hello and welcome to the show on this week's festive must go out program we'll be taking a look at christmas food and while russians have their main celebrations on the is eve and january the seventh millions of other people around the world and some here at moscow already popping in the champagne so join me most of them breeze and take a look at the merry christmas here in the russian capital from the one she seventy but pollution into a forthcoming this is christmas had a rather tenuous status the soviet union and the family was officially frowned upon many enterprises citizens turned it into a new year's festival just for the lazy christmas celebrations the russian orthodox church still still is the old shooting calendar which is currently thirty days behind the gregorian calendar. the old.

reptile let me say a nice needed to watch and now even though your personal thoughts christmas is in two weeks' time people here in moscow already start preparing paris to hear yes correct and one of the famous has to forward this is all of your holiday so you can see something in video from the table push to try and do it together this hour the struck so what we did out first you have to put the child current and how to the wall. then he has to take the shelf from the. shelves koloff now this is your salad this still popular for the whole year here. on the main tongue you would say that is on new year's eve yes but thinks he chopped one last pickle cucumber and pulled potatoes i think the face had some sort of little tidbit to make them smaller. and it's all the ingredients to a large bag. the page is this it's

a ball so good and listen it seems like it's a whole month long christmas celebration here in russia that's correct and starting from the front of it from december it's not actual out crystal but there's a lot of parties and different clubs and places like we have the new year the new christmas and we see the ending of the old me wow it seems like there's a lot of a lot of a thing intriguing here correct fall and painter in a way. that sprouts. what's next finally greetings constitution of mayonnaise now we have to take it take a mix of ok i'll just place in the sun ok. then put those both poles. and that we have it. i don't think we did too badly. exercise let's try the one we made. when it was. something that we did

a great job with me when i was married to an interest smurf especially. if you want to create a festive russian western dish was the best place to buy christmas ingredients in moscow. won't be weak in russia. and you'll be flabbergasted at some of the latest supermarkets the hub opens up here in moscow take a look at the things it's just good it's an amazing if. you will pay for it there are currently thirty five us because the schools in moscow are whatever country or farm you'll find everything you need they are the best there is. nothing in the laws of fruit from around the glazed grapes from its lean track entry from thailand keven from chile i love to know that tasty treats. from christmas crackers chestnuts and can be sourced i will hunt to find everything. i'm going to go play

bridge. but. i would also if you compare prices the strangest items such as imported nuts or exotic fruits can be shockingly expensive so with the most make a supermarket chains like this because the seven continents and pretty crystal clear a christmas in school whenever you celebrate it can easily be fully stocked full of delicious specific goods edible gifts. as for me it's time to shop until i drop. that santa grounds i'm moving to our next location let's meet this week's guests i love it's me you must be a merry christmas tell me how did you end up here in the first couple. shows working into boy. i headed back to london for a week and i got a phone call while i was there and so i decided to come check it out and here i am

now you were originally from new zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is completely different over here is that. here you know people celebrating our for the twenty fifth or unusual for me anyway. you know the whole sort of. christmas period which sort of rolls on or rolls on and keeps go you don't know where one's gone and they come back again so it's unusual and what about the ingredients i mean you know are they difficult to get hold of all yeah i think for more these days in the shop she can find different ingredients for full for the festive period you know you have to look around a little bit now but you know you can always find your turkeys you know cram reason stuff like this and it's a little bit easier to find in terms of russian traditional russian christmas is based around. the mayonnaise and sort of called the tater. in the hands of the put

together you know pickle fish. to start with from you know how do you think the russian diet has changed over the past twenty years over the last ten years i think it's been a big change in diet and people are travelling a little bit more so they're coming back and wanting a little bit more but i think that's going to carry on a valving over the next sort of ten twenty years what are you doing over the new year's eve period. new year's eve period hoping to be away travelling actually get away from the cold weather and get away from the call and head for a bit of sunshine you know so rena here for you now so it's a good time to get away with everything you enjoy the festive period she has her christmas things. so what are the specific items you buy in moscow well there are several place where you can purchase various christmas themed desserts the ritz carlton hotel located in the central first street is well known for its wonderful gingerbread and impressive edible fairytale house display bringing out the charge

in all of us the peace through chefs create very special shapes and decorate the delicious dessert using a range of icing sweets jellies and chocolate christmas in russia should not be is can we think about a diet here it's self-indulgence the way. famous french fun food stool restaurant and caterer also of those exquisite for six gift baskets campus with a history dating back one hundred fifty years it is rich in clinic and gift traditions and their own produce and very skiffs items both some of the best qualities packed with icing such as delicious french handmade chocolates sumptuous cheese and delicate dry champagne a gift from n.p.r. is bound to impress. finally champagne the ideal drink for yuletide celebrations. street kiosks boutique one stores and supermarkets

from extravagantly expensive to cheap looking for labels believes sparkling wines are readily available in moscow with huge varieties on offer whether it's been teach french champagne you want or sweet soviet's classic to not be disappointed with the choice on offer. we all fresh from pain from various contrails translates to it's pain in russia as well prices start at two hundred troubles that's around six dollars and there is no upper limit. arriving at our final location for all those who are likely to burn the turkey are too tired to cook a launch christmas dinner for family and friends the answer is simple she conquered her home and celebrate in style in the restaurants casual get elegant atmosphere with the cost of all the ingredients want to save everything you booze for boxing day the new year extravaganza treat yourself to a christmas dinner to remember that there are dozens of restaurants in moscow where

you can enjoy christmas dinner with all the trimmings and i've been recommended chicago prime here by various friends whether it be through turkey or steak he wants this new venue before to offer some of the best in the russian capital it might take you two or three hours to find all the ingredients in their fight expensive and then forced to pay for a ship that you could spend six fare cooking or come here and you could also have a great steak and stead of turkey if you're in the made for something else. i've been invited into the kitchen to see what some of the precision to say the least down i try a christmas feast fit for a king. as. i can play with the meat in the paste in the absolutely amazing wow can we get new york state just delayed all the prime we have porterhouse steak dry in a tomahawk range with the rib eye all full prime rib that growth is going on. the

wood grill with a smirk amazing view monger turkey yes yes life from russia. pretty. much ideal colored merry christmas wish amazing food wine and champagne delights of molten scars while we go where do you first because we're going to try the prototype you know. impressive stuff. the guy. can just like grandma made. off and he brings me that so that's how we have on this week special christmas program i'll see him again next week for all new year's eve special shout out to them for me the crew and all the stuff here prime merry christmas.

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world news in around fifteen minutes now let's have a look at the latest. hello and welcome to our sports update with the latest news and action there is what's coming up in the program. changes at some ciro they say manager rafael benitez dane's speculation. homecoming king is real madrid demolished eight below the burn the belly of the opening leg of their last sixteen cooper hillary matches. consolation when

a class in the final the early game this season the muscovites exit the competition off to the group stage though for the first time in almost a decade. and the winner is rafael nadal's charity foundation as ruffled beats roger federer in their second raising tennis match in madrid. it is finally official have the sun ciro as into milan eventually they fired manager rafael beneath us off the days of speculation the fifty year old loss to just over six months and will sag despite leading the team to the club world cup title on santa dane when it is was but cation ing at his old stomping ground in liverpool as the news of his imminent departure began hitting the local and worldwide press then at this early address team president through the media after the cup when asking the oil tycoon to back him on new signings or terminate his contract as the options

and also managed to reach just seventh domestically and save thirteen points adrift of rivals a similar in the siri lost as trouble winners have won just six of their last fifteen matches and into our next back on the field on january sixth at home to. in spain real madrid have their slides firmly set on the copa del rey trophy they haven't won for nearly twenty years. chargers have the quarterfinals in the crosshairs after destroying live on the eight kneel in the last sixteen first leg it was a gorski watch the action. the home fans would soon be so with excitement israel madrid prepare to rain on to the elements cristiano ronaldo and company eager to win the copa del rey for the first time since one thousand nine hundred ninety three the spanish capital erupting with joy as karim benzema got things started for ryal less than six minutes in with a stellar solo effort javier taurus finding it hard to keep up with

a french explosive moves josie merinos charges continue to attack the feeling the vonte ronaldo setting up german international mistletoes zeal to make it to nelson three minutes later i was only getting started on the night the twenty three year old securing a brace was some thirty two minutes gone by and the match. right now decided to get in on the egg just before the break then so must setting up his teammate this time to make the score for new things were as bad for the violence in the second half as they were in the first briefly going airborne as he hammered in another goal in the sixty ninth minute to secure a hat trick ronaldo really got going after the seventy eighth minute and bring in two more goals to match that effort a precision strike from up close in the seventy second adding even more damage to the much demoralized labonte one of law leaders bottom sides would soon feel the boot of one of the world's highest paid athletes again ronaldo not to be outdone as

this effort see the treble and made the score seven nil substitute pedre leone hammered yet another goal into the live on net aid nil final scoreline effectively means labonte have nothing to play for in the second leg yvonne's a gorski argy. and now a go fast in the last sixteen of the german cow while byron munich edged out stood good six three a sellout stood in that crowd watching byron zagreus or deliver the story in the six minutes miles on the scrum play followed of that effort. with one of these zones some two minutes later. russian international five open group now tried his hardest to digges to get out of a hole and the twenty seven year old succeeded scoring a brace and tying proceedings at two apiece was all biron in the second though as to get bread out of gas six three the final score with biron advancing to the quarterfinals. meanwhile

a busy boxing day period coming up in the english premier league with latest manchester united and their rivals due to play four times within two weeks first up for manchester united this sunderland on sunday having not lost a league game so far this season manager alex ferguson is aiming to continue them beaten run and retain the top spot by the end of the fortnight but first i would talk to the gender fourth and we have done well i think that's when we'll come in. and be that same you know the top of your sheep most will depend on the weather of course we could develop a sport and share it with us working at the moment. and maybe to do think you're going to have the four games you know. if it's a case then being top of the week by january fourth would be good now in basketball it says. pain came to an end on wednesday night with victory over fs pilsen the win

as little consolation for the muscovite as though he had failed to qualify for the top sixteen long before. the story. it's the end of when iraq would say it's gone they've rereadings your leaky three bolts by reaching eight consecutive final four but this season is proving to be extremely difficult but they are manned and then answered the splash was darkish side if it spills and was out the chance to make that up sixteen stage seal they will focus on the gauge in alaska who has been playing the best baseball the season we just want to continue that trend even though trust the game in terms of the early didn't mean anything for us just continue to get better as a team that's always the goal is to continue to be the best team we can be and you know hopefully i will have it in say scouring control from the very beginning to meet basic i will take in the center stage in their attacks in the first quarter eleven points for the big center and the game was over am i.

jam and gordon provided one of these games of the season was eighteen points and seven rebounds on the night as say scott finished the first half leading by twelve points at his fields and started to close the gap later on though thinks their number of that jump shot the home side kept their composer and delicacy as she had provided burn sage for base to hand down to give says guy nine point lead half way through the final quarter but on sage would eventually finish the match with seventeen points gordon and company then played aggressively in defense and brought the game to a meaning and i after wards they are man said there are lessons to learn after these early season the guys that are here now and are coming back next year i'm sure they're going to be mad about what happened to share and i want to take it out on everybody. else other hard times are going to get back to the went away jefferies used to stuff like this happens sometimes and i switch being

a professional about it always doesn't happen for you the way you want to happen and i know you know this isn't our year to move on we started off slow and if it's in the bud you know we're. sometimes it's so happens that if you start off fast you get off to a good start only ten games you get left behind and that's where i'm to us but you know fortunately you know but now we're going to prostrate focus try to get it back healthy stay healthy and control keep getting better. well it was a disappointment you're really competing for it's gone but there is still too much i don't to compete for the season in the army mean girls now concentrate on the domestic championship and then be to be elite but it is our team. let's move to tennis where the two main styles of the men's game are up there are many series of charity matches on wednesday rafael a doll and roger federer moving from zurich to madrid for had to have clash number two roger was the winner in the fast coming back from a said down to be a draw for four six six three six three so obviously looking for adventure in this

won the world's top player surviving a set point before forcing a tie break and cruising to race seven for the way and in the opening sat however cetera have the better of the second set breaking the bell in the fifth game and with his own way perfectly the swiss was able to take it six four with a near to full bent and smash reminiscent of pete sampras but a couple of breaks allowed the bell to get back on track and to decide on the crowd's favorite prepping in the zero six one when with the money raised to have the luck come from maggie arena to go to his foundation. this event is not really in the way about us it's about helping others that's really what it is about that people know that we do get along very well that we respect each other in a big way that we like playing in-situ others and there's a lot of love in the room in this place so i'm very happy to be here today. and cricket preparations are in full swing ahead of sunday's stop to the third ashes

test but when angle invent australia and good way better than the previous meeting in the sand with the overall series now tied to one all all you can for revenge in melbourne both teams have been tight lipped about the possible changes to their sides however paul collingwood's form has been called into question the aussies meanwhile must choose whether to keep it all out pace attack or drop bad hilfenhaus or peter siddle in favor of the young spinner michael beer and learn the us live favorites to win it as they currently hold the ashes and one more victory will see them to found their title. there are very excited about this you know they've got a great chance to win this series it's going to be in the five days both sides will be right on it over see some of the players best greece going to win and to the am a child finally that's a junior hockey league which introduced its rising stars before heading to america for a series of exhibition games m.h.l.

is a youth branch of the key child with twenty nine clubs from twenty six cities of russia belarus and latvia currently playing in the lead and on thursday the best players were introduced during a training camp before their journey to north america the coaching staff will also travel stateside to take part in six exhibition games in the u.s. and canada the series begins on monday this team is an awesome just enough america to. step for the parishioners on this very. very positive. it should be very positive games than other states and we look forward for the development of the league of these particular. best latest for this hour of a weather forecast is up shortly before an update on today's main news stay with us .

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can give you. russian lawmakers are set to consider the new arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington after it is approved by the u.s. congress. threats of war north korea has warned of a nuclear strike on the south angered by the scale of souls the latest a live fire drills. and a less threatening neighborly dispute of sorts claims it introduced the world's first decorated christmas tree five hundred years ago. they were the pioneers.

bringing you the latest news and headlines from around the world certainly glad to have you with us president medvedev and obama have hailed the u.s. senate's approval of the new nuclear arms reduction treaty as historic it's now russia's lawmakers turn to consider the deal and they are saying they will have to study washington's documents and fall as they could introduce additional conditions now across. the slides of the tail. a lot has been spoken about about the u.s. senate on this but what can we expect from the russian state duma in today's session. well the russian side said that it's ready to ratify to follow quickly follow the. find a new. nuclear security treaty and we expect that to take this state.