It is hard to imagine a Russian feast without our traditional alcoholic drink. It is vodka that is better than other alcoholic products combined with our favorite salads, hot dishes and cold snacks. Vodka gatherings are a special philosophy - intimate conversation and delicious food. It is believed that the best appetizer for vodka is spicy and salty dishes. For example, tomatoes, cucumbers or sauerkraut. The second most popular are pickled mushrooms. Next come salads and vinaigrettes, salted fish, aspic, caviar red or black and all kinds of hot meat dishes. In fact, all of these gastronomic products are perfectly combined with the taste of vodka, and besides, they do not allow guests to get drunk.
Quick appetizer for vodka
Of course, it is customary to prepare for the festive feast in advance. Many dishes take away a lot of time from the hostess, but what if the guests came suddenly, and I would like to treat them wonderfully. The simplest products that are likely to be found in every refrigerator will come to the rescue: eggs, ham, cheese, mayonnaise, canned fish, tomatoes, greens.
Stuffed Eggs with Mayonnaise
You will need boiled eggs, canned fish (salmon, mackerel and the like), mayonnaise, mustard, greens.
Drain the liquid from canned fish, knead the pulp with a fork. Mix fish with chopped herbs, a small amount of mayonnaise and mustard. Cut the eggs into halves, take out the yolks and three on a grater. We put the fish mixture in half the eggs and sprinkle everything on top with yolk. Uncomplicated appetizer for vodka is ready.
Ham rolls
To prepare this dish, you will need ham of a dense consistency, which can easily be cut into thin layers. As a filling, grated cheese with mayonnaise and garlic or eggs with mayonnaise and herbs are suitable for rolls. In the second case, do not put too much mayonnaise, otherwise the filling will turn out liquid. Such rolls can also be prepared from cooked sausage without fat. By the way, hard or processed cheese with garlic and mayonnaise sauce can also be served on tomato slices.
Brisket and Leek Appetizer
The preparation of this dish will not take much time, and its taste will be remembered by guests for a long time. It will take a few stalks of onions - leeks, raw smoked brisket, hard cheese, milk and sour cream. Salt and pepper to taste.
We cut the white stem of the leek in half, wrap each slice in a slice of bacon and put it in a mold. Add some milk, pepper and salt, grated cheese to sour cream. Pour the leek with the resulting sauce and put it in the oven. Bake until golden brown.
As you can see, an appetizer for vodka is not always laborious and expensive. By the way, any of these dishes can be served with beer or wine.
It is believed that the best snack for vodka is homemade pickles. As they say, serving guests is not embarrassing, but eating up is not a pity. You can laugh at it as much as you like, but it is better to not invent pickles than pickles or sauerkraut. By the way, these familiar products do not have to be soloed at all. For example, cucumbers can be chopped, seasoned with butter, chopped onions or garlic, and add green peas to the cabbage. So the vodka snack is ready! The best of the best - it looks appetizing and tastes good.
From my student years I remember a snack for vodka and cognac made from lemon and coffee. Citrus fruits are cut into thin circles and sprinkled with a mixture of instant coffee and sugar. Of course, you wonβt drink a lot for such an appetizer, but the bitter taste and alcoholic smell beat off perfectly.
In conclusion, I would like to add that the phrase "snack to vodka" itself does not quite correspond to our culinary traditions. In Russia, it was always customary not to bite vodka, but rather to drink hearty and fatty dishes with it. Therefore, it was considered bad form to apply to a glass during a feast, as well as to drink vodka in one gulp. Serve vodka to the table taken chilled. Drink this liquor from small glasses. I wish you a merry feast and bon appetit!