Nyanya (dish)
| Place of origin | Russia |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Sheep's abomasum, mutton brains, mutton meat, onion, buckwheat porridge |
Nyanya or niania (Russian: няня) is an ancient Russian dish. It consists of a sheep's abomasum stuffed[1] with mutton brains, head meat, legs, onion and buckwheat porridge. After that, the dish can be fried in lard [2] or baked in the oven in a clay pot.[3]
History[edit]
The dish is known from the 9th century.
Nyanya was forbidden by the Russian Orthodox Church because pagan Slavs used the dish in their rituals.
In literature[edit]
The nyanya is mentioned in "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol:
"My dear," said Sobakevitch, "the cabbage soup is excellent." With that he finished his portion, and helped himself to a generous measure of niania, the dish which follows shtchi and consists of a sheep's stomach stuffed with black porridge, brains, and other things. "What niania this is!" he added to Chichikov. "Never would you get such stuff in a town, where one is given the devil knows what."
The dish is also mentioned in the Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel "Old Years in Poshekhonye".[4][5][6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sacharow, A. (1993). Classic Russian Cuisine: A Magnificent Selection of More Than 400 Traditional Recipes. Arcade Publishing. p. pt137. ISBN 978-1-62872-079-2. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ Nyanya`s recipe (rus.)
- ^ Recipe on russiankitchen.narod.ru(rus.)
- ^ A taste of literature: Trying out recipes from Gogol and Tolstoy. Russia Beyond.
- ^ 3 historic Russian recipes not for the faint of heart. Russia Beyond.
- ^ Щи да каша. Что испокон веков ели славяне. Аргументы и акты.
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