gentrify their tables by way of France and its cuisine. Also, very nostalgic for me to read, brought back memories about foods I haven't made since my mom passed away. I also liked the way the author included variations of the same dish. This inspired me to begin cooking more ethnically again.

[Sheri Maxey-Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

An informative, well researched cookbook. I can not wait to try many of the recipes.