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Hungarian sausage is both an hot or cold snack. The sausage is made of pork and can be made into many different variations. They are usually eaten in the winter months . There are black sausages, known as the bloody sausages, because blood is used in the preparation of making these sausages. The brown sausages are typically spicy. Hungarian sausages are also usually rolled in dough. In Russia, the sausage rolled in the dough are a popular snack, except they prefer to use full sized sausages.

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In Eastern Europe, typically the mother does the cooking. It is also common that the children help out in the kitchen and are taught how to cook as well.. For breakfast the mother also gets up early to prepare the meal. Women are treated unequally. Many do not work but if they do, it is usually because they are needed in the work force as well. Women usually stay home and do the cooking and cleaning.

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Breakfast is the first meal of the day.  Russians usually have an early breakfast between seven and eight in the morning before they go to work. Coffee or tea is essential to most in the morning.

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This is the main meal of the day. Lunch on a weekday, is between one and three pm. Their lunch break is typically an hour long. Workers go to cafes, where there are specials. The cafes present a three course meal. Workers may also order food right to their work or bring their own food from home as well.

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For lunch most workers eat out at cafes or restaurants. This is because work stations have moved too far away from home which makes it inconvenient to return home for lunch.

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Dinner is the last meal of the day. It is also the second largest meal of the day. Dinner is typically eaten around seven or eight in the evening, when everyone is home from work or school. This meal is sometimes the only part of the day where families interact. Usually families watch television during dinner to keep up with the latest news.

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Sweet biscuits, which in are similar to American crackers, are a snack that has been increasing in popularity. Not only can they be bought unpackaged, they are also a healthier alternative to most other snacks. Healthy biscuits have been rapidly growing in Russia, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

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The main foods eaten at breakfast are kasha, which is a type of porridge, butterbrots, which is a sandwich made of a single slice of bread and has a topping such as butter or ham. They also eat eggs or cereal. Many people also eat toast with cheese and drink juice.

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Usually workers go to a cafe for lunch where they have a three course meal. The first course is soup. It is followed by porridge, pasta, or meat and potatoes. The third course is a drink, usually, tea, coffee, or kompot, which is a non-alcoholic drink made with berries. Sometimes chocolates and cake are also eaten.

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A dinner usually has one or two appetizer to start. After that they enjoy the main dish which is a hot meal. This could be potatoes, meat, or fish. After dinner, Russians like to drink tea with sugar or jam.

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This is a traditional treat in Poland. It is basically a polish doughnut. They are dough shaped into a sphere with sweet filling inside. The top is usually coated in icing sugar, icing, or dried orange zest.

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Europe is responsible for the most food waste in the world, followed by America. It is approximately 1.3 billion tonnes a year that is lost or wasted.

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Approximately, 90% of the wasted food is put into landfills. Countries such as Romania, Lithuania, and Bulgaria have a lot of landfill sites, many which are also illegal.

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While most of Europe has began recycling and composting to reduce food waste in landfills, some of Eastern Europe has not. Countries such as such as Bulgaria, Lithuania, and Romania have done almost no composting. Contradicting these countries, Estonia has made a big change in their food waste, they have been collecting biodegradable kitchen food waste. The biodegradable waste can then be used for compost or for making electricity.

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The European Commission has been taking many measures to reduce food waste and landfills. They are strongly promoting compost and recycling. They are also trying to reduce food lost in production and supply chains. They are trying to emphasize the use of food before the best before date. They also are setting up food waste prevention programs and encourage donating food.

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In Romania and Bulgaria, child poverty is an extreme case. About half the children risk poverty. If they are this extreme in poverty, children go to landfill to find food or look in garbages.

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About 90% of Polish people are Roman Catholic. During Lent, they fast and in denominations, meat is not allowed to be eaten on Fridays. Fish is allowed to be eaten on Fridays, and it is commonly so.

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Russia is a multi-faith and religion country, but Orthodox Christianity is the most widely spread at 75%. Orthodox Christianity also fast for Lent. They also avoid meat and many of them are vegetarian. There are other fast that remove fish, eggs, dairy, olive oil, meat and alcohol.

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The major markets in Russia and Romania are continuing to expand. Over the next few years food in Eastern Europe is said to triple its number of grocery stores. Many people also grow their own food. Food in Russia is cheaper making it more affordable to the people, but much of the cheap food is not healthy. There are street markets that also sell produce.

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In Russia about 30% of people are obese and 60% are technically overweight. Obesity is a big problem for Russia. It started to increase when Russia became a market economy. Another main cause for this is lack of physical activity, unbalanced eating and an abundance of snacking.,. m

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Eastern Europeans never by already prepared or frozen food. They all like to make it themselves. The whole family prepares the food together.

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Muslim is about 5.6% of the populations' belief. Turkey is approximately all Muslim and varying countries in Eastern Europe are any where between 20%-90% Muslim as well. Some food restrictions require them to not have alcohol, pork, or beef, and fasting occurs often.

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Many of the men go to work an the women stays at home. In Russia the men go to factories that are farther away from their homes. In Romania the children tend to live with neighbors or grandparents, so that their parents can go to Western Europe to make a living. Another occupation is farming.

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Despite religions and other  restrictions, alcoholic addictions or over drinking is a issue in Eastern Europe. Alcohol is obtained illegally and alcohol is drunk in excessive amounts. Actions have been taken to try and reduce the consumption by government, but is still a big problem.

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Russian families are very close. While extended families may not always live together, eating meals together is not rare. Extended family frequently get together for meals, but especially for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries or holidays.

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Always let the elderly or the eldest enter the room and be seated before yourself. It is rude to refuse a drink, so if you must you have to give a convincing excuse such as a health reason. You should take a piece of bread with you when you get a drink. It is rude to begin eating if everyone else has not been served yet. You may begin after your host invites you to start.Bread is often eaten, but without butter. Wine is only drunk with desserts. Your hands must be visible while eating and is is common to rest your wrists on the table. Always pass food to the left.

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In economic crisis, many struggle to have food in Russia. Charities have food vendors every weekend where people can get food, and they are always full of hungry people. they eat the sandwiches that the charities make. This is extreme poor and people will have a hard time getting back to where they want to be because of lack of jobs. People need to find places where they can eat for free.

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Those who are able to have food, usually have few courses, if any at all.  A common meal to have is soup and bread. These people also do not eat out very often at all. They will also grow most of their food.

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Those who are quite wealthy tend to eat out up to four or five times a week. They also consume more alcohol.

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People in wealthier situations, also have more meal courses. They have an appetizer, the meal and a dessert. They are also able to go out to cafes for lunch more frequently as well.

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They go to the markets often and can get pastries and sweets. They can also by the better selection of foods at the markets