moscow.ru

top 7 seven pumpkin dishes

	Pumpkin Pancakes — Bolshaya Gruzinskaya’s Botanika opened early this year, and in a short period of time garnered a set of loyal patrons who can’t survive a week without sampling one of the cafe’s innovative dishes. Pumpkin pancakes (90 rubles) served with honey sauce are just one of the many successful creations.
	Pumpkin Pie — Mekhana Banska by Smolenskaya metro has been around for years and, during that time, offered traditional pumpkin pie (180 rubles) stuffed with walnuts as a popular dessert. If you’ve missed the treat, hurry now, as the building housing the Bulgarian restaurant will soon be torn down.
	Pumpkin Risotto — This unique combination of rice and sweet pumpkin can be found at Pushkinskaya Ploschad’s Fidelio, which is running a special pumpkin menu for fall. Chef Pietro Rongoni enlivened the pumpkin risotto (350 rubles) with spicy Barolo sauce, making it a fine dish for flavor-deprived vegetarians.
	Pumpkin Cream Soup — For years, pumpkin cream soup has battled tomato soup for primacy on the menus of the capital’s restaurants, but it looks like Muscovites have fallen for the orange stuff. Cantinetta Antinori offers the city’s best pumpkin cream soup, complete with black truffles, for 730 rubles.
	Pumpkin Coconut Soup — There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and more than one way to make pumpkin soup. Shanti by Krasniye Vorota metro carries a Vietnamese interpretation of pumpkin soup (230 rubles) made with coconut milk and shrimp, a filling combination that warms on the coldest fall day.
	Pumpkin Tarteli — Fidelio’s older brother La Grotta, located just around the corner, offers its own sweet pumpkin treat. Traditional Italian tarteli made with pumpkin (350 rubles) is listed as dessert on the menu though we advise either saving space on your starters or ordering it as a main course.
	Pumpkin Juice — Since the original Organic Cafe passed on, it’s been hard to find fresh pumpkin juice. While restaurants have been slow to come with options, big producers didn’t dally. Try Fruto Nyanya available from Ramstore (24 rubles for 250 ml pack). Since it’s made for kids, the juice is sugar-free and healthy. • PP