# @ireneobriene on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-09-03T15:15:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Z. (@ireneobriene) — https://gondola.cc/ireneobriene

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𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭.  𝗠𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆…𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 (на русском в комментариях)

🦀I haven’t lived in Russia for 14 years now. I was born on Sakhalin island and spent the first 17 years of my life there.

Sakhalin island  is in the Far East of Russia, very close to Japan, and life there is vastly different from life on the mainland. What is Sakhalin like? A snowy desert, ocean, wild nature, and prices like in Dubai because everything has to be imported. In comparison, life in Moscow seems cheaper, and everyone on the island knows this. It’s a 9-hour flight to Moscow, so much of my childhood was spent in the air.

🛢️People who work in the oil&gas industry are familiar with Sakhalin. The island is known for its oil and gas reserves, and major companies like Shell and Schlumberger operate there.

But besides oil and gas, Sakhalin is also a seafood paradise. Crabs, sea urchin roe (which is exported to Japan at the price of gold), red caviar, scallops, oysters — you can just go and gather them yourself.

That’s why when I travel the world and go to restaurants, I have a kind of allergy to the word “delicacy.” For me, crab is not a luxury; it’s just regular food, as is sea urchin roe.

𝑩𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒗? 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒋𝒐𝒌𝒆.

I know seafood well and consider myself an expert in this area. Going to a Japanese restaurant with me can be disappointing if the chef isn’t Japanese.🤌🏼

My childhood was spent on Sakhalin — an island where oil and seafood go hand in hand. Crabs and caviar for us are like bread with tomatoes and jamón in Spain — not delicacies, but everyday food. If you think I’m spoiled, no — I was just born on Sakhalin island, Russia 🇷🇺 .

#икрасахалин  #сахалиникра #устрицысахалин #крабсахалин #крабкамчатский #сахалиникраежа #сахалинкраб #сахалинустрицы #устрицысахалин #sakhalin #sakhalinisland #sakhalinoysters #sakhalincaviar #sakhalincrab #crabsakhalin #sakhalinnature #seaurchin #seaurchinroe

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