generally speaking, russian food was quite bland until the late 16th century - turnips and cabbage would often be cooked and spiced in a myriad of combinations, forming a significant chunk of the daily meals of the country's people.

also, as part of the diet prescribed by the orthodox church, many people fasted regularly, as well as abstained from dairy and meat products for the majority of the year - fish was used in large quantities, and cooked various methods of preparing it, including baking, drying, smoking, salting, and frying it.

caviar is arguably the most well-known seafood dish to come from russia - made from fish eggs and originating in southern russia, caviar is widely considered a delicacy to this day.

russian cuisine came to rio de janeiro as a result of the mass immigration of russian's to the city, during the second half of the nineteenth century, and the first half of the twentieth century.