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    Update time: 2012-11-01

    Although the Soviet Union attaches great importance to Liu Dong's business delegation, due to rank reasons, the banquet was not placed in the Kremlin, but in a canteen not far from the Red Square.

    Liu Dong was not interested in the Soviet banquet. If it were not for etiquette issues, he would rather eat instant noodles.  To be honest, the way the Soviets, or Russians, handle food is not in line with Chinese tastes.

    No matter what kind of dishes you make, they must be characterized by being large in quantity, affordable, rich in oil and rich in flavor.  They like sour, spicy, and salty flavors, and they prefer fried, pan-fried, grilled, and stir-fried foods, especially cold dishes.  Generally speaking, their food is relatively rough in preparation.  Generally speaking, the Soviet Union mainly eats pasta, and they like to eat brown bread baked with rye.

    In addition to black bread, the special foods that the Soviet people are famous for include caviar, pickled cucumbers, kefir, etc.  When eating fruit, they often don't peel it.  When it comes to drinks, the Soviets are good at drinking cold drinks.  Vodka, the country's characteristic spirit, is their favorite drink.  In addition, they also like to drink a drink called "Kvass".

    For those who are not used to these foods, they really can¡¯t get used to them.  Not to mention anything else, just for the red sausage, Liu Dong was already defeated.  Although the taste of red sausage is very good, the Soviets prefer to put thick butter on the red sausage. Most people will never understand the degree of greasiness.

    Although Liu Dong was very considerate of the Soviets, their eating habits stemmed from the harsh climate.  If you don¡¯t eat a lot of fat, you¡¯re likely to freeze to death in the winter.  But being considerate is one thing, but trying it yourself is another.  Obviously, Liu Dong, as the protagonist today, must eat a lot of food and drink a lot of wine to show his friendliness to the Soviets.

    Thinking of this, Liu Dong, who was still a little hungry, suddenly felt that his stomach was full and he couldn't hold anything anymore.

    You can never avoid what you have to face. The car stopped smoothly at the door of the restaurant.

    At this time, Yeltsin, as the host, said to Liu Dong: "Friends who have come from afar, let us welcome you with delicious food and Volga. Come with me, I believe you will have a wonderful time."  Wonderful lunch.¡±

    Not everyone can refuse the invitation of a dignified alternate member of the Central Political Bureau of the Soviet Union.  Liu Dong, as a guest now, is naturally no exception.  After following Yeltsin out of the car, he walked towards the exquisite door with his head held high.

    And the people behind also walked into the banquet scene.

    When he arrived at the banquet hall, Liu Dong discovered that everything here was actually different from what he had imagined.

    It was not that he had never attended banquets held by Russian friends in his previous life, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly felt that those Russian friends in the past had deceived him.  Because no matter how high-level the banquet is, the food they prepare is quite simple.

    Although the portions are large, the dishes are very simple. The most common dish is Moscow cabbage soup, which is a must. There are also beef stew with potatoes, lamb chops with red wine, Moscow grilled fish, caviar, butter chicken rolls, salads, smoked  Meat, kebabs, etc., there are so many dishes, even if it is a very sumptuous banquet, of course, vodka is an essential item.

    However, compared to the scene Liu Dong saw now, those things were simply weak.  If he hadn't seen the obvious differences between the dishes and Chinese cuisine, Liu Dong would have thought he was seeing a Manchu-Han banquet.

    Although the venue for this banquet is already very large, because there are so many dishes, it will actually seem a bit crowded after a group of people come in.  Seeing such a situation, Liu Dong really didn't know if this place was like the Soviet Union with rough dishes and a single variety.

    Not only Liu Dong, but also the heads of state-owned factories who often came to the Soviet Union were stunned by this formation.  When did the Soviets become more generous in cooking than the Chinese?  They had never encountered such a situation back then.  I'm afraid that the state banquet is of this level. Even whether the Soviet state banquet was so sumptuous is still a question.

    Seeing that a group of people were subdued, Yeltsin said with satisfaction: "Mr. Liu Dong, how are you? How is the banquet level of our great Soviet Union?"

    "It's really surprising. Really, Secretary Yeltsin, I really didn't expect that the great Soviet cuisine is so rich. Now, I have to worry about some of our members. You know, the factories they manage  , only in terms of food. The Soviet Union is so rich in materials, presumably they will have nothing to worry about. If this is the case, please consider giving them an appropriate amount of orders when the two countries are friendly, otherwise, they will return home  After?It¡¯s not easy to explain either.  "Liu Dong said seriously.

    Although there was a serious expression on his face, Liu Dong actually smelled something different from this banquet.  Although Liu Dong didn't know much about what the Soviet banquet was like, he could infer it from other people's mouths and some previous experiences.

    The Soviets, or Russians, are not that particular about their food.  Compared with the Chinese people, they do not have a Manchu-Han banquet with 108 dishes, nor do they have a rich food culture that has been passed down for five thousand years.

    During the Song Dynasty of China, their country was just a small third-rate country in Eastern Europe with a small territory.  In those days, even eating was a problem, let alone food culture. Having something to eat was considered good.  Even in modern times, Soviet cuisine is not that rich.

    But the banquet now placed in front of Liu Dong is extremely rich and unbelievably rich.  As the saying goes: When things go wrong, there must be a monster, and the current situation probably means this.

    It is impossible for the Soviets to compete with the Chinese people in terms of diet, but now they have produced so many sumptuous feasts.  Is it just to entertain the inspection team coming to China?  Let alone Liu Dong, even Yeltsin himself would certainly not believe it.

    So why does this happen?  It¡¯s worth thinking about.  To paraphrase Conan¡¯s words: there is only one truth!  That is, there was a problem with the Soviet food supply, and it was a very big problem.  Otherwise, the Soviet Union would not be as covert as it is now.

    The more sumptuous the banquet, the more it shows that there is a huge problem with the food in the Soviet Union. There is no three hundred taels of silver here. This is the situation.

    Thinking about it, although there are many grain producing areas in the Soviet Union, there are only a few main concentration areas, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.  And regions like Siberia and the Far East are vast.  However, due to geographical reasons, it is not suitable for growing food.

    Therefore, although the Soviet Union was vast, there were not many places where food could be grown.  If there was still a surplus of food in the Soviet Union before, but after a series of failed reclamation campaigns, the Soviet Union's food could only be maintained at a level.

    The most important thing is that the Soviet Union does not pay much attention to light industry. Although the Soviet Union's light industry has huge potential, this potential has not exerted any advantages. Their main energy is used to develop heavy industry and military industry. For other aspects, the degree of tilt  limited.

    Now, in the central and eastern regions of the Soviet Union, that is, the area east of Siberia, most of the energy is involved in Afghanistan. Food, light industrial products and other materials must be given priority to the army.  Once such a situation occurs, it will inevitably break the previous balance line and cause imbalance.

    Although the planned economy has a stronger ability to regulate such things than the market economy, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The supplies that were just in time are now continuously supplied to the army, which will naturally cause a shortage of civilian supplies.  And all of this cannot be mobilized from Europe.

    Even if it mobilizes, in order to continue to maintain the oppression of Europe, the Soviet Union cannot mobilize a lot of materials to support the Far East. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, it must find another way out.  If the inspection team from China can negotiate well, it will obviously solve some of the problems.

    Therefore, in order to cover up something under the table, the Soviet Union created such a sumptuous banquet.  I have to say that this move is really good.  For ordinary people, it is simply unimaginable that, especially those in charge of state-owned factories, they do not know the background of the Soviet Big Brother and are still stuck in the glorious image of being tall and complete.

    Therefore, what the Soviets did was very useful to them.

    But, it¡¯s a pity.  Liu Dong could roughly guess the purpose of the Soviets. This was not because he was smarter than others, but because he had more experience.  Although the Soviet Union is still very powerful and makes Americans very nervous, in order to fight against the Soviet Union, Reagan even had the heart to cut the flesh of his little brother Japan.

    Such a tough Soviet Union has a very strong deterrent effect on the outside world.  But Liu Dong didn't take this trick. He knew very clearly that the Soviet ruling class was very decadent. As long as there was a strong wind, this ruling class would fall like dominoes.

    Why did Gorbachev want reforms?  Why suppress the living space of the Soviet Communist Party?  Not only because he already knew that the Soviet Communist Party was rotten and could no longer be reused. Without a thorough operation, the Soviet Communist Party would still not be able to sustain it for long even without him.

    But it is a pity that Gorbachev failed. He was unable to control this huge and out-of-control empire. Therefore, he was cast into the pillar of shame in history and played a less honorable role.

      Of course, all this is not what Liu Dong needs to think about now. When he saw this banquet, he had already begun to think about how much benefit he could get from the Soviet Union after arriving in the Soviet Union this time.  Although he has not yet understood some issues in depth, Liu Dong now has his first impression, that is, the Soviet Union is short of food.

    As long as this investigation is carried out around this scope, there will definitely be huge gains.

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