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I'm, not sure about the distinction between blini and blinchiki. When I was in Russia, 'blini' were flat crepes (with a bit of baking soda in the batter; my host mother made them with sour milk, and I'm still puzzled as to why they didn't rise). A thicker version of the same batter was used for smaller, poofier, more pancake-like things which I can't recall the name of, but it didn't start with a 'b'.

bliny are also used to commemorate the recently deceased (at wake parties).

I've read that bliny were served at wakes, поминки, pominki, once but I don't think they are any more and for quite some time.

Buckwheat bliny ... forgotten during the times of the Soviet Union, because buckwheat requires a good deal of care to grow and process, and it became a rare commodity.

Buckwheat bliny (гречишники) were indeed not to be seen during the (late) times of the SU, but not because buckwheat was a rare commodity. Quite the opposite -- buckwheat was one of the staple foods, widely used both in home cooking and in canteens (столовых). As a side dish (гарнир) it was as popular as potatoes or rice.

So I think the words because buckwheat requires a good deal of care to grow and process, and it became a rare commodity should be deleted. Whatever reasons there must have been for disappearance of buckwheat bliny scarcity of buckwheat was not one of them.

Bliny are still served at wakes along with rise with raisins. But what I want to say, is that the first foto on the page is not of the bliny, but of olad'i, that is a different thing, they are thicker, as thick as 1 cm usually, while blin is like 2 mm.Cthulhoid 00:41, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

On the first photo there are оладьи, and on the 2nd and 3rd — блинчики. So a photo of блины in their pure form is still out :))

As for the funerals, in the course of my life I've been to quite a number of these sad events, and blini haven't been served once. Though not impossible it is nowhere near as common as кутья imo. —Sascha. 18:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

That depends on area and people, I think; I've eaten blini at a few wakes.--Mzabaluev 12:10, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

• Just curious, how are blintz stuffed? do you kind of wrap the cheese in them half cooked in a roll, and then fry them with the cheese at the ends exposed, or what? Thanks --Dagibit 03:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 even more Blini confusion 2 Toppings 3 Flat vs folded 4 The first picture is mislabeled 5 First blin is always destroyed 6 thick blini and flat blini

[edit] even more Blini confusion

My grandad is Lithuanian and sometimes when I went stayed round for dinner he'd cook me what he referred to as "steak and Blini". The blini he cooked were thin fritters of grated potato and onion with spices added... having read this article and the Lithuanian one I know Lithuanians have their own version of Blini- could anyone else confirm if they've eaten something similar? If not- does anyone know what I've been eating all this time?! Weenerbunny 14:50, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

What you describe sounds very much like Rösti to me --Sascha. 19:43, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

• Sounds like you're describing Latkas --Dagibit 14:24, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

In Lithuania sometimes they're called Užuolaidos, and no it's not potato pancake.Lokyz 14:42, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Toppings

I always eat blini with sour cream, caviar, and chopped onion. The onion is the most important thing. Merely thinking about its taste makes me hungry for blini. JIP | Talk 13:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

I prefer to eat them with honey or preserves. I dont understand how anyone an eat them with onions. Yuck! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.250.139.137 (talk) 18:50, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flat vs folded

While the culinary part deserves much more attention, the gross problem must be addressed by expert blinophiles ASAP: The article does not draw clear distinction between flat and folded blini. `'mikka 20:40, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The first picture is mislabeled

The first picture does not show blini, but rather olad'i. This is a common mistake made by English speakers. I suggest removing the picture or altering the caption.

[edit] First blin is always destroyed

"By Russian tradition the first blin is always destroyed while frying." To me, this seems very wrong - it's not tradition to destroy it, but rather there is a SAYING which says "The first blin is always scrunched up (ie. stuffed up)" which I always interpreted as a metaphor for not being able to do things right the first time, and needing practice. Can someone confirm this? 124.170.114.88 (talk) 00:52, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Exactly, it's a saying -- the first pancake is always a flop (первый блин комом). There is no custom or rite to destroy the first pancakes, not to my knowledge at least. Maybe once there was one, at pagan times, like to sacrifice the first pancake or dish to some spirit of the forest? But there is definitely non of it now. --Sascha. (talk) 11:29, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] thick blini and flat blini

As discussed earlyer about the difference in blini and blini i'd like to point out that i came to this page to find out the difference between the flat and the thick blinis. Because as i live in Finland i have been raised believing a blini is the thick version, and here it is usually served with sour cream, salmon caviar, pickled cucumber and beetroots, chopped onions and molten butter. They are also made with buckwheat.

We are also generally told that it is "a russian dish".

But when I visited russia for the first time what i got as a blini was the flat version, and the stuffings were quite different as well. I've had the same kind of experiences in some ex-soviet countries as well.

Now i guess this has something to do with that the "russian cuisine" we have in finland is from the time of the Czars... but does this type of blini still exist somewhere else and what name is it served under?

And for the the record i've recieved similar blinis in France as the ones comonly served in finland but served to Taramosalata.

Gillis (talk) 18:44, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay, so that is apparently the olad'i! (didn't notice to read the caption to the picture on the right... goodgood mystery solved. Gillis (talk) 18:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)