RUSSIAN SALAD from the 1800s!

Russian salad, or salat oliver as Russians call it, might be one of the most popular salads in the world. Today we discover its fascinating story and recreate the original recipe by Lucien Oliver from 1862

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the meat of 4 quails or 1/2 chicken, shredded
1 Tbsp smoked salt (or regular)
4 twigs of rosemary
2 bay leaves
5-10 crushed juniper berries

300g waxy potatoes, boiled and cubed
1 cucumber, cubed
1/2 cup olives, sliced
3 Tbsp capers

1,5 cups mayo
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp Tabasco sauce

1/2 cup crawfish tails
6 lettuce leaves
a few cubes of jello made from stock
3 halved quail eggs (optional)
1 Tbsp caviar

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[stephan]

Dude, I love how you do your research and explain the origins of that dish I’ve never heard of. Very interesting! Also your mom is adorable.

[RussianwithDasha]

December 31st. I'm a 9-year old kid. My father just brought home a beautiful fir-tree, which he bought at a fair, and it's still frosty. We turn on the ORT channel - there is the film called "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes the Profession". I decorate the tree and eat tangerines. My mum cooks Olivier salad in the kitchen. Happy New Year!

[bamgineer]

When she said maionez is good I immediately thought of Boris.

[trb-ella]

I can’t believe he has literally conducted a full blown investigation about this

[damianrhea]

BRAVO !!! Thank you for showing us this classic recipe, Andong. When some Chinese made this delicious dish in the U.S., their American friends and colleagues, who knew nothing about “Salade Olivier”, thought it was a mistake and scorned at the Chinese for not knowing how to make “potato salad”, then the Chinese began to doubt themselves. Whereas “Salade Olivier” is NOT potato salad, to begin with, although it is potato-and-mayonnaise-based, and was brought to China ~1 century ago by Russian expatriates during the Russian Revolution in 1917.

[crashmatrix]

"My house, my rules", and you manage to pull the exact same stunt I did with my dad when I finally lived on my own. Top notch bro.

[theGirlMachine]

I am impressed your mother speaks English fluently. My parents never learned English in the UdSSR :)

[LAghemo]

Another very interesting one, and your mum is great!

[adinamatei]

Your mum is so cute and so cool! Adorable! Your grandma is pretty awesome too xD

[navneethgopal]

90% comments are about Mama and 10% are about the Salad.

[DeckBlack]

The modern version of the salad in our family:
- boiled potato
- boiled sausages
- some fresh or green onions
- canned pea
- fresh cucumber
- pickled cucumber
- boiled eggs
- cut everything into small cubes and season with mayonnaise

[koawoa]

your mother is so lovely and well spoken

[whatatypicaltime]

Never knew that the persian chicken salad - "salade olivie" was the same thing as a russian dish called "salad olivier". But after have watched this, I'm blown away that a famous iranian dish is from Moscow, invented by a french dude. I love that fkin dish. And yes your mom is right. Pickles and green peas are a must! Also more finely chopped ingredients. Iranians usually eat it as a sandwich filler (I personally like it with those flat, big and round middle eastern bread and then to roll it up like a burrito, lol). And usually it is eaten as one of many dishes during celebrations such as weddings and birthday parties. My guess: since it's cold and easy to make a lot of - and I have yet to meet an iranian who doesn't like it.

[Paeoniarosa]

Thanks for all the history around the recipe, and really enjoyed your Mom :)

[nathankarimi]

I'm Iranian and found this looking up Salad Olivieh the Persian dish. This is such a tremendous find and your research diligence is tremendous. I am so fascinated by this history lesson, recipe and your presentation. Subscribed, liked and so appreciative.

[dorijanschmidt]

Hello my friend, this video is amazing. I am so happy to find out the origin of my favorite meal. I was born and raised in Serbia where we have been eating this salad since ages. And we call it, as you have said, "Ruska salata" wich means Russian salad. 😃 On every celebration, big and small, mostly it is "Slava" which is a day of some specil saint that we celebrate, it is served. It is maid from homemade mayo, no soya sos, just mayo, ham, pickled cucumbers; potato, carrots peas and chicken breasts, all boiled together and boiled eggs all cut on the smallest cube pieces possible...

[krn]

it's actually a pretty fascinating story how this salad changed over the years in the USSR in the official recipe sources, you can basically see how people's lives changed and the availability of the products.

[_Odin_]

I love this channel. It's a teaching lesson. "Lets start at the beginning" means this is going to be awesome. It's like the dude from French Cooking Academy giving the back story to where the dish originated from. Understanding the origins of a dish, is as important as knowing the recipe. So thank you for being so informative on your videos!

[mettreaXD]

It is great to see how much effort you put into your videos and research!

[TheChroniclesOfYarnia]

Andong your Mom is a treasure as are you 🥰