{{Short description|Russian pastry}} {{Infobox prepared food | name = Rasstegai | image = Rasstegai s gorbushei.jpg | image_size = 265px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = Russia | region = | creator = | course = | type = Pirog | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Rasstegai''' ({{langx|ru|расстегай}}) is a type of Russian pirog with a hole in the top.
==History and etymology == The dish was very popular in Tsarist Russia. In rasstegai the filling is not hidden in the dough, and {{Transliteration|ru|rasstegai}} in Russian means "unfastened" pies.<ref>[http://www.langet.ru/html/r/rasstegai.html Похлёбкин В. В. Расстегаи // Кулинарный словарь. — М.: Э, 2015. — С. 309—310. — 456 с.]</ref>
Another version: in Moscow, in the gypsy choir, the beautiful Katya sang very well the Russian song "Sarafanchik-rasstegaychik"; in honor of Katya, rasstegai became a very popular meal in taverns in Moscow.<ref>Пыляев М. Старый Петербург. — СПб., 1887</ref>
==Fillings== The filling usually contains fish, but may also contain meat, liver, rice or mushrooms. The hole of rasstegai is used to add broth to the stuffing.
==In literature== The dish is mentioned in Nikolai Gogol's ''Dead Souls'' and Vladimir Gilyarovsky's ''Moscow and the Muscovites''.<ref name="Zdanovich2">Леонид Зданович. ''Кулинарный словарь'', [http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dic_culinary/1862/расстегай Расстегай]. Москва: Вече, 2001, {{ISBN|5-7838-0923-3}} (Leonid Zdanovich. ''Culinary dictionary'', "Rasstegai". Moscow: Veche, 2001; in Russian)</ref><ref>[https://www.rbth.com/russian_kitchen/2016/02/28/rasstegai-the-pie-proudly-served-by-moscow-innkeepers_571509 Rasstegai: The pie proudly served by Moscow innkeepers. Russia Beyond]</ref>
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Category:Russian cuisine Category:Russian pastries
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