"Sweet" question (Rus to Eng)
1) How to different in English:
Пирог - Торт - Тортик - Пироженое : Cake - Gateau
Булочка - Булка - Плюшка : Bun
2) Why "ватрушка" it is cheesecake (cheese cake - "сырный пирог"), but cheesecake includes crud, no cheese
3) How to translate
a) Самса
b) Сочник
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Sorry - I'm far from expert in Russian. But hopefully I can answer some of your questions. I've had a look at some google images for your words
Самса - Samosa maybe?
Сочник - I'm not sure- as it would depend on the filling. Is it perhaps like a pastie?
ватрушка - I've never seen anything like that. Perhaps if we don't ever make it or eat it, there is no translation.
сырный пирог - Looking at the google images, there seem to be a few dishes. 'Cheese cake' is always sweet. Although it doesn't have cheese in it, it does usually have cream cheese.
There seemed to be a few savory dishes in there - those looked more like quiche.
Булочка - looks more like a sweet bun.
Булка - bread roll?
Плюшка - possibly cinnamon roll, if it has cinnamon in it. Certainly 'sweet bun' would be more specific, if it doesn't
Пирог - possibly strudel?
Торт - Torte
Тортик - possibly layer cake? I can't see an obvious difference between Тортик and Торт based on the pictures. How are they different?
Пироженое - seem to be various things. I saw macarons, tartlets... Perhaps 'pastries', which is a generic term?
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