Beef Stroganoff Beef Stroganoff Beef Stroganoff or beef Stroganov (Russian: бефстроганов "befstróganov") is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with smetana (sour cream). From its origins in mid-19th-century Russia, it has become popular around the world, with considerable variation from the original recipe. The dish is named either after one of the members of the influential Stroganov family or possibly from the Russian verb строгать (strogat', to chip/shave off (see stroganina)). The first mention of the dish (goviadina po-strogonovski) is made in E. Molokhovets' cookbook "The Gift to Young Housewives" in 1871. Elena Molokhovets's classic Russian
Meat market Meat market A meat market is, traditionally, a marketplace where meat is sold, often by a butcher. It is a specialized wet market. The term is sometimes used to refer to a meat retail store or butcher's shop, in particular in North America. A butcher specializes in the preparation and sale of meat. Butchers sometimes operate specialized shops selling meat, known as butcher's shops, meat stores, meat markets or butcheries. Meat may also be sold in supermarkets, grocery stores, and fish markets, and these shops may employ a butcher. A slaughterhouse or abattoir is a facility that specializes in killing