What to bring from Ugra? Choosing souvenirs!

Having been in Ugra, you will definitely want to share your impressions with your loved ones. Bring them colorful souvenirs to convey the real spirit and atmosphere of the district.

Ugra is rich in delicacies, as well as craftsmen and artisans who create incredible creations. Let's choose gifts together!

Amulet dolls, beaded and fur products, ceremonial souvenirs

If your friends like gifts with a sacred meaning, choose amulet souvenirs for them.

You can buy a traditional amulet doll, a reindeer herder doll or a Misne forest beauty, a shaman's tambourine and a puzzle of Ob Ugrians in crafts center "As Alang" in Khanty-Mansiysk. Traditional shoes of the indigenous peoples of the North – kisa - are also sold here. They will keep you warm even in the most severe frost.

Charms, charms, charms made of beads and fur can be bought at "Ugra collection" and a souvenir shop in Museum of Nature and Man.

Oil

Oil undoubtedly occupies a special place in the variety of unusual souvenirs.

Ugra is rich in "black gold", the region accounts for more than 42% of all-Russian production.

You can become a co-owner of the Russian heritage by purchasing a souvenir in "Northern Guild of Masters" in Soviet, "Treasure Map" in Surgut and in Museum of Geology, Oil and Gas in Khanty-Mansiysk. The oil is packed in an elegant flask or tube made of solid wood. Thanks to the multi-level packaging process, the product will not be damaged during transportation.

Bone products

A tusk with bone figures; a flash drive embedded in a bear's fang; an amulet made of wood and other unusual souvenirs. You definitely won't find this anywhere!

"Wincher Design Studio" in Surgut produces products from mammoth tusk and bone. Bone carving is an ancient art form, and the specialty of a bone cutter is rare. Only true masters are proficient in this technology, and they are in Ugra.

Venison

Venison is a traditional meat of the peoples of the North, but for residents of Russian regions it is exotic and a delicacy. But it's always interesting to try something new!

The product is not only unusual, but also useful. Deer meat has a good effect on many body systems: from cardiovascular to immune. It contains a complex of vitamins and trace elements, little fat, and it is also absorbed by humans better than other types of meat.

Khanty live next to deer, they are their irreplaceable companions and helpers — they give fur, meat, perform a transport function.

You can buy deer meat in Live Healthy stores in Nizhnevartovsk and "Yugorsk traditions" in Surgut.

Berries and nuts

There are a lot of berries in the forests of Yugra! They can be transported in any form, even frozen ones do not lose their useful properties — they remain tasty and bright, and you can eat them or cook compote whenever you want. 

Cloudberry jam, chocolate-covered cranberries and lots of frozen berries! You can choose jam or jam from cones and peeled pine nuts in stores "Gifts of Ugra" (link to the marketplace) in Nyagan, in "Agromarket" in Khanty-Mansiysk and in the store "Live healthy" in Nizhnevartovsk.

Fish

And, of course, fish! A rare traveler leaves Ugra without fish. Choose according to your taste.

Muksun. Its meat is tender and fatty, with almost no intermuscular bones. The stroganina from muksun is especially good — the business card of Khanty cuisine. The fish is frozen right during fishing, and before serving it is cut so thin that the pieces look like chips. Then it is dipped in salt and immediately eaten cold. Properly prepared stroganina can not be confused with anything. It envelops, warms and melts in the mouth.

Nelma. Her meat is a real delicacy! The fish meat is juicy, fatty and tender. Nelma is baked, smoked, salted, boiled fish soup or cooked stroganina. It is served with soy sauce, horseradish or fish is dipped in a mixture of salt and pepper.

Sosva herring (tugun). A small fish is found only in the Severnaya Sosva River, so it is rare and expensive. She became legendary due to her frequent presence at the royal table. Even though the herring was delivered sometimes for more than six months. More than other statesmen, Peter I liked to feast on fish with a special taste.

Tugun is respected for its high fat content, delicate texture and almost complete absence of bones. Local fishermen prepare it very simply: they catch it, generously sprinkle it with salt and after two hours enjoy the exquisite taste. Sosva herring is a real brand of Ugra!

Omul. He has a special taste, a specific one. Spicy notes are mixed with the fishy taste. Gourmets choose lightly salted fish, but our favorite is cold smoked omul. Khanty people like to eat omul raw, they prepare Sugudai salad with onions, lemon and butter from it.

Fish can be bought in stores "Pelican", "Siberian", Ermak-agro agromarket in Khanty-Mansiysk, in "Yugra traditions" in Surgut and at the fish cannery "Santa Maria" in Nizhnevartovsk.

Clothing of local brands

A great gift for yourself and your loved ones will be clothes local brand "Emas". The team invents and sews comfortable authentic clothes for every day. "Emas" from Mansi means "good" — this is how you feel in clothes created taking into account the climatic conditions of the region, so do not be surprised by the presence of an anti—mosquito net - a very necessary thing!

Another Yugra brand "Suri" produces clothing, interior textiles, decor and jewelry based on the ancient embroidery of ostyaks and voguls.

Brand "Am", translated from the Mansi language "I", create comfortable clothes and accessories with traditional ornaments of indigenous peoples of the North.

Birch bark and wood products

Everyone will be glad to have a souvenir made of eco-friendly materials. Wood products will fit neatly into the interior, and birch bark items will add even more originality to the house.

Pay attention to bread boxes, bakeries and other storage containers made of birch bark. In such dishes, the products retain freshness for a long time, the material prevents the appearance of mold and does not allow the food to dry.

In "Ugra collection" and"Joiner"in Khanty-Mansiysk there is a large selection of objects made of wood and birch bark: furniture, dishes, cutlery, souvenirs, watches, baskets, chess and boxes.

Come to Ugra, enjoy the beauty of Siberian nature, get acquainted with the culture and taste traditional cuisine. And then — please your friends and family with souvenirs!