Kolduny is a Baltic version of potato pancakes with a minced meat filling. First, form a potato pancake, put some meat on top and cover the filling with another layer of potato dough. To ensure that the kolduny are completely baked, cook them over low heat. They are best eaten with rich village sour cream.

Baking sweet buns early in the morning is a sweet thing. The sweet aroma, soft texture and friendly appearance set the mood for love and a good mood from the beginning of the day. You can do with the buns as you like: cut them and fill them with jam or cheese and ham, add a little butter or berries to the center, or eat them empty, washing them down with sweet tea or coffee. Whatever you choose, remember that in this recipe the dough requires almost three hours of proofing.

Curry is not just a spice: it is also the name for all dishes made with it. One of the varieties of curry is vindaloo, and it differs from all other variations by the presence of pork marinated in vinegar (an idea from Portuguese sailors). Vindaloo is also eaten in Britain, where it is made very spicy - although excessive spiciness is not typical for Goan cuisine.

"Kukko" is translated from Karelian as "pie", and, accordingly, kalakukko is "pie with fish". For the filling, take salmon - in our recipe it is salmon. For a less festive version, smelt or other small fish will do.

American pumpkin pie is a classic of the Middle and other Western feasts, an anecdotal character of American life that appears in any overseas holiday. But if you arrange rare meetings with it, you will never like it .