[ Of those dishes maybe he's heard of borscht but hearing about something or even eating it doesn't mean he could cook it from just that alone. Either way— ]

It does. [ There's a brighter smile on his face and a nod of his head. ] But you'll have to tell me what's inside of them and how they'll taste since I've never made any of those before.

[ ...which might be terrible in the long run given how giving vague ingredients and what it should taste like, but at the same time it might be fun too. Something they could do together outside of ice skating. ]

I doubt there are any Russian cookbooks here that I could buy.