to this hour on this week's best its most go out program will be taking a look at christmas food and while russians have their main celebrations on the year's eve and january the seventh millions of other people around the world and some here moscow already popping are in the champagne so join me most of them greece as we take a look at the merry christmas here in the russian capital from the ninety city but pollution into the schools to me this is christmas had a rather tenuous state says the soviet union and the surely was officially frowned upon me enterprise the citizens turned it into a new year's festival as for the lazy christmas celebration also marks church still still is the old shooting calendar which is currently thirty days behind the gregorian calendar. rest i love recently nice to meet your martin now even though your personal thoughts christmas is in two weeks' time people here in moscow already start

preparing letters to hear he has corrected and one of the famous has to forward this is all of your salad so you can see some ingredients from the table district and do together to sell the stock so what you do now so first you have to put the chop carrot and hunt in the wall. to change the shelves on their. shelves coming off now this idea salad is still popular for the whole year here. on the main tongue he would say that is all the new year's eve yes but thinks he chopped one last pickle cucumber and pulled potatoes i think they are faced with some sort of little tidbit to make them small and. it's all the ingredients to a large bag. at the pigs said paul so good in the sun it seems like it's a whole month long christmas celebration here in russia that's correct we're starting from the front of the front. amber it's not actual out crystal but there's

a lot of parties and different clubs and places. there are new year than christmas and the ending of the old me while it seems that there's a lot of a lot of aging and sprinkling here correct fall and growth and putting her in a way. that sprouts. what's next finally greetings. of mayonnaise knowledge up to ten take a mix of ok i'll just place in the stuff ok. then put so it's both. and that we have it. i don't think we did too badly. let's try the one we made. fun of it we did a great job but it's me that 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 the retail world clothes every week in russia. and you'll be flabbergasted for the latest supermarkets the have opened up here in moscow i think about it because it's just good is an amazing it's a wide spot so you will pay for it there are currently thirty five as being the case because in moscow or whatever country or farm you'll find everything you need they are the best there is. nothing in the laws of fruit been around the glazed grapes from its lean track entry from thailand kiwi from chile i love to know that tasty treats. from christmas crackers chestnuts and can be sourced i will hunt to find everything i need. from a good old play bridge that's part. some

advice i would offer is to 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 of seven continents and put a crystal a christmas 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 senator brown i'm moving to our next location let's meet this week's guests i would love to meet you must be a merry christmas tell me how did you end up here in the person capsule actually i was 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 i'm here i am now you originally from new zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is

a completely different over here is that. here you know people celebrating our for the twenty fifth it's very unusual for me anyway. so you know the whole sort of. christmas period 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 oh 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 breeze and stuff like this so it's a little bit easier to find you know in terms of russian traditional russian christmas is based around. the mayonnaise and sort of called the traders in the hands of they put together you know pickled fish and this type of thing you know how do you think the russian dyes has changed over the past. the years of the last

ten years i think it's been a big change in diet and people are traveling a little bit more so they're coming back and wanting a little bit 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 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 so really here for you now so simple and to get away with everything you have enjoyed a festive period she is very cursory christmas day. 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 sky street is well known for its wonderful gingerbread and impressive edible fairytale house display bringing out the charge in all of us the pastry chefs create a very special shapes and decorate the delicious dessert using a range of icing sweets jellies and chocolate christmas in russia should not be

a spy when you think about a diet here it's self-indulgence away. and he asked famous french fine food stall restaurant and caterer also of his exquisite for six gift baskets campus with a history dating back one hundred fifty years india is rich in clary and gift traditions and their own produce and various gift items both some of the best qualities packed with ices 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 streaky offices boutique wine stores and supermarkets from extravagantly expensive to cheaper pocket from the labels various sparkling wine. are readily available in moscow with huge varieties on offer

whether it's been teach french champagne you want or sweet so it's classic looking disappointed with a choice on off. the top we all fresh from pain from various contrails translates to is a pain in russia as well prices start up two hundred true goals that's around six dollars and there is no upper limit. arriving at our final location for all those who are likely to bet on the turkey was too tired to cook a launch christmas dinner for family and friends it is simple she conquered her hauling celebrate in style in the restaurants casual gets elegant atmosphere with the cost of all the ingredients why not save everything you booze for books in 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's secret turkey or steak he wants

this new venue it's awful some of the best in the russian capital and it might take you two or three hours to find all the ingredients in there fight expensive and then forced to pay for a ship that you could spend six booking or come here and you could also have a great steak instead of turkey if you're in the made for something else. i've been invited into the kitchen to see what some impressive to say the least there i try a christmas feast fit for him. as he. can play with the meat in the pits in the absolutely amazing wow can we get new york steaks just delays all the prime we had porterhouse steak dry in a tomahawk dry aged with the rib eye all full prime rib the broken thing on the grill with a smirk amazing humongous turkey yeah yeah live from russia the. british.

ideal colored merry christmas which amazing food wine and champagne delight of most stars while we go over to you first because we're going to try the prototype you know. impressive stuff. can i just like grandma made. up anybody who puts me that full time we have on this week special christmas program i'll see you again next week for a new year's eve special shout out to them for me the crew and all the stuff here that's because your prime merry christmas.

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polo blue the club schoolteacher sokol soto elliptic golden. gate bridge in the city permits s.a.'s roy kempinski mike goodwin you to look you think of scope for you. know sort of. gadgets and cheap heroin is depriving thousands of locals of a future of the sides flooding other countries the desperate situation is a reflection of nato's poor afterwards to tackle the problem and says russia's and the drug enforcement. from dismantling historic monuments to comic strip propaganda and campaign in georgia gathers pace with russia seemingly its prime target but a growing number of people say the authorities attempts to rewrite history are going too far. and reports of a war being waged on christmas have been all over the have lines in the u.s.

this holiday season many americans believe the hype is just to the verge the public's attention from more pressing problems. they have lives here in the back of the top of the hour in the meantime here's some sports highlights with natalia. hello and welcome to our sports update a look at the top stories for a familiar face looking at the most school coach in returns to do not make you up to signing a three year contract. playing for pride moscow region claim a tough year early various which could help them qualify for the last sixteen stage . and the steelers are just a win away from clinching the a.f.c. north division title and the first round playoff by the threshing the first. let's

start with some football news though coming from the sun cereal well not the will be taking over managerial duties at intimate along the controversial move follows the highly publicized second. needs us forty one year old man of the house had to stand so with. a similar on during his playing days and also managed to side last season but now the brazilian is back at sincere old they're going to help these former pows and all still travel windows find their rhythm and to sit seventh in the table and are thirteen points adrift of their not just pull my club in the hands of the sciri crowd the contract officially begins on december twenty ninth and runs through to june twenty eighth twelve. men will be back on familiar turf as well after signing with do not like key of the sixty three year old returns to the club he worked at from may two thousand and seven through to december last year so men led denominate to the ukrainian league title

and the u.a.e. fuck up sammy's before joining russian premier league side look at my t.v. for a couple of years they finished fifth on to his charge in twenty ten seven was sacked at the end of the season and is now back to ukraine on a three year deal replacing by lady gaga. the former manager of another moscow side says scott. now over in england chelsea and arsenal are preparing for monday's dubay of emirates so if both teams aiming to end their respective bad rounds the blues have drawn their last three games while winning just won within two months something they are planning to change as important games of yours late because. both both team are involving in the fight for the title everyone i think the team can win this game will be excited game my things in this period. but i am happy to play this game because i think that. we move on after the bad

moment and we are able to come back to play our football and to try to do everything to win the gunnels men while have struggled against chelsea in the boss couple of yaz having not beaten them since two thousand and eight so they will be looking to break that record on monday with several key players i would be fabregas salmon per se mon them returning from injuries we have mixed feelings because we came out of both games against shoji and man united but it was possible and. it was not the difference between the teams and so we have a great opportunity to show that in the coming months and to show as well i believe our room for improvement is bigger than any other team because we are very young side and so it's how we respond to what happened to us.

and that man united. transfer news now and in spain barcelona have officially unveiled their latest signing twenty four year old dutch midfielder abraham affably the form a p.s.v. eindhoven player joins the catalans on the for the hall fair deal for an estimated three million euros the twenty four year old underwent medicals on thursday and put pen to paper on his deal on friday after les has won thirty one international caps with the now the ones scoring two goals for the orange order. and staying in spain was a case of real madrid spacek meeting the club's present and all for a noble cause took former and current galactica stars in action in the spanish capital raising money for their respective charitable foundations world cup winners expect to see a sounds in addition saddam were all in next and along with portugal's most capped player luis figo the don and figaro have been enjoying retirement the two thirty

eight year olds teamed up to show their competitive spirit still intact reales current goalie to see us unable to hold down the fort against the veterans stephen lost five for their real winners where they play as charity organizations though raise funds for the last privileged. the we came out here to do to help the efforts of luis and the kim this match was for the children and i believe we have to host these types of events as often as we come because. all the hard wood him key were able to salvage some pride as they defeated zol gary said overtime in the euro league moscow region man were already mathematically out of the top sixteen contention but ground out a tough ninety three eighty nine victory keith lang for having a huge day for the home team scoring thirty five points grabbing eight rebounds while drawing fifteen fouls from the opposition man to us tell me it is going to be the biggest scoring contributed for the visitors the guard added twenty four points

and was one of only two players in double figures who went. could not be decided in regulation with the game going into the extra session tied at eighteen one langford keeping his star shining with late heroics including a three which sealed the game ninety three to eighty nine celebrates lives to fight another day though staying on course for the top sixteen. elsewhere he told us read disclaimed the last available top sixteen spot with a road win against to borna about civil arena named after the late local legend dr batch of it stunned us the hosts which that early lead slip away it's a bomb that could not stop greatest sas the school turned up the pressure in the last quarter for a ninety four to seventy seven victory surely am lost a friend of the other game meaning regis advanced due to a superior had to have records. no surprises stateside in the n.f.l. as the biz bird steelers dominated the struggling carolina panthers across the

board the two thousand and eight champions are now just one win away from securing a first round playoff bye and are closing in on a.f.c. north divisional title yvonne's i wore ski has more. pittsburgh are closing in on the a.f.c. north divisional title but the steelers needed a spark after scoring just for our offensive touchdowns in as many games ben roethlisberger and company able to remedy those issues in the second quarter mike wallace with a forty three yard touchdown kids to make it ten nothing the steelers moving the ball and will against the free fall in carolina team emmanuel sanders coming up with a catch a dollar shard mendenhall to power through the line from up close and increase the lead shaun suisham and a field goal for twenty to nothing half time leave a great connection did little to rejuvenate the panthers were getting into the end zone himself by a quarterback sneak in a good twenty seven to three the finals the steelers can tie up the a.f.c.

north if the baltimore ravens lose the way to cleveland on sunday night alternatively distillers would have to beat the browns themselves on january second to get the silverware. arche. and finally where the fest of a k. wanton amount has been held in the moscow region ukraine. captured the king's crowd while russian giant him danielle off was knocked down in the first trial and robert for the now has more. years often dissipate she was rewarded when one of the world's major mixed martial arts brands came one one and made it to russia mr legion post is the first ever international k. one event the king of kings tournament. no wrestling no grappling is the ultimate or if kicking and punching day one is where different standup quiting techniques like kick boxing karada in white tie collide in one ring.

both of. us. very good. at being modified tournament style that i like i want the most this time around when i'm a living legend for john k one good champ and that's the coolest was to man the dutch for the youngsters money but a legend in your corner was not enough a source of money to a joe to turn green chant then when men moved who won by decision. it up with not enough pressure. i thought that for the world from the start that it would russia. was stepping back over time and had the following but it. was to remove quota for on sunday night it was raining will keep books and chant then by those really impressed the next who's the most the crane in was quick to set the record straight against princely to no downs forced the referee to stop

the flow. of the bout between japan's hiroko holy and russian giant again you're aloft recalled the epic battle between david and goliath. in this case says men are in a little smashed one out of to bill russian alexi who didn't have easily made his way to the semi's must. is there but john still pay wait. it came down to the final four where they were but was it a little place a big heap of trouble you know or the queen and probably the only tactics that could have given him the edge low key takes and he's been worked forcing their love to give of the fight in the first round so long it would have been very silly of me to trade punches with a little of plus it was important to finish in the soonest possible three fights a night that's exhausting i should have saved some energy for the final in the

meanwhile the two thousand and six world died books in kent then alexei couldn't prove he's good as by knocking one man room out. and moments later that i was up and putting work back in the ring for the final rumble concentrated in coach's best describe the first round. don't overlook it a slight edge in the second although the most powerful looks feet and aggressive in the third of the two x. rounds both judges and proud delta american bows can but it was bundles are over no one really tried to keep ground on the not just it's great that russia finally hosted a k. one event as i always feel the hole here i had to win here and i did and that was just the first step on my way to the top of the world in k. one possibly gorgeous but for now on our two miscarriages. and that's all from the finale the weather forecast is coming up next stay with us.

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claiming there is a war being waged on christmas but many americans say they have lines are just to the bird the public's attention from more pressing problems. in the russian capital you're watching r t when we were in a joshua welcome to the program of ghana stan the world's largest producer of hair when does not only make other states suffer from its deadly export the country itself is flooded with cheap drugs was a tense situation a very vague prospect of a peaceful life even those who want to kick the mortal habit find themselves out of debt and jason model reports from kabul and you may find some of the images in his report disturbing. early morning in kabul. a little under blankets to keep the cold out when the smoke.