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During Lent, Moscow fairs showcased desserts from across the country, prepared without sugar, eggs, or animal products. For those with dietary restrictions, this is an opportunity to indulge in sweets.
Pastila with unusual flavors
Pastila from Volgograd is one of the most popular Lenten treats. It's made on a family farm without sugar, colorings, or preservatives. The producers grow their own strawberries, procure the remaining ingredients from trusted suppliers, and dry them at 45–55 degrees Celsius. This preserves up to 95 percent of the vitamins, color, and aroma. There are eight flavors of pastila available: lemon-ginger, apple, watermelon, raspberry, strawberry, carrot, cranberry, and melon. There's also an assorted gift set with six flavors and pastila on a stick. The entire line is completely vegan. You can purchase the dessert on Beskudnikovsky Boulevard, Polyarnaya, Kostromskaya, and Dubninskaya Streets, and in the square on Chicherina Street.
Rimma Ganeeva brings pastila from Ufa to the Moscow fair on Ketcherskaya Street. The product's base is baked apples (peeled and seeded), berries, and fruit. The line includes apple pastila, as well as strawberry, plum, cherry, pear, and currant flavors. There are also unusual flavors: mojito with mint and lemon, melon, and banana. Some varieties even include walnuts, which undergo a special preparation beforehand.
"We activate the nuts by washing them and soaking them in water for 14 hours, then drying them, and only then adding them to the pastila. This makes them softer and easier for the body to digest," explains Rimma Ganeeva.
Vladimir Ponomarenko from Sukhinichi, Kaluga Oblast, also offers unusual flavors—his pastila made from local ingredients can be found on Chobotovskaya Street. On display are lemongrass, mint, spicy, raspberry, feijoa, and currant pastila.
At the fair on Elektrolitny Proezd, Belgorod pastila is on offer—currant, sea buckthorn, plum, raspberry, and strawberry.
Cookies and honey
The selection of Lenten desserts isn't limited to pastila. A wide selection of cookies is available at the fair near the Nekrasovka metro station. You can find cereal cookies with sesame, flax, and sunflower seeds, as well as envelopes filled with cherries and cranberries. The kiwi cookies deserve special attention—a unique flavor combination for a Lenten menu that has already attracted customers.
Honey desserts are also popular with customers. Anatoly Cherepovsky from the Cossack village of Veshenskaya in the Rostov region brings honey with lime and ginger, sea buckthorn, and raspberry. The producer can be found on Aviatsionnaya Street and Yunyh Lenintsev Street.
"We simply mix fresh berries with honey—and it's a real dessert. Delicious and healthy, nothing extra," says Anatoly Cherepovsky.
Altai sweets await shoppers at the fairs on Khachaturyan Street and Orekhovy Boulevard. They offer creamed honey with fir and juniper, as well as sagan-daylya, honey with whole pine nuts, pine nuts, and cranberries. Unusual items include a delicate pine nut dessert in soy milk with pressed nuts and honey, dandelion, tarragon, and sea buckthorn jam, and "Pine Cone in Dark Chocolate" dragees with pine nuts in dark chocolate.
On Otradnaya Street, gingerbread with honey, raisins, and cinnamon is served during Lenten meals. This dessert contains no animal products and is equally delicious with tea or as a light snack.
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Moscow fairs are a traditional place for city residents to buy farm produce. Here, every supplier guarantees the quality and freshness of their goods, and specialists State Veterinary Service of the City of Moscow check the products before sending them to the shelves.
Fair participants are provided with free space. The pavilions are equipped with all necessary retail and refrigeration equipment. They are located near metro stations and other busy locations, making them convenient to visit.
Moscow fairs invite regional agricultural aggregators to collaborate, representing several farms and enterprises within the region. Such collaboration not only allows local producers to enter the capital's market but also attracts tourists to the region and has a positive impact on its overall image. More information about the collaboration can be found on the official website. State Budgetary Institution "Moscow Fairs".
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