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Harelka is the Belarussian name of Vodka. Harelka was traditionally made in Belarus from rye malt, but nowadays it is also produced from grains or potatoes. The most popular type of Harelka is Pertsivka which is an 80% proof Vodka that is sold with spicy peppers in the bottle, which are said to make it even more spicy.
Flavored Vodkas which are also available in Belarus are fruit Nalyvkas, such as the raspberry malynivka, strawberry tertukha, gooseberry agrusivka, plum slyvyanka, cranberry kalynivka, lemon tsytrynivka and vyshnivka, which is made from cherries. They usually mature for a few months after which the fruit content is separated from the alcohol and the drink can be bottled.
The best known brands of Vodka in Belarus include: Akvadiv, Belaya Rus, Charodei, Kristall, Leader, Minskaya Kristall Vodka, Old Warrior, Dva Busly and Vodoley. Home-distilled Vodkas are also produced in the country, namely Moonshine and Samyhon.
Bouffi refers to French dish made of herring that is is hardly salted then smoked.
Bouffi which is also called Craquelot is one of the many different ways of cooking herring in Normandy. Other variations are Kipper, Hareng Saur, or Gendarme.
Hareng Saur is the French word for " smoked herring" or "Kipper ". "Hareng Saur" implies that herrings are salted and stocked in barrels for more or less time.
In the Northwestern regions of France, smoked herring is cooked in varieties of ways. One of the most common varieties is to simply bake herring fillets with a creamy sauce together with bay leaves and coriander, to make its taste tangier. Smoked herring may also be just accompanied with steamed potatoes and French vinaigrette. However and whatever style or manner it is cooked, Hareng Saur has been part of the French gastronomy for many years now and still remains to be a part of Normandy family meals.
Kipper refers to salted, smoked herring. The "Kipper" is split lengthways before being smoked, so that its taste would be even stronger.