to feel the connection of times of generations, just to notice, and after all, every day is made up of tradition, today, a year or a century ago, everything that is considered ancient was once new, we ourselves do not notice it, knowledge experience through generations, it is in our smile, hand waves, in such a familiar look from simple happy moments real traditions are formed, we ... are proud of the heritage

of our ancestors, we value the past for our present. the project was created with the support of the national agency for tourism and the ministry of antimonopoly regulation and trade of the republic of belarus. when the soul pushes to move forward, and from the heart not to lag behind, the stomach sings, and the thirst for travel and adventure. there is on the way you always love to eat somewhere. belarusian cuisine is not only draniki. see for yourself, because the cuisine is a reflection of the history, culture and character of the people. we will show what they eat in the west and east of our country, how they cook. we

are going on a journey to make a gastronomic map of belarus. i continue to explore the luninets region, and today i to: see the church, which was called the belarusian leaning tower of pisa, visit a giant amphitheater, which is exactly what the largest granite quarry in europe resembles. find out what is on the menu of harsh miners and gives them strength, cook torkavanka, a dish that combines five basic tastes. there are many attractions in the luninets district, but there are two that everyone should see. these are the falling church and the granite quarries. the names are like from two different operas, but this makes it even more interesting. i'll start with kozhan-gorodok. how. so kazhan-gorodok

bonnie sforza got it, she decided to make it a real european city and arranged a regular layout. what does this mean? the central square has five streets extending from it. bon sforza even hired italian architects for the design. the city's princely history is also evidenced by its name. there is a version that kazhan is a modified tatar word for prince. princely, that is, princely city. the friendliest. a local resident of khazhan town. the city can boast not only of its ancient history, which is estimated millennia, but truly unique attractions. in my opinion, one of the most interesting attractions of our country is the falling church. and indeed, if you look at it from afar, it seems that all the domes are facing in completely different directions, and the church is about to collapse. despite the fact that the exterior decoration is quite simple, the church is still beautiful and original. the decor includes

gilded crosses on the domes and elegant frames on the window frames. the building was erected in the local uzbek style, but at the top parts of the church have features of a baroque style. as you can see, now the church has a foundation, once upon a time it literally hung in the air, it stood on huge piles, this protected the temple from the floods of the pripyat river. but in the sixties of the last century , soviet engineers came here and decided that the church. concrete foundation, they made it, since then the temple has had problems. over time, the church began to sag in some places, it went underground by 25-30 cm, which only worsened the slope that the domes acquired due to the fact that they were built on an artificial hill. thus , the church received the unofficial name of the belarusian leaning tower of pisa. later, in order to somehow level the church from the inside, a new floor had to be laid over the rooted floor.

they say that the church was built without a single nail, this is not true, documents were found in which it was reported that a local jewish merchant was supplying a batch of nails for the construction of the temple and a note: if you buy nails only from me, i will sell them cheaper. unlike the external finishing, the interior of the church amazes with its richness and beauty, which is generally not typical for orthodox churches. for the first time i see a real ship pine. there are four of them in the church, this is the foundation, everything began with them and is still standing. it is interesting that in the christian church, a ship is one of the important symbols. it is believed that every church where believers gather is like a ship among the elements of the world, and even the word nev, denoting the main space of the church, comes from the latin word ship. the church was originally built as a uniad church, by the way, these figures of cute little angels were carved by craftsmen from kozhan-gorodok, very beautiful, i will note: and after the church

became orthodox, they wanted to remove the uniat figures, but the locals rebelled, how could we have put so much effort into creating these masterpieces, as a result, the angels are in place. another masterpiece of local craftsmen, a two-tiered gilded iconostasis, made using the technique of applied carving. it hides something interesting from human eyes. a very beautiful altar with figurines of peter and paul and john the baptist. it's a pity that only a priest has the right to enter this territory. well, i just took a peek. the church also preserved sicons dating back to the 16th century. this is the new testament trinity and archangel michael. everything in the temple is very old. the temple itself was built in 1818. the main relic of the temple is the icon of st. nicholas the wonderworker, which is even older. 1730. but that

's not where the interesting things end. look. the lamp. the lamp is not a simple one. it was donated to this temple by nicholas ii in honor of his accession to the throne in 1894. it hangs here. there is even an engraving on the lamp that testifies to this. polesie is original in everything, if in other regions of belarus it is customary to present the icon with items made of precious metals, rings, chains, then here in polesie the icon is presented with towels made by hand. this still happens. it is better to visit the church in warm weather, since it is not heated. but in the winter , services are held in the church of the great martyr demetrius of thessaloniki. which was built on the southern side of the church. another simply top landmark of kozhan-gorodok: an early iron age settlement. just imagine, people lived here in the fifth century bc. how was it all arranged? there in the lowland there were houses, people's dwellings, on the rampart,

which actually frames this lowland, there was a chistokol, which essentially protected from flood attacks. real century-old oaks grow in the town, one of them is called the mickiewicz oak by locals, it is known that it is more than 500 years old, it is considered the thickest tree in belarus. i was sure that duba fairy tales by alexander sergeevich pushkin simply do not exist, but he does exist and not in lukomorye, but here in kazhan-gorodok. there is a legend that adam mickiewicz rested under one of these oaks when he came to visit the local landowner who owned these lands, that's where the name comes from, here's another giant, with a capital letter, the power of this oak can be felt even at a distance, it feels like it gives strength to all living things that are next to it, look, a good example is the flu, the most amazing thing is that these mushrooms

edible, they are simply... the history of mikoshevich cannot boast of antiquity, it began to develop rapidly only at the end of the 19th century, when it was decided to build a railway here . craftsmen and workers began to flock to the village, a sawmill began to operate. mikosheviche is a fairly young city, but these places are mentioned in ancient historical documents. here once was the estate of the slutsk principality of the rodivil family, the town is small, but ... very cozy, if you look carefully around during a walk, you can find for yourself a lot of interesting things, how nice, a bench of reconciliation, if suddenly you quarreled, come to mikashevich, sit on this bench and be sure to make peace. local

residents in mikashevichi are especially watchful, they are sure that their city is built on granite, and in no case argue, they will be offended. however, why. argue, if the calling card of mikosevichi is a granite quarry. the townspeople are really proud of the fact that the city-forming enterprise is the largest granite quarry in our country. mention of this, or rather a reminder for all tourists throughout the city. granite has been mined here for 40 years. the enormous depth and bizarre shapes attract not only tourists, but also directors. for example, a documentary about the moon was filmed here. steep slopes, huge granite stones and man-made waterfalls create the impression that you are actually somewhere in the mountains. to get a better look at the quarry, you can go up to the observation deck, everyone is allowed here. the only exception is friday, since on this day the quarry produces

blasting operations, but you need to book a tour in advance at the company's museum. wow, impressive, the quarry depth is 150 m, which is 20 m below the baltic sea. the quarry in mikashevichi is the largest quarry in central europe. from the height of the observation deck, the quarry looks like a giant amphitheater. i counted at least. steps, which are called mining benches here. from the observation deck, everything seems somehow unreal, you could say toy-like, small cars and small excavators. for example, that little green one the excavator really weighs 700 tons. just imagine, 700 tons. during a twelve-hour shift, the machine travels 150 km, while burning 700 liters of fuel and about 150 liters of oil. now that's what i call a brutal appetite. to be honest, the sight and vivid

impressions alone made me hungry too. for me, the work of the quarry turned out to be as interesting as the work of the baikanur cosmodrome. by the way, i compared the miners with the cosmonauts for a reason. they have hard work plus a special diet. in order to get to know him, i go to the heart of the quarry in mikashevichi to the canteen. the way to the heart of every miner is certainly through the stomach and natasha knows this way well, she is the head of the canteen and feeds the tough men every day. the miners have hard work, so the food must be hearty. the diet consists of a salad, a first and second course, but most of all the miners love local pies. of course, we will get to the favorite pies of the mikashevichi miners, but ... first, i want to study the entire assortment, my eyes run wide. where does my lunch begin? of course, with

a tray. it would seem like an ordinary canteen, but you just imagine, there are about 50 items on the menu, everyone will definitely be able to find something to their liking. and now, attention, drum roll, ta-da-da-dam, the most expensive dish here costs 2 rubles 19 kopecks. i can't believe it. imagine 2 rubles 19 kopecks, less than a dollar, and the cheapest dish is 4 kopecks, that's how it is, a miner's lunch begins with a salad, what kind of salad do you have here, which is the most delicious, well, it is considered the most delicious, a festive salad, even if you are at work, you still feel like it's a holiday, well, let's have it and let's take it, great, kefir on tap if he wants, that's what i associate with the canteen, of course, the most delicious belarusian kefir. the next item is soup. there are as many as

four to choose from, but i won't think long , i already know which one i'll take. borscht? well, of course, borscht. natasha, do you want to say that every day in this canteen there is such a rich selection, or are you preparing this for my arrival? no, we have a rich selection every day. that's already for that. what else should i look at, i won't eat it, although i'll still pass by the pies that miners love so much i couldn't get through, so we got to the most important thing, as a dessert i want to eat that very pie that all the miners love, where it is... in front of you there are bellishes, pies with potatoes, with cottage cheese, with povidz and

fried ham, i would have taken more of everything, but there is already no more space on the tray, so i will stop at the pie with jam, it is especially respected by the miners, after all, dessert should be sweet, now a tricky question, well guess how much all this will cost? 5 rubles 40 kopecks. just imagine, a full meal for an adult man for the price of a cup of coffee in the capital. cafe, that's it, thank you, i would like to convey, in my case the phrase, he who does not work, eats, sounds extremely relevant. let's get started! it seems to me that such a lunch can be called a standard.

everything is balanced here, there are vegetables, and meat, and hot, sweet. as we miners say, whoever has not had a pie with jam has not been to the quarries, so the miners themselves dropped in for lunch, because of hard physical labor, on average they need to consume up to 500 calories per day, and it is not for nothing that they say that after a hearty tasty meal not only does your mood improve, but your fatigue goes away, it feels good to be part of this big, cheerful male company. appetite is respected, so i'll stand in line for more, i'm sure i'll easily pass for one of our own now, only for our tv viewers, we choose

the best routes, we also decided not to look at the transmurian countries. many centuries ago, the lower castle and the settlement were located here, and then the town hall rose, where the city magistrate was located, so the kobrin princes and their squads stopped feasted here definitely to show how unusually wonderful our country is. wrote 17 poems here, which were included in two cycles: old belarus and the place, and two poems: veronica in the village. only in 1871 a temple was built on this site, later consecrated in honor of the intercession of the holy mother of god. ancient iconostasis and rare icons. st. nicholas, the intercession of the holy mother of god. she has been protecting the city from various

misfortunes for many years. watch the program "cities of belarus" on the belarus 24 tv channel. i had a good meal, so with new i set off to explore the quarry, into the thick of things. for those who like to touch everything with their own hands, like me, you can book an excursion, take a ride on a belaz. the quarry produces not only and not even so much granite, but diorite and granodiorite, how do they differ? well, for me, as an ordinary person , simply by color: diarite is dark, granodiarite is a kind of mixture of dark red, well, and granite, it is more red than any other, according to its characteristics, diarite is the strongest of all, as i already said, on fridays

in the quarry, blasts of rocks and large fragments are carried out. excavators fill the bodies of belaz trucks and they are sent to the plant's receiving point, where as many as 57 types of products are produced from the rock mass. crushed stone is used for road construction, and aggregate for concrete is used for house-building plants. there are many springs in the ground, which, as the quarry deepens, turn from an essentially underground source into a beautiful waterfall. and once again about optical illusion. from a distance, all these horizons, the steps of the quarry, and the waterfall itself are called seemed very small, practically a trickle, but up close it is huge, 20 m high. most likely, these are the highest waterfalls in belarus and at the same time the most difficult to access for tourists. there are a lot of such springs, well, in fact, waterfalls in the quarry. in 25 years, when the development

ends, these springs will flood the quarry, which will turn into mikashevichi. pumps are constantly running at the bottom of the quarry, scientists have calculated that if groundwater is not pumped out, in 20 years the quarry will turn into the deepest lake in europe. when is this will happen, they are planning to open a diving center here, i can't wait to see it, but we will have to wait a long time. there is at least three decades of work here. in small towns like mikashevichi, cafes can be counted on one hand, but the most paradoxical fact is that they cook much better than many metropolitan restaurants, delicious home-style food. what is the secret of such success? of course, in people and... it is better to adopt recipes directly, no advice from the internet can replace live communication. i am sure that the first thing i did was once upon a time an ancient belarusian invented a

grater and grated potatoes on it and since then it's been going on. over the years, so many dishes have been invented from grated potatoes that you can't count them, and there's no need to, it's better to cook them. irina, what are we going to cook today? today we'll cook a dish called "tarkowanka". what does it mean to torkovat'? to torkovat', to grate. in principle, it can be any dish. the main difference between tarkowanka and draniki is the presence of dried fruits, in that draniki are baked in a frying pan, but torkowanka is baked in a pot. than torkowanka, i'm now i'm starting to show off, it's different from klinovanka, why? 1:0. in fact, torkolanka is grated potatoes, which are used in cooking together with the liquid that is released during its preparation, yes, klinovanka is purely a mass without liquid,

which is put into a special maple-shaped bag and then squeezed out, like leshki, well, in general, i showed off, i showed off, i showed off, but i still don't know how to cook, so irina, let you start, i 'll help you, grate. potatoes and cut lard, it adds juiciness and fattiness to the dish, then fry it with onions. well, the most interesting part goes to the chef: cut the meat, fry it, and i, as an apprentice, well, grate the potatoes. now we cut the dried fruits. for us it is a pear and an apple, for someone this mixture may seem unusual, well, how is it, potatoes with meat and fruits. but in fact, this is a classic combination. fruit gives the dish a pleasant sweet and sour taste. what other dried fruits can be added? can you even add an apple, that is, a fresh apple? oh, that

is worth doing, but then the dish becomes seasonal, but this dish can be cooked all year round. add dried fruits, sour cream, salt, pepper and mix well to the grated potatoes. the ingredients in the dish always appear for a reason, and what each. potatoes add these ingredients, sour cream gives softness and does not allow the potatoes to darken, yeah, since dried fruits, dried fruits give such a taste like something smoked , also sweet smoked notes, and why do we need pepper, for spiciness, for spiciness, spicy, sweet at the same time with a smoked flavor, this is such a great dish we today we are cooking, in fact. this combination of flavors is the most correct, if you combine sweet, sour, salty and bitter, then you can get the fifth taste of mami, translated from japanese it means pleasant taste,

it is mami that makes the dish so tasty, and i would also like to add an egg here, so that it all ties together well, the egg does not go here, and why? we have an egg in the babka, that is , if i add an egg here, it will be a babka, yes, like a babka, yes, we have an egg in the babka, what a surprisingly universal belarusian cuisine instead of an egg we add flour as a binding material, you can rest assured, mix it, i can do it, i'll bring everything, at least they trusted me with something, now the most important thing is, we stop messing around , finally eat the cracklings, okay, i'm kidding, let's not disrupt the process, we send the cracklings along with the fat to the main mass , mix again, i wouldn't even fry it, i'd eat it like that, and

why would you eat shush potatoes at all, of course i won't, we'll bake it in a pot, as needed, how much does such a dish cost in a cafe in mikashevichi, 4.50, 4 rubles 50 kopecks, that is, this less than 2 dollars, in fact, if you are a foreign tourist, it is... cool! we are almost done, all that remains is to cover everything with a layer of sour cream. this is what the pot looks like before sending it to the oven . the famous words of professor preobrazhensky immediately come to mind. i will change them a little. ira, into the oven. that's it, let's go. torkovanka recipe. cut the bacon and fry with onions. add the fried mixture, finely chopped dried fruits, sour cream, and flour to the grated potatoes. salt, pepper and mix. then put the resulting mass in the pot, covering with a layer of sour cream on top, we send it to bake in the oven for 25 minutes. 25. irina goes out into the hall and

tastes what we got together, she says: no, the chef shouldn't do that, i say, let's go anyway, i won't eat it alone. torkovanka is baked, irina is with me, everything is fine, but it will be even better when i try what we got, if only you knew how delicious it smells, you know what it smells like, well-baked potato crust, actually. it's here, voila, of course, it would be more authentic to eat it from a pot, but i want irina to join me , and you to see what dish we ended up with, like any dish in a pot, torkovanka is very hot, i'm even afraid to put it in my mouth, we don't like tongue, no, no, well, let's try, the first impression is a dranik, a soft baked dranik, but these notes are like...

thank you, and i do this without unnecessary flattery, because this is a completely new dish for me made from familiar potatoes, torkovanka is just an exotic belarusian dish, an amazing combination of dried fruits and old good draniki. it may seem that there is nothing interesting in small towns, but kazhan-gorodok and mikoshevychi prove the opposite, here you can not only see

amazing sights. well , eat deliciously, hearty, you will not be fed like that in any capital cafe. these live familiar batska slovnitsa i.

dad, what a strange language this is, volodka, it is not a language, it is a language, boarding begins on the interregional business class train, dad, where we are going, will soon find out, will leave in 5 minutes from track 23, dear passengers, buy. “in any month, i hope, i’ll tell you, i’ll tell you, i’ll tell you, i’ll write to my father, i’ll write my last word.

sing a song on the tongue, and the sharp eyes and the bright cloud, hear this song and all the dakranets, and will be on good terms .

in every cup of coffee, pleasant conversation in the arms of loved ones and the desire to achieve new goals, we are looking for it, it is thanks to it that ancient people could survive in harsh conditions. continue the mouth, because it, in spite of everything, literally forced them to get up and go on. i'm talking now about a chemical substance that our body produces, otofaminia. this is a science project.