News from Russian
Edible news from the Russian Department
During the first half-term of this year, the Russian department was very busy sampling traditional foods favoured by many Russians.
At the end of September, members of Years 10, 11, and 12 visited Harrow School one Saturday for a ‘Day at the Dacha’ event. Students of Russian at Harrow School delivered presentations on life at the ‘Dacha’ over the last 100 years, and our students were entertained by a balalaika-playing singer who taught them some simple folk songs and games. This drummed up quite an appetite for traditional Pirozhki (pies) of all shapes and fillings.
More recently, Year 8 had the opportunity to put some food vocabulary into practice with the ‘кафе’ (café) lesson, during which they tried dumplings (pelmeni), buckwheat (grechka), and black bread, among other savoury items. They also practised ordering Russian sweets, biscuits, and marshmallow treats from each other and reacted to the tastes in Russian!
Very impressive! Well done to the few that dared to try everything!
