Mi Quinoa is the only Russian restaurant in Chengdu. At the beginning of the restaurant, a professional Russian chef was invited to take charge of the restaurant, bringing a number of authentic Russian dishes, but now the Russian chef has left, and the menu has been partially cut.
Russia is located in an alpine region, in order to maintain heat, Russian cuisine is generally high in calories and heavy in taste, and at the same time, in order to store food in summer and autumn, many dishes are preserved in the form of pickling. Mi Quinoa's Russian grilled red sausage is an imported semi-finished product, and the store only needs to fry it before serving, so there is basically no risk of missing it. The marinated sausages are salty and oily, and they are very good on their own or with wine.
The traditional Russian salad, known as the Olivier salad, is made with diced cooked potatoes, diced carrots, pickled cucumbers, diced apples mixed with sour cream, and topped with large slices of mayonnaise, giving it a sweet and moist taste. Russian tiramisu is actually a honey mille-feuille cake that can be found everywhere in Russian stores, but after it was transmitted to China, it was given the name of Russian tiramisu. This honey cake is spongy and fluffy, with a lot of nut crumbs on each layer, and it tastes very grainy.
Russia's representative dishes, beetroot soup and canned beef stew, were mediocre. The authentic beetroot soup is bright red and oily, heavy and sour and sweet, but the taste of the beetroot soup here is closer to borscht, sweet and sour is only a superficial taste, and the taste is quite mild. The canned beef is also not authentic enough, the whole dish seems to be boiled with a full pot of soup, instead of the standard stewed first and then stewed, and the meat of the beef is not tender enough, and I already feel tired after eating 2 chewing muscles.
The house is typical of the Russian style, with its tall dome, bright crystal chandeliers, red curtains and many relief frescoes, all of which are full of charming Russian style, and a painting of Kramskoy's "The Unknown Girl" in front of the hall is even more stylish. The service staff is friendly and courteous, answering all questions, and taking the initiative and timely to serve food, order, refill water, and withdraw various services. From time to time, there will be Russian singers performing in the restaurant, and interested friends can call the merchant in advance to inquire.
