I'm hoping someone here can help. I apologize if this isn't the place.

My mother had a Russian great grandmother who would make a food she called "gavigilas" (not sure of the spelling) but we can't find anything about them or how to make them. We're suspicious the name is regional or just a name her great grandma gave them.

Apparently it was a dough, rolled out and covered in warm oil. You then rolled the dough up and cut it into pinwheels, which were then boiled, and eaten covered in sour cream.

Is this familiar to anyone? We think it might be something they did with leftover pierogi dough, but mum is insistent it was an entire recipe on its own.

Edit: having talked to my mum and going over the pics and links people have posted, I'm confident she is talking about dumplings. I think her great grandma just had a different name for them and made them without meat because it was Friday. Thank you everyone for the help solving a family mystery!

I am not russian.. can someone tell me waht are these things?? The front left, front right. And the back

I was tempted to buy 10lbs of buckwheat grechka from the "Food to Live" brand off of Amazon instead of running across town to the Russian deli. But... is there any difference between brands? What do Russian expats in the US buy?

While in Russia I went to a bar that had food. The appetizer we ordered off the menu (which we couldn’t read) was delicious. It was the first time I’d ever had garlicky fried rye bread. It was served with a red sauce with tiny green pepper chunks that tasted like the cocktail sauce you’d have with shrimp.

Anyone know what that sauce could have been?

I want to try to make chicken piroshki, but anytime I have bought them at a store, I have found the chicken filling to be very bland. I'm not having much luck finding a recipe online that uses anything besides salt and pepper. Can anyone offer some suggestions about what to add to the chicken filling beyond the chicken, salt and pepper to make it more flavorful, but still Russian-style?

Всем привет, I'm just looking for some new things to try and make. Always am curious about Russian food :) спасибо.

I'm an American, from the midwest. My boyfriend is Russian. From Saint Petersburg. I want to cook up a surprise for him tonight. Plus reading a Russian recipe is good practice. Problem is I don't know where to start, aaannd I live in the midwest and the nearest Eastern European/Russian/Slavic grocer is well over an hour away.

I was thinking I'd make syrniki, it seems quick and easy enough. But then I start seeing contradicting suggestions for tvorog alternatives. Some say farmers cheese, some say ricotta, some say cottage cheese, and now I'm overthinking it haha.

I'd ask him, but I don't wanna spoil the surprise. And we haven't been together long enough (nor is my Russian good enough yet) to ask his family. So here I am on Reddit. Anything is appreciated, he's so sweet to me and I wanna make his day after a long shift at work.

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Made Borscht for the first time. It tastes like a hug!" by u/dapolkadots
• "Finally made a Medovik! I am excited to try more Russian food." by u/dapolkadots
• "Medovik Russian Honey Cake" by u/bibbidybobbidybake
• "In an attempt to revive this sub, a sculpture I made of my favorite Russian desserts growing up" by u/ellalol
• "Herring under a fur coat (Селёдка под шубой)" by u/roi_des_myrmidons
• "First time making borscht!" by u/Nman8888
• "A green borsch I had in Kiev!" by u/Crouching-Cyka
• "Mini Fluffy Yogurt Pancakes" by u/bibbidybobbidybake
• ""Golden Key" Caramel Cake" by u/punnyenough
• "Russian Grocery Spree" by u/TooCuteToJudge

I'm curious to know more about what food people in Russia eat. I'd like to try my hand at cooking something new, especially since I've never had the chance to try any Russian food. I'm ok with anything from breakfast, dinner, dessert, whatever just so long as it's Russian lol.