Russia Recipes: Kasha

Kasha is not only a cereal, it also refers to a cooked dish which resembles a porridge or mush. Although Kasha has been a staple food of peasants for hundreds of years it is also a dish for special occasions especially feasts which celebrate the completion of the harvest, weddings, birthdays and even funerals: all are incomplete without kasha.

It can be sweet or savoury, served both at dinner and supper. Here are some dishes of Kasha

• Sweet Semolina Kasha
  
  
• Calves Liver Kasha
  
  
• Kasha with Mushrooms
  
  
• Millet Kasha with Cheese