Siberian dumplings—or "Pozy"

Fresh fish dish with onions—or "Sagudai"

The Buryat ceremony of raising a toast to the god "Burkhan"

Sweet jam with pine cones, a local delicacy

Siberian Pine Nuts

Carved wooden posts—or "Sergeh"—found at the threshold of a Buryat's home

Invasive green algae—or Spyrogyra—that has started to plague parts of Baikal

The Baikal seal—or Nerpa—the world's only fresh-water marine mammal

A path out into nature—the Great Baikal Trail!

Spiced honey mead of Russia—known as "Sbeeten"

Local Rhododendron flowers with thyme—often used to make aromatic tea

Frozen splashes of ice at Baikal, sometimes called "Sokui"

Ice ridges—or "Torosy"—that often appear out in the middle of Baikal

The heraldic figure or coat of arms for Siberia—also called the "Babr"

The old Baikal shoreline railroad