Mouth, Volga River Basin countries, Russia. Tarkhan is possibly a Turco-Mongolian title standing for 'great khan ,' or 'king', while haji or hajji is a title given to one who has made the Islamic requisite of pilgrimage to Mecca. Volga German cabbage rolls called halupsi, for example, are based on Russian goluptsy, but whereas the Russian version is often served with tomato sauce, traditional Volga German recipes never called for tomatoes until they were Americanized. Oka river between Serpukhov and Kashira cities in Moscow region. Etymology edit The name is a corruption of Hashtarkhan, itself a corruption of Haji Tarkhan ( )a name amply evidenced in the medieval writings. Consequently, Volga German versions of some Russian dishes reflect this distinction. Dishes like Fleischkeukle, a fried meat pie originating in Turkey, appear to be influenced by the Tatars that also lived along the Volga.Ī Russian "pierog" or "bierock" in the Volga German dialect.Ĭulturally secluded Volga Germans did not eat tomatoes until they arrived in the United States, because these crops had not yet been integrated into German cuisine before they departed for Russia (like many northern Europeans, Germans were wary of the nightshade and stuck to keeping tomatoes solely as decorations until the late 18th century). The traditional Volga German dish bierock, a bread stuffed with cabbage, onions and ground beef resembles pierog in etymology and is typical of the Russian meat pies pirozhki. There are exceptions, however the Volga German word for pancake, belina, comes from the Russian blini. Nile: from Greek Neilos (), sometimes derived from the Semitic Nahal 'river.' Nossob: from Khoikhoi meaning 'black river'. Niger: from the Tuareg phrase gher n gheren meaning 'river of rivers', shortened to ngher. Volga Germans maintained their foodways as well, with few influences from their Russian neighbors. Mooi River (KwaZulu-Natal) and Mooi River (Vaal): from Afrikaans meaning 'beautiful'. "Volga Germans were accustomed to living as outsiders they had done so for more than a century in Russia, maintaining their German ethnicity and language during the entirety of their settlement in the Volga River Valley.
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The following article is an excerpt from Portland: A Food Biography (2014) by Heather Arndt Anderson and is used with her permission. Heather's Arndt family is from the Volga German colony of Norka. Surnames with Confirmed Pre-Volga Origins Portuguese Rio da Volta, literally 'river of return' (perhaps because it was where ships turned around and headed for home) or 'river of bend,' in reference to its course.Where did my ancestors live before migrating to Russia?.