Russia
Baranki
Баранки
Hard ring-shaped scalded-dough crackers somewhere between a bagel and a biscuit; the smaller drier versions are sushki.
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Borodinsky Bread
Бородинский хлеб
Dark sourdough rye scented with coriander and sweetened with molasses, named for the 1812 Borodino battle.
Russia
Kalach
Калач
Kalach is a ring-shaped Russian white-wheat bread with a handle, historically sold as portable market food.
Georgia
Khachapuri
Хачапури
Georgia's cheese bread, in a dozen regional shapes: sealed and flat in the west, open like a boat with an egg on the coast, layered in puff pastry in the city.
North Caucasus, Russia
Khychin
Хычин
Thin rolled flatbreads from Karachay-Cherkessia stuffed with potato-and-cheese or herbed curd, griddled in butter.
Russia
Kulich
Кулич
Kulich is a tall cylindrical sweet Easter bread with dried fruits and white icing, symbolizes Christ's resurrection, tall shape with fluffy crumb, generous dried fruit, and white glaze.
Ukraine
Pampushky
Пампушки
Pampushky are Ukrainian garlic buns served with borscht; sweet versions may contain fruit.
Finland
Rye Bread
Ruisleipä
Dense, dark sourdough rye bread, Finland's national bread since 2017, with distinctive sour flavor and dense texture.
Russia
Sushki
Сушки
Tiny dry bread rings the size of a coin, glazed and crunchy enough to dunk in tea; the shrunken cousins of baranki.