What Russian doesn’t love Olivier salad – the main dish on every holiday table! Olivier has become the most popular Russian salad, in other countries this dish is called “Russian Salad”. Unlike borscht, which everyone cooks in his own way, Olivier is a more versatile dish, where the main ingredients are strictly calibrated.
Olivier is among the top 10 most popular salads in the world. The original was invented in the 1860s by Lucien Olivier, chef of the popular Moscow restaurant Hermitage.