The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to popularize the Russian breakfast.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed that hotels, boarding houses, and catering establishments introduce a "traditional Russian breakfast" into their menus: stewed porridge, open pies, and steaks. The ministry has no intention of forcing businesses to do so.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes to reintroduce Russian breakfast to the menu.
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia prepared The concept of a project to promote the "traditional Russian breakfast." The agency proposes that hotels, boarding houses, and catering establishments introduce authentic Russian dishes into their menus—from stewed porridges and rasstegai (open-faced pies) to beefsteaks and hard-boiled eggs.
According to the document's authors, "continental," "English," and "French" menus predominate in the Russian hospitality industry. The Ministry of Industry and Trade notes that this deprives domestic tourists of their usual diet, while preventing foreign guests from experiencing Russia's culinary culture.
What the Telegram channel "Kharchey Ocharanye" writes
“The text, to be honest, is more reminiscent of an article in Rossiyskaya Gazeta than something that could be used in practice,” пишет The Telegram channel "Kharchey Charming" (Food Charm) drew attention to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's initiative. "It all naturally begins with the Pechenegs (or rather, with 'The Tale of Igor's Campaign,') where 'the main character hunts down feathered game for breakfast.' "Basically, it's a pretty fresh idea—to give customers slingshots in the morning instead of a menu. And then cook whatever they shoot."
What does a traditional Russian breakfast consist of in concept?
The project's concept emphasizes that Russian breakfast traditions have evolved over centuries—the authors cite literary monuments, the habits of the 19th-century nobility, and the diet of Suvorov's army.
To return to the roots, a menu of specific categories of dishes is recommended: natural and chopped beefsteaks, sausages and frankfurters, pates, steamed fish and caviar, eggs and dairy products, as well as kulebyaki, kurniki, shangi, kalitki, and rasstegai with broth.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that it will not force businesses
The Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that they will not force businesses to implement the new regulations. They plan to develop a unified logo for the "Russian Breakfast" service, which hotels and cafes will be able to use on their menus and in advertising.
A skeptical look at the concept
The author of a text in the public group "Kharchey ozharanye" writes that, in his opinion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade doesn't have a good handle on the situation:
"Because no matter what breakfast menu you look at, you'll find porridge, syrniki, and scrambled eggs. And if they start demanding something along these lines from establishments and hotels, they'll simply group these dishes into one section. And slap a logo over it, which the project proposes to develop (Tema Lebedev, I'm sure, can offer something inexpensive—200 million, no more)."
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