История русской еды

The documentary series "The History of Russian Food" offers viewers the opportunity to learn so many surprising things about seemingly familiar subjects that they'll rightfully ask: why has Russian television so far ignored the history of national cuisine? For example, is it true that a feast during the time of Ivan the Terrible began with hundreds of roasted swans? Why were Russian medieval feasts criticized by foreigners? How was the monarch protected from poisoning? Or how did the concept of…