What products the Soviet government simply stole from other countries and passed for its own

The Soviet Union appropriated many different inventions and even culinary dishes. Due to the lack of information from open sources, people living in those days did not even realize that they were facing real plagiarism.

FoodOboz figured out what kind of products the Soviet government simply stole. As it turned out, most of the domestic dishes loved by millions were actually not domestic at all.

Condensed milk

The production of condensed milk in the world began in 1856. Its developer and patent holder is Gail Borden, a US entrepreneur. In the USSR, this product appeared only after Anastas Mikoyan, People's Commissar of the USSR Food Industry, traveled to the United States. There, he learned about the production of condensed and powdered milk, as well as milk formula for children.

Cutlets

Yes, the idea of using minced meat to make cutlets was also brought to the USSR from overseas. Something remotely similar to burgers began to be made in the Soviet Union in 1937. But at that time, the population did not like the dish very much. That's how cutlets in dough, another variant of burgers, were born.

Processed cheese

Processed cheese appeared in the USSR in 1937. However, in Switzerland, people have been enjoying their taste since 1911. Interestingly, the popularity of Druzhba processed cheese in the Soviet Union reached such a scale that a monument was erected to it.

Semi-finished products

On his trip to the United States, Mikoyan learned not only about condensed milk but about the idea of freezing food. It was after his trip that the first semi-finished products began to appear in the USSR, which at first only wealthy ones could afford.