Day 11 of 150

Day 11: Homemade, or Not Quite

In a flat in Perm, two friends plan an evening of making pelmeni for their guests.

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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Значит, в субботу лепим пельмени. Фарш беру на себя: говядина со свининой.

    So on Saturday we're making pelmeni. I'll handle the filling: beef and pork.

  2. B

    Настоящие уральские ещё и с бараниной. А лук рубим ножом, а не в мясорубке.

    Proper Ural ones have lamb in them too. And the onion gets chopped with a knife, not put through the mincer.

  3. A

    Ладно, не спорю. Тесто тогда на тебе, я в этом не мастер.

    All right, I won't argue. The dough's on you then, I'm no expert at that.

  4. B

    Как это не мастер? А кто зимой говорил, что сам всю ночь лепил?

    What do you mean, no expert? And who was it said last winter he'd spent all night making them himself?

  5. A

    Ну... раз уж на то пошло, признаюсь: пельмени были магазинные. Я только пачку спрятал.

    Well... since it's come to that, I confess: the pelmeni were shop-bought. I just hid the packet.

  6. B

    Вот жук! Лёха у тебя рецепт выпрашивал, а ты ему про прадедов секрет наплёл.

    You sly dog! Lyokha begged you for the recipe, and you spun him a tale about your great-grandfather's secret.

  7. A

    Каюсь. Думал, выйду сухим из воды, а теперь придётся лепить по-настоящему. Научишь?

    Guilty as charged. I thought I'd get away with it, and now I'll have to make them for real. Will you teach me?

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