Russia to have predominantly traditional New Year menu

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS: The New Year menu in Russia will be predominantly traditional this year. Seventy-three percent plan to celebrate the holiday with tangerines, 69% with Russian salad composed of diced potato, vegetables and meats bound in mayonnaise, 50% with dressed herring (layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of grated boiled vegetables, chopped onions and mayonnaise), and 44% with aspic, a dish in which ingredients are set into a gelatin made from a meat stock or consomme, the Russian Public Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM) said. Caviar (25%), olives (23%) and jellied fish (15%) are less popular. An even smaller number of Russians will celebrate New Year with Greek salad (10%), Cesar salad (9%), shrimps (10%), pizza (7%) and sushi and rolls (4%). The main New Year beverages are sparking wine (72%) and vodka (42%). Thirty-four percent plan to drink wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Twelve percent prefer brandy, six percent – beer and three percent – whisky. The center polled 1,600 adults in 140 towns and cities in 42 regions on December 19-20. The error keeps under 3.4%.