The Chinese who lived in Russia for 9 years is not used to five ordinary dishes

Zhu Jiahao, a Chinese man affectionately called Jora by his friends in Russia, has lived here for nine years. He learned the language, adapted to the harsh climate and understands the local mentality. However, a trip to a regular supermarket still turns into a real quest for him. As blogger Elena Liseykina notes, Joru is shocked not by exquisite delicacies, but by the most banal products from the shelves. Here are the top 5 foods he never made friends with.

1. Tomato juice and salted tomatoes

In Chinese cuisine, tomatoes are respected: they are fried, stewed and combined with eggs. But to drink tomato juice, and even salty, for Jora is complete madness. His logic is simple: why turn a fresh, tasty vegetable into a strange liquid when you can just eat it?

2. Cookies and potatoes

The dough with the filling is perfectly familiar to the Chinese. But when he learns what the potatoes are inside, his internal culinary logic glides. If you're already wasting time kneading dough and hand-molding dozens of products, why not put meat in there? Potato filling seems to him an unjustified complication of a simple process.

3. Carbonated water without taste

Sweet soda Zhora still understands: there is a bright taste and sugar. But ordinary water with bubbles causes him genuine bewilderment. Why artificially add gas to a drink that does not smell or taste?

4. kefir

Fresh Russian milk guests from China really like. But with kefir came a cultural overlay: the first sip convinced him that the product is hopelessly spoiled. The sour taste and specific texture shocked him. Jora even joked that this strange elixir was most likely used for cosmetic procedures, not for drinking.