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Tushonka (p=tʊˈʂonkə, from тушение, 'braising') is a canned meat especially popular in Russia and other countries of the former Eastern Bloc. It has become a common name for different kinds of canned stewed meat, not all of which correspond to the strict GOST standards.Life magazine 22 Feb 1943 - Page 65 Vol. 14, n° 8 "Many new and different kinds of canned meats — stepped up 120 per cent — more than double — over total canned meat production a year ago. A new creation called "Tushonka" (pieces of pork cooked and canned) is now becoming familiar ..."
Tushonka can be used and preserved in extreme situations, and therefore is a part of Military rations supplies in the CIS. (2025). 9781846031274, Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781846031274 For the people of the Soviet Union, tushonka was a part of military and tourism food supplies; at some extreme periods of time it could be bought only with food stamps.Grover J. Sims -Meat and meat animals in World War II 1951 - Page 80 "The CCC also bought beef Tushonka for lend-lease shipment to Russia. Purchases, however, did not begin until 1944. Contracts let in that year totaled 34 million pounds; in 1945 purchases were slightly less. Beef Tushonka is prepared in the ..."
Unlike many Western world canned meat products, tushonka has separate pieces, chunks of meat. It is mixed with lard and jelly. This makes it closer to holodets than hash, bully beef, or spam.
Products sold only under the name тушёнка "tushonka" are commonly cheaper versions full of jelly and maybe using offal. High quality tushonka can be found as cans of govyadina ("beef") or svinina ("pork"). The same goes to average tushonka, where the ratio between meat and lard+jelly is close to 50:50.
Another common method of serving tushonka involves pairing chilled tushonka with hot boiled potatoes, green onions, and rye bread. This meal is often accompanied by kvass or mineral water.
In Azerbaijan, tushonka is either eaten as fried with potatoes or with eggs, or both.
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