made with millet, semolina () and oatmeal. Cooked with milk and sugar, they are often seen as a breakfast staple, especially for children. Pearl barley porridge is less popular but also eaten. Kasha is one of the Russian national dishes, together with shchi. This fact is commemorated in the Russian saying, "" (), which literally translates as "shchi and kasha are our food" or "cabbage soup and porridge are what we eat". The expression has an implied figurative meaning of "it is enough to eat those two meals to live" or "it doesn't matter what happens in Russia at large, we still live the same way." Butter is often eaten with most kasha recipes, hence another Russian saying: "", which translates to "you'll never spoil kasha with a lot of butter". See also Grit Gruel Jewish cuisine Kaszanka Kashk List of ancient dishes and foods List of buckwheat dishes List of English words of Russian origin List of English words of Ukrainian origin List of porridges List of Russian dishes Notes References External links Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine Belarusian cuisine Cereals Czech cuisine Lithuanian cuisine Porridges Polish cuisine Ukrainian cuisine Buckwheat dishes National dishes Russian cuisine Slovak cuisine