Moscow’s interregional fairs have transformed into true centers of culinary discovery, offering visitors not only a diverse array of desserts and handcrafted pastries but also a unique opportunity to explore the gastronomy of various Russian regions and friendly countries.
For instance, at the fair on Profsoyuznaya Street, one can find an abundance of sweets from Belarus, including ice cream, candies, chocolate bars, and sweet curd snacks. Armenia is represented by aromatic jams and sauces. Seller Elena Dugina notes that over six years, the assortment of Belarusian products has significantly expanded, and customers now eagerly purchase milk and dark chocolate, as well as candies with berry fillings and soufflé, available both by weight and in gift sets.
Honey desserts also enjoy great popularity. Beekeeper Anatoly Cherepovsky from Veshenskaya Cossack village in Rostov Oblast offers unique honey blended with lime and ginger, sea buckthorn, and raspberries. He emphasizes the simplicity and health benefits of his products: “We simply mix fresh berries with honey — and you get a real dessert. Delicious and healthy, nothing superfluous.” His products can be found on Aviatsionnaya Street and Yunykh Lenintsev Street.
The fair near Nekrasovka metro station impresses with its wide selection of cookies. Here, you’ll find grain cookies with added sesame, flaxseed, and sunflower seeds, as well as little envelopes filled with cherry and cranberry. Particularly noteworthy is the unusual kiwi cookie — an unexpected and appealing flavor combination.
On Khachaturian Street, visitors can delve into the world of Siberian sweets. As fair participant Vasily Ushakov notes, their foundation lies in cedar nuts, honey, dried berries, and even pine cones. The assortment includes creamed honey with fir, juniper, and Sangan-Daila flowers, as well as honey with whole cedar nuts and cranberries. Among the more exotic offerings are a delicate dessert made from cedar nuts in soy milk with pressed nuts and honey, and jams made from dandelion, tarragon, and sea buckthorn. Handcrafted sweet bread with raisins and dried apricots is also available, which, according to Vadim Kovalev, Chairman of the Moscow Public Chamber, “turns out delicious.”
