Common ingredients for Russia

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in Russia. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• ветчина (ham)

  vetchina

• вустерширский соус (worcestershire sauce)

  vustershirskiy sous

• говядина (beef)

  govyadina

• говяжий бульон (beef broth)

  govyazhiy bul'on

• горчица (mustard)

  gorchitsa

  usually much spicier than western varieties

• дрожжи (yeast)

  drozhzhi

• жирные сливки (heavy cream)

  zhirnyye slivki

• изюм (raisins)

  izyum

• картофель (potato)

  kartofel'

• куриный бульон (chicken broth)

  kurinyy bul'on

• лук (onion)

  luk

• мёд (honey)

  myod

• молоко (milk)

  moloko

• морковь (carrot)

  morkov'

• мята (mint)

  myata

• сахар (sugar)

  sakhar

• свекла (beetroot)

  svekla

  key ingredient for borscht

• свинина (pork)

  svinina

• свиной жир (pork fat)

  svinoy zhir

  often refers to rendered fat

• сливочное масло (butter)

  slivochnoye maslo

• смалец (lard)

  smalets

  traditional term for high-quality lard

• сметана (sour cream)

  smetana

  essential condiment for almost all soups and dumplings

• уксус (vinegar)

  uksus

• чеснок (garlic)

  chesnok

• яйцо (egg)

  yaytso