In Russia the food was simple and unpretentious. The diet of peasants during lent depended on the level of development of their economy, which, in turn, determined by natural, climatic and social conditions. In the North in the absence of a choice of dishes from cereals, mainly oats, in the South vegetable diet is diversified vegetables and fruits. If settlements were located along rivers, lakes and their inhabitants ate a lot of fish. The absence of a particular locality some of the products have met fair. I propose to try to post this simple but interesting in taste soup.