Kvass, an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rye bread or milk, is also thought to be one of the oldest alcoholic drinks, possibly predating beer. Apple Cider: Mild alcoholic cider is created by fermenting apple juice, and so it has ...
The Grand Hotel Europe sits right off Nevsky Prospekt, Piter's Champs-Élysées, which culminates in the iconic golden spire of the Admiralty building. I prowled the prospekt's stores: Dom Knigi (House of Books), in the Art Nouveau building ... We sat on long wooden benches drinking house-made kvass (an archaic brew made from fermented black bread) and ordering far too much. Slurping down the rich, ruby borscht and the solyanka, a Slavic chowder thick with smoked meats and ...
The Grand Hotel Europe sits right off Nevsky Prospekt, Piter's Champs-Élysées, which culminates in the iconic golden spire of the Admiralty building. I prowled the prospekt's stores: Dom Knigi (House of Books), in the Art Nouveau building ... We sat on long wooden benches drinking house-made kvass (an archaic brew made from fermented black bread) and ordering far too much. Slurping down the rich, ruby borscht and the solyanka, a Slavic chowder thick with smoked meats and ...