Is it possible to rekindle a love for kvas when making it yourself? The process is not an easy one. This piece is part of the Soviet Diet Cookbook, a blog about a modern Russian girl cooking Soviet ...

Making ‘kvas’ on one’s own is a difficult exercise, but the elaborate process of making the drink could help the author rekindle a love for the favourite summer drink. There are dozens of ways to make ...

Bread is sure to find a place on the festive menu, whether it’s rye bread for oysters or sourdough for smoked salmon, toasted or fresh and soft. But it is also one of the most wasted products. One way ...

While American kids stand in line for the ice cream truck on sweltering summer days, kids in Russia have historically queued up for something different: the kvas truck. Kvas is a fermented grain drink ...

Soda pop made from rye bread sounds about as appetizing as chewing on an old shoe. The bittersweet tang of kvass is more than just an acquired taste; think Blatz that has set in the sun a few days, ...

Kvass is the most popular of all the Russian sodas, and it might be the most unusual. Though we've explored the wild world of Russian sodas available in West Hollywood and Valley Village before, kvass ...

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