Food that didn't really exist in the USSR: top 4
There was a shortage of food in the USSR, namely, it was very difficult to buy high-quality hard cheese, fish, seafood, cottage cheese, candy, and high-quality alcohol.
The FoodOboz editorial team shares a list of popular products that were not available in the USSR and were almost impossible to buy.
Delicious foods
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Fruits and vegetables
In the Soviet Union, there were bananas, oranges, and even simple peaches, but usually there were kilometer-long lines for such fruits every year to celebrate the New Year.
Fruits and vegetables
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Seafood
There was no fresh or frozen seafood in the USSR, but there were canned crabs, crab sticks, and seaweed.
Delicious shrimp
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Chocolate, sweets, canned food, coffee
In the '80s, chocolate was in short supply, and there was a substitute that did not contain natural cocoa and resembled vanilla clay. It is worth noting that there were no candies, cookies, or delicious coffee either.
Chocolate with nuts
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Wine and beer
It was almost impossible to find good beer, as brewing traditions were destroyed in the post-revolutionary years.
Natural wine
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