Tushonka
Encyclopedia
Tushonka is a kind of canned stewed
meat
especially popular in the CIS
and other countries of the former Soviet Union
. It has become a common name
for different kinds of canned stewed meat, not all of which correspond to the strict GOST
standards.
Tushonka can be used and preserved in extreme situations, and therefore is a part of military food supplies in the CIS
.
For the people of Soviet Union tushonka has become a symbol of prosperity, it was a part of military
and tourist
food supplies, at some extreme periods of time it could have only be bought with special tickets.
Stew
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables , meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef. Poultry, sausages, and seafood are also used...
meat
Meat
Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...
especially popular in the CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
and other countries of the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. It has become a common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
for different kinds of canned stewed meat, not all of which correspond to the strict GOST
GOST
GOST refers to a set of technical standards maintained by the Euro-Asian Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification , a regional standards organization operating under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States .All sorts of regulated standards are included, with examples...
standards.
Tushonka can be used and preserved in extreme situations, and therefore is a part of military food supplies in the CIS
CIS
CIS usually refers to the Commonwealth of Independent States, a modern political entity consisting of eleven former Soviet Union republics.The acronym CIS may also refer to:-Organizations:...
.
For the people of Soviet Union tushonka has become a symbol of prosperity, it was a part of military
Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Armed Forces, also called the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Armed Forces of the Soviet Union refers to the armed forces of the Russian SFSR , and Soviet Union from their beginnings in the...
and tourist
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
food supplies, at some extreme periods of time it could have only be bought with special tickets.