noun
- thin Russian pancakes, typically served with sour cream, caviar, or other toppings
Usage: Russian cuisine; plural form
Examples
- The restaurant served blini with smoked salmon and dill.
- She learned to make traditional blini from her Russian grandmother.
- The caviar was elegantly presented on small blini.
- We ordered blini topped with sour cream for brunch.
- The chef prepared buckwheat blini for the special menu.
- Blini are often served during Maslenitsa, the Russian butter week.