Tushonka ( rus, тушёнка, p=tʊˈʂonkə, from тушение — '

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') is a canned stewed

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especially popular in

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and other countries of the former

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. It has become a

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for different kinds of canned stewed meat, not all of which correspond to the strict

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standards. Tushonka can be used and preserved in extreme situations, and therefore is a part of military food supplies in the CIS. For the people of the Soviet Union, tushonka was a part of

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and

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food supplies; at some extreme periods of time it could only be bought 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 ..."

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History of Tushonka
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Tushonka: Cultivating Soviet Postwar Taste
Meat dishes Russian cuisine Soviet cuisine Canned meat Military food Military of the Soviet Union

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