𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚔𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚢𝚔𝚒𝚊 𝚌𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚎

This Russian republic that lightly touches the Caspian Sea is particularly famous for being home to the Kalmyks. They are a group Buddhists who are descended from the Mongols. Because of this, while you see primarily classic East Slavic foods, you see a slight influence from this Mongol presence.