Recipe: 1 measure of brandy, 2 measures of vodka, 3 measures of double cream. Blend with fork in glass. Take the parmesan grater and process one square of dark chocolate flakes into the glass so they sit like a mound of snow. Blend in, repeat.
Drink very slowly, whilst listening to an appropriate song:
I love Dschingis Kahn, this video and the song. It's just fun, in the same way that Village People put on a great show, with brilliant songs. What is the lyric about?
Well, here is my translation, it's even singable (for those of you who are fond of drinking songs :)
Moscow - strange and mysterious,
Towers of dark red gold,
as cold as ice
Moscow - but those who know you well
know that a fire burns
so hot, deep inside.
Cossacks hey, hey, hey empty your glasses!
Natascha ha, ha, ha, you look fine!
Towarisch hey, hey, hey, let's drink to life!
To your health brother, hey brother ho!
Moscow, Moscow
throw the glasses at the wall,
Russia is a gorgeous land, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
your old soul is everything
at night the devil's partying, ha, ha, ha, ha, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
Love does taste like caviar
Girls are meant to kiss and dance, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
jump the table, dance with us,
until the table crumbles up, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Moscow
Portal into the past
a mirror of Rus and Tzars
as deep-red as blood
Moscow, those who know your soul
know just how love will burn
as hot as white coals
Cossacks hey, hey, hey empty your glasses!
Natascha ha, ha, ha, you look fine!
Towarisch hey, hey, hey, let's drink to love!
To your health sister, hey sister ho!
Moscow, Moscow
throw the glasses at the wall,
Russia is a gorgeous land, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
your old soul is everything
at night the devil's partying, ha, ha, ha, ha, hey!
Moscow, Moscow
We drink our vodka pure and cold
and live to be a 100 old
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moscow, Moscow
Granddaddy your glass is empty
In the cellar there is plenty
Ha ha ha ha ha
Cossacks hey, hey, hey empty your glasses!
Natascha ha, ha, ha, you look fine!
Towarisch hey, hey, hey, let's drink to love!
To your health brother, hey brother ho!
Moscow, Moscow
throw the glasses at the wall,
Russia is a gorgeous land, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
your old soul is everything
at night the devil's partying, ha, ha, ha, ha, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
Love does taste like caviar
Girls are meant to kiss and dance, ho, ho, ho, ho, hey!
Moscow, Moscow,
jump the table, dance with us,
until the table crumbles up, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
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Now apparently there is no official Russian toast:
"No one says "Na zdorovje" as a Russian drinking cheer.
This is increadibly widespread myth. It does mean "To you health", but they only sayy it as a reply to "Spasibo" i.e. "Thank you".
Furthermore, there is no universal drinking cheer in Russian, however paradoxical it might sound. Sometimes they say "Budem zdorovy" meaning "Let's stay healthy".
Which sometimes is shortened to just "Budem" (see Ukranian version). or "Chtob vse byli zdorovy", i.e. "Let everybody be healthy". Thanks to Dmitry
Old index: Na zdorovje (to your health), Vashe zdorovie or Na zdorovia (Not used !)"
... so, I suggest you either just sing this song instead, or pick on toast at random from this handy (and very educational) list of international toasts.
Prost Mahlzeit!
