Russian: Caviar & Vodka Toast

Recipe by Paul Young <paul@cooking-with-paul.com>

(serves many)

Ingredients:

• Bread (dark Russian rye preferred, or sub any dark Eastern European bread)
• Butter (room temperature)
• Salmon roe (or sturgeon roe, if you can afford it)
• Vodka (potato vodka like Chopin have the cleanest “flavor”)

Procedure:

1. Cut bread into bite-size pieces
2. Spread butter on bread
3. Top with salmon roe
4. Pour a shot of vodka into a glass
5. Say “За здоровье!” [za zda-ró-vye] (literally "To your health!")