| The array of homemade treats continues with veal aspic, red beans, eggplant caviar, as well as different variations on dumplings like pelmeni, pierogis, and vareneki. |
| I couldn't help but smile as Joe, an epicure of Italian descent, tried his first spoonful of pelmeni soup. |
| My favorite dish was a wonderful broth with pelmeni, Siberian dumplings filled with seasoned chopped meat. |
| I ordered a combo of chicken kiev, pelmeni soup, and a small round hard roll. |
| Chicken Kiev, pelmeni and shashlyk are popular meat dishes, the last two being of Tatar and Caucasus origin respectively. |
| Many local restaurants serve dishes such as pelmeni, blini, and shchi. |
