“Before starting the workday, military doctors tested my food in the lab. I have to wait for their permission to set the table for the president under close supervision,” said the French chef. Former French chef Jerome Rigaud of the Kremlin. (Photo: Instagram) In addition, Mr. Rigaud also revealed that he hosted a reception for the Russian elite of up to 2,000 people, but noted that he was obliged to keep the state secret, so he could not give details about the publicity. his job in the Kremlin. “Russians are very sincere people who like to sit at the table for hours. Hunger has left a mark on their memory, and therefore they never throw away their bread and respect the food.” The French chef further explained, the party usually starts with vodka, then the dishes appear and continue until the end of the meal. The French chef admitted he was really surprised that no one invited the Russian chef to France. According to Mr. Rigaud, they have reached a high level and should have received 1 or 2 Michelin stars (the highest honor in the international culinary industry). The press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov also commented that Putin is a modest person in eating, he avoids flour products. Before that, in 2020, Mr. Anatoly Galkin, the Kremlin’s head chef with more than 30 years of experience, knew very well the culinary preferences of many Kremlin bosses, starting with General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev to to future Russian Presidents. “Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is nothing ‘supernatural’, he likes minced meat, lamb, veal, sometimes he eats a piece of fish,” Galkin said. El Confidencial newspaper also previously revealed President Putin’s diet in a study on obesity in world leaders. Specifically, Putin has a body fat percentage of 25.7%. Putin’s standard diet consists of lean meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and eggs. President Putin tries to avoid processed products and alcohol, however, if there is a party, he will choose wine or beer. According to the press, he often gets up late and combines breakfast and lunch into one. Putin’s breakfast is usually very rich, including: omelet or drink raw quail eggs, dried fruits and vegetables, buckwheat porridge, Altai honey. With dinner snacks like dairy products or yogurt. Such a diet helps Putin stay in top shape, he regularly plays sports such as swimming, martial arts, skiing and hockey.

The Kalmyk mainly eat beef and lamb. They have a very unique way of cooking meat called khorkhog. Men will cut the flesh into pieces, leaving the bones intact. Then they put the meat in a tin or aluminum jar with vegetables, hot water and ice. While they rode on the grasslands all day, the stones would boil pieces of meat. So they had a plate of casserole when they stopped for lunch. Before the long trip or the coming winter, people prepare kyur dried meat again. They skillfully slaughter a cow or a sheep so that the whole meat of the animal fits its whole heart. The cook will dig a hole, fill it with coal, wood or dry manure, and burn it to ash. While the ash in the pit is still hot, the heart will be lowered and covered with ash. The men will fill the hole with earth and continue to light the fire above. The result is a piece of dried meat that is both soft and flavorful. Life on horseback has taught the Kalmyk not to give up any part of the animal. They especially value sheep and beef offal. The dotur soup that every family eats is made from sheep’s heart cooked with onions and a variety of herbs. Another favorite dish of shepherds and shepherds is semjer orasn elkn. This dish is made from beef liver or lamb liver wrapped in fat membrane that is scraped from the animal’s heart and then grilled over charcoal fire. Like other Central Asian peoples, the Kalmyk also drink milk tea. Drinks made of tea leaves, milk, butter, salt and nutmeg powder both keep warm and add energy to people. Sometimes they even put lamb fat in the tea. In the summer, the Kalmyk people often make yogurt kumys from sheep or horse milk. Scientists have proven that the probiotics in kumys have a very good effect on protecting the respiratory tract.