About the book: 2022 / Pushkin’s life, no matter how short it was and no matter how tragically it ended, became for us the key to the entire 19th century . Through the prism of the biography of the legendary Russian poet, one can study many of the problems that worried his contemporaries. But Elena Pervushina unexpectedly turned not to the topic of Alexander Sergeevich’s work, not to the internal politics of the Russian Empire, not to issues of book publishing... The author decided to reveal to readers the topic “Pushkin and the cuisine of the 19th century”, and through it we can get to know the poet and the time in which he lived.In the 19th century, noble cuisine was distinguished by its exceptional diversity. She was significantly influenced by fashion and politics. In the capital's restaurants, haute French cuisine reigned, and in road taverns you had to snack on cold veal and consider it lucky if they poured you hot cabbage soup... Pushkin never visited abroad, but he had the opportunity to travel a lot around Russia. This fascinating book will tell you about what delicacies he was treated to, what dishes he loved and which he didn’t, which he sang in poetry and which he ridiculed in letters and epigrams. In it you will find a huge number of unique recipes for dishes that were served in Pushkin’s time. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.