Kachka Lavka

960 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR

Menu (As of 11/2)

Caviar & Roe

• Steelhead Trout $26.26
• Beet Saffron Whitefish $32.32
• Wild Hackleback $71.71
• Kaluga Queen Amur Hybrid $91.91
• Tsar Nicoulai Select White Sturgeon $84.84
• Giaveri Siberian $87.87
• Giaveri Osetra $105.00
• Platinum Osetra $167.00

Cold Zakuski

• Moldovan Eggplant $12.12roasted salat with prunes, parsley, mint, tomato, pine nuts. served with rye crackers.
• Chicory Salat $14.14local chicories. heirloom apples. pickled celery. toasted walnuts. apple-pepita vinaigrette. marinated sheep cheese.
• Cod Liver Buterbrodi $16.16the foie gras of the sea. served on borodinsky toast with carrot & druzhba cheese pashtet, pickled onions, and freshly shaved horseradish.
• Herring ‘Under a Fur Coat’ $15.15sorta like 7 layer dip - but russian - and actually a salad: herring, potatoes, onions, carrots, beets, mayo, eggs.
• Baltic Sprat Buterbrodi $14.14tiny smoked fish. parsley mayo. egg. rye toast.
• Fish Assorti $28.28rotating selection of different house smoked and cured seafood preparations served with breads, crackers, and butter.
• Salo $10.10cured fatback. honey. garlic. barrel aged pickles. coriander.
• Slava's Drinking Board $22.22all the things you need to get your drink on, according to slava. three selections of house made charcuterie, druzhba cheese, breads, hard boiled egg, and more.
• Brindza Pashtet $9.00grilled-to-order uzbek bread. soft sheep cheese spread.

Pickles & Things

• Selection of All $10.10
• Sauerkraut $4.00
• Malosolnye Cucumbers $4.00
• Pickled Beets $4.00
• Marinated Celery $5.00
• Marinated Mushrooms $5.00

Bread Board

• House Made Smetana Butter $9.00
• Dill and Garlic Whipped Salo $9.00
• Ukrainian Toasted Sunflower Oil $8.00

Pelmeni & Vareniki Dumplings

• Tvorog Vareniki $17.17chive, farmer’s cheese. garnished with scallions.
• Siberian Pelmeni $18.18beef, pork, and onion. fines herbes.
• Potato Vareniki $15.15skin-on red potatoes and roasted garlic. chive.
• Sour Cherry Vareniki $17.17a ukrainian specialty! mint and basil chiffonade.

Additional

• Osuri Khachapuri $15.15ossetia's answer to comfort food: mashed potatoes, caramelized onions and warm spices tucked into every bite. rustic, cozy, and perfect portland's rainy season.
• Short Rib Borsch $15.15the classic ukranian beet soup with caramelized onions and braised short ribs. topped with smetana and served with buttery pampushki and spicy mustard. p.s. this is not a typo, there is no 't' in borsch.

Mains

• Mushroom Stroganoff $27.27chanterelles. trumpet and oyster mushrooms. egg noodles. mushroom cognac sauce.
• Halibut Shashlik $36.36smetana marinated and skewered with cabbage 'pelutski' and served with dacha salat, lepyoshka & tartar sauce.
• Chicken Kiev $27.27what makes the dish so iconic? juicy chicken stuffed with herb butter, breaded and fried. served with creamy parsnip puree and a frisee herb salat. need we say more?
• Rabbit in a Clay Pot $38.38hindquarter braised in smetana. porcini. sour cherries. garlic. crispy draniki.
• Golubtsi $26.26mama luba’s sweet ‘n sour cabbage rolls with beef & lamb. but also with pork, because everything is better with pork.

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