Zapekanka (drink)

Not to be confused with Zapiekanka.
For a casserole dish, see Zapekanka.

Zapekanka (Russian: запека́нка) is a historical alcoholic drink based on vodka and fruits common in Ukraine and Southern Russia. For a homemade preparation, fresh fruits or berries with sugar and possibly species added were placed in a pot, which was topped with vodka and tightly closed, even plastered with dough. The pot was placed into a Russian stove for a long time after the firewood was fully burned.[1][2] It was also prepared on a commercial scale by some distilleries.

References

  1. ^ Леонид Васильевич Беловинский, Энциклопедический словарь российской жизни и истории: XVIII-начало XX в , p.246
  2. ^ Иван Глушков, А в рот не попало. О забытых русских напитках, May 26, 2023

Further reading

  • Новый и полный российской хозяйственной Винокур, Пивовар, Медовар, Водочной Мастер, Квасник, Уксусник и Погребщик ..., Часть первая, Moscow, 1802, p. 30, a recipe of "Little Russian vodka zapekanka" based on lemon zest with added various ground species.
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