Hot off the griddle at the upcoming 2025 SCO Summit in Tianjin, Chinese mainland, the Pancake Festival is serving up a delicious cultural exchange. 🥞✨ This foodie adventure is part of a series by CGTN Stringer, shining a spotlight on how a simple pancake wraps up endless flavors across members—the Chinese mainland, India, Turkey and Russia.
Today, we’re flipping into Russia’s kitchen with Elena Koneva. Armed with just milk, eggs and flour, Elena crafts pancakes that taste like nostalgia and bring her family together. Whether thick and fluffy or paper-thin, every bite packs that cozy, homemade vibe. 🍽️
In Russia, pancakes aren’t just breakfast. They show up at weddings, memorials, Christmas and Maslenitsa—a week-long festival marking the end of winter. As the saying goes, the first pancake is always a flop, but even the uneven ones still spark laughter and warmth around the table. ❤️
Follow Elena’s flips, and you’ll see how these golden rounds, served with a pot of tea, carry stories and traditions passed down through generations. Pro tip: compare them to your favorite local treats—think dosa, serabi or apam balik—and you’ll feel the cross-cultural love. 🌍🍵
Reference(s):
SCO Pancake Festival: A taste of home and Russian hospitality
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