Vodka is a wonderful, original Russian drink that emphasizes the taste of dishes. A glass and a delicious snack for vodka will increase your appetite and relieve fatigue. With proper use, a person will never get very drunk, especially if the hostess sets up a plentiful table in advance. There are dozens of ways to quickly, tasty and inexpensively feed guests.

What is the best appetizer for vodka?

Real gourmets are able to write poems about what is best served under the misted "bubble" of vodka. Some say it's salted mushrooms with bacon, while others insist on julienne and hot soups with pies. Surprisingly, conditionally, all snacks, from the point of view of gastroenterology, are divided into 3 types:

  1. Nutritious and warm. These are dumplings, manti, hot meat under a fur coat, fish in batter, chicken legs. They should be eaten first, remove the burning sensation and unpleasant aftertaste that always remains in the mouth after drinking a glass.
  2. "Envelopes." These are salads, soups, sauces (mustard, horseradish, and hordeloder popular in Russia). It’s better to have a snack after you have eaten a little. They envelop the stomach, preventing the rapid intoxication of the body.
  3. "Washers." And this is the category of food that everyone is used to eating first: salted fish, mushrooms, lard, pickles. They are eaten in the process of a feast little by little, they soften the aftertaste of a strong drink, preparing the gourmet to receive a new portion.

It is in this sequence that they eat snacks during a feast. Then everything goes smoothly and the consequences for the body are minimal (or they are completely absent if the person complied with the measure).

The better not to have a strong drink

It is quite obvious that a drink that causes a rush of blood and a feeling of bitterness on the tongue does not combine with sweets. Leave them as a complement to wine or champagne.

Also not suitable for vodka:

  • berries and fruits;
  • nuts and dry fish;
  • Tomatoes and fresh bell peppers.

Hard and soft cheeses are relatively suitable, including the famous "Soviet" appetizer - cheese "Friendship". The exception is salads with cheeses and spices or fatty sauces, such dishes are easy to cook in haste.

And the cheese is beautiful in molten form, especially if you cook simple, but delicious dishes, including hot sandwiches. The eggs themselves are also not very good, but in the composition of pastes and salads - a nice thing.

Hot snacks for vodka

Guess which appetite the Russian intelligentsia preferred? Of course, the best appetizer for vodka is julienne in its various forms: with ham, mushrooms, chicken and cheese. What else to cook? We offer hot snacks, 3 recipes, simple, but tasty and original dishes.

We write and remember:

  1. Julienne. We cut mushrooms, fry in a pan with onions, add pieces of chicken and cream. Slightly simmer everything together, and then transfer to small cocotte makers and fill it with cheese. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes to form a crust. We eat as a main snack to "little white".
  2. Hot sandwiches. We cut slices of loaf, put mayonnaise sauce on them, slices of tomatoes, ham, and fill it with grated cheese. Bake to melt the cheese. At the very end we cover, and the sandwiches will become soft. We eat warm.
  3. Chicken kebabs. Cut the chicken (fillet) into slices, and then pickle in soy sauce, mixed with orange juice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. String on chicken skewers and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of 220 degrees. We eat warm with a sauce of herbs, garlic and kefir.

To complement the table easily boiled potatoes, baked in a rustic way. It is served on a large flat dish with homemade pickles, herbs.

Cold Appetizer Recipes

Of the cold appetizers best suited to vodka, of course, lard. Especially spicy, salty with garlic, streaked with salty meat. It should not be thawed, cut directly with ice, allowing the pieces to thaw naturally. Such lard with onions, cold potatoes, cucumbers is a “song” for Russians and Ukrainians, especially men prefer this option.

To diversify the menu will help such options:

  1. Fresh cucumber rolls. To do this, three carrots, cheese, a boiled egg on a grater, season with mayonnaise, add a little garlic. We cut thin strips of cucumbers, stuff them with egg-carrot paste, and fasten with toothpicks. We eat chilled.
  2. Ham with cheese. This classic cold appetizer in restaurants is served as a "hunter". It is convenient in that it is done in advance and does not lose its taste for several hours. For cooking, it is important to buy quality ham and cut it into thin slices. Grate cheese and mix with garlic and mayonnaise, and then stuff them with ham slices. Serve chilled.
  3. Beets with prunes, garlic and mayonnaise. Despite the fact that beets have a sweetish flavor, it is pleasant to eat it with “little white”, especially if the salad is infused for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator. To cook three boiled beets on a grater, add garlic, mayonnaise, slices of prunes, previously soaked in boiling water. Mix the salad, cool. You can serve effectively - by forming neat washers through cooking rings.

Other delicious cold snacks - herring, jellied meat, any sandwiches, sprats, olives and olives. The usual sprat in tomato is a simple, but also a good option, moreover, inexpensive.

What to cook in haste

A good housewife’s quick snack is often literally out of thin air. A woman, as you know, is ready to make a hat, a scandal and a salad out of everything. There will be no scandal, it’s better to prepare delicious and light dishes.

Remember recipes:

  1. Pate of tuna (mackerel, saury, sardine). Three boiled eggs on a grater, mix with canned goods squeezed from excess fluid, mix. Can be seasoned with onions. We put on pieces of brown bread, decorate with greens.
  2. Eggs stuffed with cheese and yolk. Snack from the category "guests on the doorstep" adored by students of all time, and it is inexpensive. Boil the eggs, cut into 2 parts. Knead the yolk with mayonnaise, add a little garlic, a little cheese. We stuff the halves of the eggs. We serve to the table, decorated with greens.
  3. Mushroom salad. Cut salted or pickled mushrooms into slices, add onions, a little vinegar, aromatic vegetable oil. Cool, serve with baked in the microwave (oven) potatoes, cut into slices. Https: //www.youtube.com/watch? V = mveK8iUh0lY

In the end, I would like to remind you of an old Russian proverb: the first shot glass hits with a stake, the second shot with a falcon, the rest with birdies. In order not to "fly away" from the drink, it is worth observing several rules: drink it cool, in small sips, and not in one gulp, do not mix with other drinks and do not "borsch" with the amount. Then any feast will turn into pleasant gatherings, where everyone will relax and enjoy communication.

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