Day 81 of 175

Day 81: Kulebyaka From an Old Cookbook

In a kitchen in Saint Petersburg, two friends are baking a kulebyaka from a prerevolutionary cookbook for a dinner party.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Так, по рецепту: четыре начинки, между ними блинчики, и всё в тесте.

    Right, according to the recipe: four fillings, thin pancakes between them, and all of it in dough.

  2. B

    И кто эту кашу заварил? Гости через два часа, а тесто рвётся.

    And who got us into this mess? The guests are coming in two hours, and the dough keeps tearing.

  3. A

    Ну я, признаю. Кто ж знал, что рецепт, написанный сто лет назад, окажется таким хитрым?

    Me, I admit it. Who knew a recipe written a hundred years ago would turn out so tricky?

  4. B

    Там даже граммов нет, только «муки сколько тесто возьмёт».

    It doesn't even have grams, just 'as much flour as the dough will take'.

  5. A

    Всё, тесто опять порвалось. Первый блин комом, как говорится.

    That's it, the dough has torn again. The first pancake is always a flop, as they say.

  6. B

    Слушай, а давай без теста? Подадим начинки отдельно: рыбу, рис, грибы, капусту.

    Listen, how about without the dough? We'll serve the fillings separately: fish, rice, mushrooms, cabbage.

  7. A

    Точно! Скажем, что это кулебяка по-современному, в разобранном виде.

    Brilliant! We'll say it's a modern kulebyaka, deconstructed.

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