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Russian eating habits: Sour foods: Russians like to eat sour foods. Bread and milk are sour, and vegetables as well as soups are often sour as well. Cold dishes: Lunch usually consists of cold dishes. It mainly features caviar in red and black colors, various sausages, ham, red fish, salted fish, sour mushrooms, pickled cucumbers, cold dishes, cheese, and more. Soup: Russians like to drink soup for lunch and dinner. There are various broths such as meat broth, fish broth, sauerkraut broth, red vegetable broth, and cabbage broth. Alcohol: Russians enjoy drinking strong alcoholic drinks, and they generally have a high tolerance for alcohol. Tea: Russians like to drink black tea, adding lemon slices and sugar to it. When pouring tea, first pour some strong tea from the teapot, and then dilute it with water. Staple food: The staple foods are mostly bread made from rye and wheat flour. Black bread is a favorite among Russians, and it is often used as food to entertain guests. Side dishes: mainly fish, shrimp, mutton, vegetables, and fruits. Such as lamb kebabs, lamb soup, roasted lamb, fried lamb chops, fried lamb intestines, etc. The vegetables include cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, radishes, lettuce, and onions. But Russians do not eat certain sea foods (octopus, jellyfish, sea cucumber) and wood ear mushrooms. Etiquette for Eating In service-oriented establishments, tips are generally given, also known as tea money. When paying the bill, pay a little more as appropriate and then say “no change needed.” That’s it. When invited as a guest, one should take off one’s coat and hat upon entering the house, and greet the host and others politely. At the host’s home, one should first bow to the hostess as a greeting, then sit in the seat indicated by the host. When eating Western food, use the left hand for the fork and the right hand for the knife; bread is usually held with your hands. Use the right hand to hold the cup while drinking ； Keep your mouth closed while chewing; do not make any noise while chewing. Fruits are usually peeled before eating. At a banquet, one should behave like a gentleman and take care of the women around them.