SOCHI SCENE: Olympic delicacy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Some of the most popular concession stands near the medals plaza in the Olympic Park sell crepes.
The sunflower-decked stands contain three women wearing white ruffled blouses and orange aprons working elbow to elbow in a tight space. One takes orders and payment, another cooks up the crepes and the third stuffs them into paper tubes before handing them through a tiny window.
Seeing the cook pour the batter onto two griddles, use a wooden tool to smooth out the batter, flip the crepes, layer on the ingredients, and neatly fold it up is like watching a ballet. She makes quick and precise moves to keep the crepes from burning, and just as one is done, another is begun.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The menu features savory crepes containing red caviar, ground beef and cheese, ham and cheese, and a selection of sweet crepes stuffed with strawberry and vanilla cream, and chocolate and yogurt cheese. Prices range from 150 rubles to 600 rubles (about $4 to $16) for small or large. Lines are frequent at the stands, with customers watching through two windows to see their food made.
— By Beth Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/bethharrisap
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