5 recipes

Blini s Ikroi
These delicate buckwheat blini are tender, lightly nutty, and just rich enough to support luxurious toppings. Cool tangy smetana and briny black caviar create a classic contrast that makes each bite elegant and unmistakably celebratory.

Grechnevaya Kasha s Gribami
This kasha is warm, nutty, and comforting, with fluffy buckwheat grains topped by sweet caramelised onion and savory porcini mushrooms. A little butter and fresh dill bring the whole dish together into a simple but deeply flavorful meal.

Blini s Ikroi
These small buckwheat blini are tender, lightly nutty, and delicately buttery, with crisp edges and soft centres. Finished with cool sour cream, briny red caviar, and a touch of dill, they make an elegant classic appetiser with striking contrast in flavour and texture.

Blinis au Saumon Fume
These mini buckwheat blinis are tender, lightly nutty, and just rich enough from butter and egg. Topped with cool creme fraiche, silky smoked salmon, briny capers, and fresh dill, they make an elegant little bite with bright, balanced flavor.

Polenta Taragna
Polenta Taragna is a deeply comforting northern Italian dish of cornmeal and buckwheat cooked into a rustic, earthy polenta, then enriched with butter and melting Taleggio. The result is creamy, elastic, and intensely savory, with the distinctive nuttiness of buckwheat balancing the rich cheese.