Expensive, but delicious: How the price of okroshka has changed in Khabarovsk over the past two years

To calculate how much it will cost to make okroshka in Khabarovsk this year, we'll use the most classic recipe as a base, and kvass as a dressing. We'll choose ingredients from a popular hypermarket at mid-price points—not the most expensive, but not the cheapest either.

So, to prepare a small pot of okroshka for approximately 6-8 servings, we will need: half a kilogram of potatoes, 250 grams of cooked sausage , three chicken eggs , three medium cucumbers, 300 grams of radish, 50 grams of dill, 30 grams of sour cream and two liters of kvass.

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Khabarovsk residents will have to shell out at least 655 rubles for all these ingredients, and a single serving of this dish will cost around 80 rubles. Incidentally, just two years ago, also in the summer, the same amount of okroshka was considerably cheaper. True, that recipe didn't include radishes, but many Khabarovsk residents consider this ingredient essential.

Potatoes will cost 40 rubles, as the price per kilogram in the summer is around 80 rubles. For the simplest cooked sausage, Khabarovsk residents will have to shell out around 150 rubles per kilo, as a half-kilogram stick costs an average of 300 rubles. A dozen eggs currently cost 150 rubles at the store, meaning three eggs will cost 45 rubles. Three medium cucumbers will cost 90 rubles, considering the price per kilogram is listed at 250 rubles.

Residents of Khabarovsk will spend about 70 rubles per 300 grams of radish, dill costs 100 rubles per 100 grams, and half of that will go into a dish, which means 50 rubles. A 200-gram dishSour cream in hypermarkets costs around 70-80 rubles, so okroshka will cost about 10 rubles. A liter of kvass in Khabarovsk costs 100 rubles, so 7-8 servings will require about two liters, which means 200 rubles.

Every housewife has her own family-favorite okroshka recipe. Substituting one ingredient in the classic recipe, such as using kefir instead of kvass, will slightly alter the price. Kefir is about 20 rubles more expensive than kvass, so you'll have to shell out extra . A pot of okroshka made with kefir costs almost 700 rubles in Khabarovsk. A single serving, then, costs 87 rubles.

The most cost-effective way to make okroshka is with mineral water or whey. Two liters of sparkling water costs about 130 rubles, which translates to 585 rubles per pot and 73 rubles per serving. Two liters of whey will cost Khabarovsk residents 40 rubles per liter, while a pot will cost two liters, or 80 rubles, bringing the price down to 535 rubles. A serving of okroshka made with whey costs 67 rubles.