Traditional combinations are cottage cheese and egg, cottage cheese and flour, meat and potatoes, meat and noodles, fish and potatoes. Zapravka - generic name for a gastronomic addition that is not essential part of the recipe but significantly improves the taste of the dish. Sometimes herbs are added to it. Zaureya - type of herring caught in white sea that is considered to be one of the best herrings available on Russian market. Zharenina - dish made by baking batter made with grated potatoes, buckwheat, and milk.
Traditional shape is round, narrowing toward the top.