Despite all changes introduced by foreign culinary specialists, the basis of Russian cuisine was untouched within centuries. She managed to keep the most characteristic national features - abundance of an entertainment, a variety of a snack table, love to the use of bread, pancakes, pies, porridges, an originality of the first liquid cold and hot dishes, a variety of a fish and mushroom table, broad application of a pickles from vegetables and mushrooms, abundance of a festive and sweet table with its cookings, cookies, gingerbreads, Easter cakes etc.