Now I'll tell you about the most extreme meal I have tried, which I actually cooked myself. My friends and I were at a market and I saw a raw octopus, so I of course instantly wanted to cook it, so we did. It turned out pretty good actually, not the best meal I have had here, but far from the worst.
There hasn't been a single Russian food that I haven't liked. Even the snacks here are amazing and sometimes better than in the United States. A prime example would be what I like to call a Russian Twinkie. It is basically a roll of unsweetened bread that is filled with a slightly sugary cream, so it's not quite as sweet as a Twinkie, but it focuses more on the cream than on the mushy outside, a feature of which I really approve. If you remember, they also have large farmers markets here that sell all kinds of fresh foods (including Russian Twinkies). I may not have come to Russia for the food, but I may very well stay for it.
Most food is prepared on the grill or the stove, so their cooking methods are not that different than those in America. People just cook with and make different foods here than we do. For instance, a very popular food here is essentially a meat pie where they take some beef or chicken and cover it with bread to make a small pie. One thing that I don't like about Russian food is that they like their bacon soggy. I definitely prefer it crispy!
