Orange polypore. A type of mushroom, ore or less orange coloured, and with the appearance of a densed coral on a reef. It grows on rotting wood.

Poppy seed pie

The Moscow pirozhki are oval, flaky pastry browned pies, while the southern Russian ones are round brown cupolas on white bottoms, filled with any of a number of meat or vegetable stuffings.

Pilaf. This is stirred constantly, like risotto, but contains chunks of lamb, carrots, onions, hot red peppers and saffron.