One of the major staples my diet are grains, namely bread products, so almost every meal I incorporate a small piece of sourdough as a natural habit. The tangy taste of sourdough is a complimentary taste any assortment of cheeses and jams, my favorites combinations of sourdough topped with Kofalotiri cheese or homemade raspberry jam. 


Russia is the 4th in the world’s leading wheat production, consuming a little over 35 metric tons of wheat per year and beating America by a little over 2 metric tons. Around 50% of Russia is covered in permafrost, so despite it’s desolate tundra, they manage to produce a lot of grain! Many Russian proverbs often describe the character of a person through their bread consumption. “Bread is the head of everything.” Hospitality klyeb-sol’  (Bread-salt) directly links to the symbolism behind bread. The idea of wasting bread is somewhat of an abomination.