Russian Cuisine and Conflict with Darra Goldstein

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Mar 29, 202300:26:13Education

Food scholar and author Darra Goldstein joins Jill Dougherty to discuss her new book, The Kingdom of Rye: A Brief History of Russian Food. They cover the origins and histories of many classic Russian dishes and ingredien...

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