Toasted Porridge à la Odesan Beach

Most of us from the former Soviet Union grew up with semolina porridge. It’s a dish of simple beauty—very smooth, no lumps, please. Katerina and her family have German roots. Historically many Germans in Odesa were engineers, like Katerina’s great-grandfather, who was a famous engineer. Katerina has become one of the best-known and talented tour guides in Odesa. She shows people many hidden corners of the city, including dvoriks, or