Blini
Or what I was told were blini, anyway. It was in a "Russian" restaurant in Imatra, near the Finno-Russian border.

Greasy dough parcels with some indeterminate greasy meat inside them.

Horrid, horrid things. I don't know if they were cooked properly or poorly, but I'm never trying another one again. I don't want to take the chance.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Thu 26 May 2011, 20:38, 3 replies)

What they should be
Is buckwheat pancakes which have yeast added so they rise. Serve with sour cream, caviare and freezing vodka as a starter. Do this as a starter and no-one cares what the rest of the food is like.
(unclestinky, Sat 28 May 2011, 18:59, closed)

Now that sounds tasty
And completely unlike what I had.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Sun 29 May 2011, 15:53, closed)

Oh it is
Really georgeous. And if caviare is too rich for your purse, lumpfish is not so very different. Especially once the vodka neutralises your taste buds.

In fact Waitrose sell blinis in the chilled section and they aren't too bad if lazy/crap at baking. Look a bit like mini crumpets.
(unclestinky, Mon 30 May 2011, 19:07, closed)