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zakuski

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zakuski, zakouski [zæˈkʊskɪ]
pl n sing -ka [-kə]
(Cookery) Russian cookery hors d'oeuvres, consisting of tiny open sandwiches spread with caviar, smoked sausage, etc., or a cold dish such as radishes in sour cream, all usually served with vodka
[Russian, from zakusit' to have a snack]


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Italians have antipasto, Russians zakuski, Spaniards tapas.
Next is her autobiographical "The Gastronomical Me," followed by "An Alphabet for Gourmets," which takes readers from A for dining alone to Z for zakuski (another word for hors d'oeuvres).
Maria's son and daughter-in-law, Misha and Bella, arrived, and the borshch was left to stand while we ate zakuski, the east Slav tapas - ham, salmon, salad, salmon roe and Polish pâté - and drank vodka.
 
 
 
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