No matter how much I talked to the older generation about the past, I never heard negative words about the Soviet times. On the contrary, all stories about the USSR come with such trepidation, with such warmth and love! They say that things were more durable, education was more affordable, food tasted better, and people were happier. Today I want to touch on the topic of food. The older generation still recalls what products were on the shelves before, and do not forget to add that then, in Soviet times, everything was much better and tastier. So I wondered why!
Now we are used to buying everything we need at the supermarket. Some are so lazy that they even buy ready-made pastries, dumplings. And what is very convenient, I bought it and eat it, you don't need to mess with the dough. And it’s so strange that we don’t think seriously about manufacturers. A beautiful bright pack, but sometimes you can find the entire periodic table on the label! Preservatives, flavor enhancers, various additives.
How can Soviet food compare with our modern food? In the USSR, people themselves smoked a chicken, and sculpted dumplings, and twisted canning, and baked pies. And now it doesn't even make sense, you stand for two hours, sweat, and then something goes wrong, it's easier to buy. And even now Soviet food is considered the standard. Let's go through the facts about Soviet food.
There were no flavors in Soviet food
Probably because they had not been invented yet. Nothing low-quality, for example, you can't disguise the meat, that's why the food was always prepared from natural ingredients. No flavor enhancers, preservatives, colorants. The Soviet stores even smelled differently somehow because of this. The shelf life of the products was minimal, and the naturalness of the composition influenced the taste.
Soviet food was up to standard
In all honesty, I now trust a couple of firms that produce meat, because their shelf life is short, and the composition is 2-3 components. And I have confidence in baby products because they are tested in a more thorough way. In Soviet times, there was nothing to be afraid of, all products corresponded to GOST.
In Soviet times, meat products were of special quality.
Any meat substitutes were banned. And, as for the sausages, they only used meat! And no meat and bone meal or offal. I will not say anything about modern meat products, there are only substitutes and additives, and natural meat is only 30 percent strong ...
In the USSR, milk was natural
There was not such a variety of milk and in large quantities in the USSR, but the minimum that was sold was exclusively natural. There are no preservatives or starch in cottage cheese and milk, hence the shelf life is short. And for modern products, the shelf life may not be like a day or two or a week. For some yoghurts, the shelf life may generally be six months.
There was quality tea in the Soviet past
Indian tea with an elephant on the label was popular. There were no aromatic additives or dyes in this tea. And they brewed tea in teapots, but no matter how fashionable it is now, dipped the bag in water, and you're done. Moreover, modern tea bags can be brewed in cold water. Does it make you think that the composition contains only dyes?
There was a shortage of food in the Soviet Union
Many food products have simply disappeared from store shelves over the years. Maybe that's why they seemed as tasty as unattainable? For example, now bananas can be bought anywhere and anytime. And in the USSR they were in short supply.
Tell us in the comments, did you find Soviet food? Well, what are your impressions?
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