Nyanya or niania (Russian: няня) is an ancient Russian dish. It consists of a sheep's abomasum stuffed[1] with mutton brains, head meat, legs, onion and buckwheat porridge. After that, the dish can be fried in lard [2] or baked in the oven in a clay pot.[3]
| Place of origin | Russia |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Sheep's abomasum, mutton brains, mutton meat, onion, buckwheat porridge |
History edit
The dish is known from the 9th century.
Nyanya was forbidden by the Russian Orthodox Church because pagan Slavs used the dish in their rituals.
In literature edit
The nyanya is mentioned in "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol:
"My dear," said Sobakevitch, "the cabbage soup is excellent." With that he finished his portion, and helped himself to a generous measure of niania, the dish which follows shtchi and consists of a sheep's stomach stuffed with black porridge, brains, and other things. "What niania this is!" he added to Chichikov. "Never would you get such stuff in a town, where one is given the devil knows what."
The dish is also mentioned in the Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel "Old Years in Poshekhonye".[4][5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Sacharow, A. (1993). Classic Russian Cuisine: A Magnificent Selection of More Than 400 Traditional Recipes. Arcade Publishing. p. pt137. ISBN 978-1-62872-079-2. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ Nyanya`s recipe (rus.)
- ^ Recipe on russiankitchen.narod.ru(rus.)
- ^ A taste of literature: Trying out recipes from Gogol and Tolstoy. Russia Beyond.
- ^ 3 historic Russian recipes not for the faint of heart. Russia Beyond.
- ^ Щи да каша. Что испокон веков ели славяне. Аргументы и акты.
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