DAILY AND CEREMONIAL FOOD AND BEVERAGES OF RUSSIAN OLD BELIEVERS IN THE FAR EAST

The article considers the traditions in nutrition of Russian Old Believers of the Far East in everyday life, calendar rites, life cycle rites and the role of religion in these processes. The methods of preparing traditional Russian dishes from vegetable, grain and livestock farming, hunting and fishing are analyzed. The important role of the far Eastern natural environment in creating a diverse table for Russian old believers is noted. The article covers the issues of cross-cultural communication of the Far Eastern Old Believers, indigenous and newcomer East Slavic and East Asian peoples.