Редис radish
Репчатый лук white onion
Зеленый лук spring onion
Укроп dill
Подсолнечное масло sunflower oil
Нерафинированное non-refined
Нитраты nitrates
Поставлять supply
Бывший former
Доцент dean
Перестройка perestroika
Полуразрушенный tumbledown
Пустырь wasteland
Огородить fence in
Теплицу greenhouse
Лаборатория lab
Первое блюдо the first course.
Борщ украинский Ukrainian borsch soup
Порция portion, helping;
Вафельный торт waffle cake
Заливной судак jellied pike-perch
In British English:
– Good evening. What are you going to order?
– Stake, maybe.
– Natural or minced?
– Natural.
– Burnt to a crisp, medium or bloody?
– Medium.
– French fries, a little bit of sauerkraut for garnish?
– Yes, and add some green peas.
– Wine, brandy?
– No, thanks. Fanta «Grapes» with ice.
– Salad?
– Yes. Summer salad. Cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, spring onion, radish, dill, sunflower oil… Can you do it that way?
– We’ve got that kind of salad, it’s called «summer», only it’s with olive oil.
– Even better. The vegetables here are nitrates-free, aren’t they?
– Yes, of course. The vegetables come here from a former assistant professor of one of local universities. He bought a tumbledown double-story house on a piece of wasteland, reconstructed it, fenced it, made a greenhouse, and began to produce top-quality vegetables for restaurants. He’s well off. We visit him sometimes.
– So you don’t check the vegetables?
– We do check them, every batch of vegetables. We have our own lab.
– Oh!
– Any soup?
– Borsch-soup, not much.
– Half a portion?
– Yes, please.
– Coffee, tea?
– Black Ceylon tea with lemon.
– For dessert?
– Chocolate waffle cake.
– Fruit?
– A banana.