Those whose childhood was spent in Soviet times have a story to tell. For some, the Soviet Union became a nightmare, where everything was bad. But there are many people for whom this particular era became the best stage in their life. Regardless of the memories and attitude towards the USSR, there was something that left a pleasant mark on the souls and memory. We are talking about the favorite products and dishes of the people of that time, which are not always clear to our contemporaries. The set of the Soviet food basket was strikingly different from what we are used to today. Nevertheless, people had food at their disposal that brought them joy and seemed insanely delicious.
1. Bread crust
Going to the store and buying bread was a task that was given to Soviet children one of the first. With pennies clutched in their palms, the guys ran for bread as fast as they could. An obligatory ritual was to defend a rather big queue. But everyone returned home without much haste. Naturally, the fragrant, ruddy crust did not go unnoticed. Often they brought home already bitten bread, or even without a crust on one side. And at that moment, no one even imagined anything more delicious.
2. Caramel cockerels
These homemade candies could have any shape. They were made in the form of not only cockerels, but also chanterelles and bunnies. All this "zoo" had one recipe - sugar and melted butter. They were sold in shops, in grandmother's markets, made at home in the kitchen. No chupa chups even compares to these unique natural sweets.
3. Gum
At the very beginning of the nineties, almost everyone was obsessed with foreign films. Cassettes with them peered, as they say, to the holes. Naturally, children and adolescents tried to be like their favorite characters, one of whose attributes was chewing gum. For most of the children in our country, chewing gum remained a luxury. Therefore, an alternative was invented - the resin of trees, for example, plums or cherries, played the role of chewing gum.
4. Bagel bunch
The relevance of bagels was lost due to the appearance of a huge amount of airy biscuits and tender, sweet cookies. But about three decades ago, bagels were very popular and were purchased in whole bundles. They drank tea, milk with them, and little girls even tried them on, as decoration, on their necks, while the adults went about their business.
5. Bread with sugar
Today we can buy or prepare a variety of desserts and sweets on our own. The assortment is not limited. But in the Soviet Union, the most common and favorite delicacy was wheat bread with butter, sprinkled with sugar from the heart. If there was no oil in the house, the bun was simply soaked in plain water, and then sprinkled abundantly with the same sugar.
6. Condensed milk in a tin
Nowadays, the consumer is offered many options for condensed milk in a wide variety of containers. There was no such diversity in the USSR. Only the same type of tin cans with condensed liquid milk, which were lined up in pyramids, were brought to the shops. For the preparation of cream, toffee, lubrication of wafer cakes, condensed milk was usually boiled. The main thing here is not to overexpose the jar in water. Otherwise, the tin would burst and the whole kitchen had to be tidied up for half the night. But such an unpleasant thing did not stop anyone.
7. Cookie sandwich
Soviet-made cookies with baked milk were so tasty that sometimes it was difficult not to eat them even before the tea was brewed. To improve the taste, many made simple delicacies. One cookie was greased with butter and covered with the second. The dessert taste was amazing.
8. Toffee
The most popular sweets in the USSR could be consumed incessantly until the stomach ached. They were cheap and delicious. Nowadays, it is also possible to find similar sweets in stores with the same name and even a similar taste. But those who have tried the Soviet version will feel the difference immediately.
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9. Halva
This product was one of the few that have always been present on store shelves. Moreover, in terms of price, it was also inexpensive. We are now surprised by the fact that halva is sold in tin cans. But in Soviet times, for adults and children, it was a common, natural phenomenon that no one paid attention to.
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10. Cheese "Druzhba"
The product with this name is still in small shops and supermarkets today. But this is far from the same as it was under the Soviet Union. This cheese was added to various dishes at that time. And without anything, just with tea, they ate it with great pleasure.
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