On April 12, 2022, as part of the educational module "Gastrodiplomacy" implemented by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Institute of Business and Business Administration, IBDA) and the International Center of Wine and Gastronomy, the students of the Faculty of International Relations attended a gastronomic dinner at the Buryat cuisine restaurant "Orda" in Moscow.
The dinner participants were greeted by I.I. Zuraev, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia – Head of the Plenipotentiary Mission of the Republic of Buryatia to the President of the Russian Federation and D. Damshiev, Head of the Orda Group of companies.
During the dinner, students and educators of IBDA got acquainted with the culture of the region, methods of promotion and gastronomic traditions of Buryatia. They were offered with: sagudai of Baikal fish, arbin (fat from the horse neck) with raw horse liver, salamat (a traditional Buryat welcome dish made of sour cream and coarse flour), khugabsha (fried lamb liver in a “shirt” made of internal fat), mini buuza of beef (ground beef in a steamed dough), mini-khushuur (Buryat deep-fried pie), dessert "Taiga pantry" (pine nuts, lingonberries, honey), tea "Taiga" with pine cones.
