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Step Inside Portland's Roman Russian Market

Roman Russian Market in deep Southeast Portland keeps pantries stocked with Russian staples like pickled vegetables, condiments, pelmeni and smoked fish.

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Aysha Iznurova works at Roman Russian Market’s deli counter, stocked with cured meats like salamis and sausages. — 1 of 9
Aysha Iznurova works at Roman Russian Market’s deli counter, stocked with cured meats like salamis and sausages.
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Roman Russian Market on Southeast Division Street at 109th Avenue in Portland serves a largely Eastern European population. — 2 of 9
Roman Russian Market on Southeast Division Street at 109th Avenue in Portland serves a largely Eastern European population.
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Shoppers stock up for Russian Orthodox Christmas at Roman Russian Market. — 3 of 9
Shoppers stock up for Russian Orthodox Christmas at Roman Russian Market.
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Herring Under a Fur Coat is a signature dish at Kachka restaurant and the recipe is in the “Kachka” cookbook but variations are popular; ingredients in Roman Russian Market’s housemade “Herring under the Coat” include potatoes, onions, carrots, beets — and of course herring and mayo. — 4 of 9
Herring Under a Fur Coat is a signature dish at Kachka restaurant and the recipe is in the “Kachka” cookbook but variations are popular; ingredients in Roman Russian Market’s housemade “Herring under the Coat” include potatoes, onions, carrots, beets — and of course herring and mayo.
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Popular, brightly wrapped bulk candies are made from chocolate, praline, wafers, nuts and other ingredients. — 5 of 9
Popular, brightly wrapped bulk candies are made from chocolate, praline, wafers, nuts and other ingredients.
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You can make your own from scratch but scoop these frozen pelmeni (dumplings with minced chicken, lamb, beef or veal inside a thin dough shell) for a quick meal — just boil on the stovetop. — 6 of 9
You can make your own from scratch but scoop these frozen pelmeni (dumplings with minced chicken, lamb, beef or veal inside a thin dough shell) for a quick meal — just boil on the stovetop.
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Tubes of bologna made from veal, chicken or beef are stacked on shelves in the cured meats deli case. — 7 of 9
Tubes of bologna made from veal, chicken or beef are stacked on shelves in the cured meats deli case.
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Hot-smoked mackerel is on display at the smoked fish counter. A customer named Alex said these fish make good snacks — pieces eaten like popcorn — while drinking beer and maybe watching a movie at home. — 8 of 9
Hot-smoked mackerel is on display at the smoked fish counter. A customer named Alex said these fish make good snacks — pieces eaten like popcorn — while drinking beer and maybe watching a movie at home.
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Desserts like sugar-speckled peach cookies, layered honey torte and cakes crowd the bakery case. — 9 of 9
Desserts like sugar-speckled peach cookies, layered honey torte and cakes crowd the bakery case.
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