Russian Food

If I come back from my time in Russia just a slip of a girl (ha! Idiom) then do not be surprised. On the days when I don't get cooked for at home or invited to someone's house (which is very rare I'm afraid to tell you) I have the daunting task of cooking for myself. Until this point I had tried to steer clear (idiom!) of any food I was familiar with, wanting to whole heartedly jump into the Russian way of life, and embrace the culture. I bought pilmeni and....., uh, well that's it really. I'm now officially a hater of this food, these dough balls filled with unidentifiable meat, or horrible meat as I'd like to classify it. The meat that they put in dog food probably. But it's a Russian dish and it's just about the only Russian dish that I can buy without having to ask at a counter - unless you count the typical Russian biscuits and cakes that I've been surviving on. So, I decided to chuck my principals out the window (idiom!) and I stocked up on baked beans, damn the Russian food! Now don't get me wrong - if someone else cooks it or if you go out for food it's just fine. I don't want to get caught saying bad things about the food - these Russians are very defensive y'know. I have to go now as I've just told somebody here what I'm writing about and they've become very defensive and are now giving me a lecture on Russian food and how good it is!!