Food glossary
What is Paskha?
Paskha — A Russian dessert traditionally served at Easter. It’s a creamy set pudding with a similar consistency to cheesecake, made from curd, cream or cottage cheese, eggs, sugar and dried fruit and flavoured with vanilla. The sides of the cake are sometimes decorated with almonds, cherries or angelica and the mixture is moulded into a four-sided pyramid and decorated with fruits and nuts with a shape…
A Russian dessert traditionally served at Easter. It’s a creamy set pudding with a similar consistency to cheesecake, made from curd, cream or cottage cheese, eggs, sugar and dried fruit and flavoured with vanilla. The sides of the cake are sometimes decorated with almonds, cherries or angelica and the mixture is moulded into a four-sided pyramid and decorated with fruits and nuts with a shape of a cross on top.