I totally know how you feel haha, that’s why my husband made it. Thanks Natasha . The true goodness in aspic is when it has cooked long enough to release the marrow from the bones. pig, cattle). My aunt always makes it for us and freezes it for later. My Dad and I eat it all up ourselves. We tell everyone it has pig feet in it just so they wont try any and theres more for us. Yummy! Turkey drums sound really really good! I hated it with a passion as a kid. But I do have a question, is it really important to soak the pigs feet in cold water for 3 hours? Hi! Hi Natasha A friend of mine makes a mushroom sauce as a dressing, so yummy. I continue to make Schavel soup, when my kids were young they called it “grass soup”. Let cool completely, then add to ground-meat mixture. I used 2 whole pigs feet that were cut in half lengthwise by the butcher. Whenever I make “stock”, (isn’t it similar?) Glad I can contribute. Oh I’ve never tried it with potatoes; sounds interesting! Cars became a huge part of culture with drive-in theaters and restaurants at the peak of popularity. Wil this also work with a pressure cooker? You can make one big holodets in a rectangular pyrex dish or you can make smaller bowls. I’ll have to submit this guy for copyright infringement. Listen to me, I do all kinds of wild and pretty gross things at work (I’m a Nurse) and I don’t want to go near pigs feet? Filling: In a small skillet, heat oil over medium-low; add shallots and cook until well caramelized. That’s so great, Tim! Gluten-Free French Crêpes Recipe (with Cassava Flour) ». I can still buy a large cabbage elsewhere but it was fun trying the small one. I’ll leave your tip in the recipe above. Jada. A whole chicken in the slow cooker is genius! Hi Lera, great question! Bone broth is extremely high in the amino acid glycine via natural gelatin which is essential for the liver to adequately perform its detoxification duties. I know I am a bit late to this party, but I thought I’d add my experience with freezing. Mom used to call it studenetz. lol. First time tried it and it was yummy. I noticed in one picture you add the carrots to the bowl and then with the picture of the holodets turned out, there’s only one carrot on top. Hi Kath, Aspic is basically very condensed bone broth and bone broth is definitely freezable so I would say yes it’s safe to freeze. Aspic (/ ˈ æ s p ɪ k /) is a savoury gelatin dish made with a meat stock or consommé, set in a mold to encase other ingredients.These often include pieces of meat, seafood, or eggs. LOL. I read this paragraph and thought about Natasha’s post on FB. On a side note though, there’s a soup called khash in Armenian cuisine that is made out of either pig or cow feet and stomach and it’s cooked the whole night, so much that everything disentegrates with the broth. Do you even make aspics?? But my mother in law uses pork feet like you do. 2. I love holodets! Want to impress your parents with the Ukrainian Aspic recipe? But it only works if the chicken is a male. Love you recipes! Meat jello dates as early as 1375 when the original and detailed Aspic recipe was published in Le Viandier, a collection of the best known recipes of the Middle-Ages. The elegant design is created by carefully cutting out tiny shapes with an aspic cutter to create a doily pattern, after the dough has been rolled out and chilled. I’ve never tried anything else like arrowroot which I believe is seaweed derived, so I can’t really vouch for it. Hello, I live in San Francisco. Tomato aspic gives a refreshing taste of vegetable juice with crisp chopped celery and onion while making a lovely colorful touch to a summer evening salad plate. Seems as everyone have their own variation that they like :). lol, I actually saw this pretty version the other day and wanted to repost my recipe also great job :))), Regarding the vegetable version, the addition of diced avocado was also wonderful. I don’t have a recipe with bones in the jelly. lol * Aspics became popular in the US and were a dinner staple in the 1950’s (now on the verge of extinction in the US, but not in Ukraine). Hi Natasha! i dont remember how mum did hers but i remember all her hours at the stove. always wanted to learn it from my mom but the reply was the same: “na glas”. First time visitor. Thinly slice the carrot. Ha ha! do you have any recommendations ? Step 1: The Aspic. DELICIOUS! I like your fancy presentation!.. I just made a holodets, and used just pigs feet and 2 pork hocks….simmered for 5 hours, with onion, garlic, salt, celery….tasting for salt is critical, IMO. Love this! The pork feet I am using are not frozen . Thanks for your speedy reply, what you say makes complete sense. I was very surprised as well how many people love holodets :). Great question! Start by placing carrots on the bottom and top with some dill if you wish. Simply type your search term into the "Search This Blog" window above. I don’t think I can eat this now although I grew up eating it. lol, If you have local farmers that raise roosters you can buy it from them, that’s what my mom does or we have a family at our church that raise them so sometimes she’ll buy it from them, hope that helps . Remove the drumsticks and carrot from the broth and let them cool. (I may be repeating what others have said). « Throughout the year, I will keep posting new recipes that have been tested - and tasted - in MeilleurduChef.com's culinary studio. !He claims they are his recipes!!! Once I made the mistake of using ( less than perfect meat) and the gelatin turned out a grayish color rather than the perfect, clear aspic it’s supposed to be. 3. I prefer chicken over pork anyway . Maybe someone else knows? My mom gave me a very helpful tip though: she said a good way to test the broth out, if it will stiffen or not, is to put a tablespoon of it into a bowl and refrigerate it. I hope that helps! I haven’t made it because of the pigs feet. Yes, this is an authentic version we always made in Ukraine, for almost every holiday or celebration. I soaked overnight and the water was quite gross but mine were cut lengthwise so i assume the water was more gross because of that. Plus when using a whole homegrown chicken, you can have a variety of meat tastes. When you consume aspic, the heat from your mouth will melt the aspic. Yumm, this is one of my favorite dishes my mom usually makes it with homegrown chicken meat, we’re gonna have to try it with pork! No she’s doesn’t use that and her holodets is alway firm . I’m so inspired reading this! Add enough water to cover all of the meat. She was preparing aspic with beef bones instead pork legs and I was crazy about it. I make mine without pork. Happy cooking! Haladets is as Russian as it gets lol. My mom says that as long as you have enough bones, the holodets should be firm. I’ll be making this recipe shortly…..the part I don’t understand is why would you discard the pork meat…..just remove the meat and add it with the chicken so as not to waste it. Lol:) Natasha’s favorite tips to unleash your inner chef! My mother always used pork knuckles and pig feet. Why the difference? Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you’re on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser’s address (or “location”) bar. LOL. Disclosure: We only recommend products and services we genuinely love. for a 9 by 13 pan i used 6 cloves of garlic and about 3 cups less than the broth i had- so probably 4 quarts of broth total? some even left extra details of how they make it! The collagen is processed into a yellow, odorless, unflavored material.” There is, however, vegetarian gelatin made from processed seaweed, pectin, arrowroot, or guar gum. Our Cucumber-Tomato Aspic is just like your classic recipe, but it’s been brightened with crunchy cucumber and a splash of cranberry juice. She never discarded the hocks, stripped the meat from the fat and bones and added to the broth, with chicken. my guess is that it’s not freezer friendly. We still have this every major holiday And while I’ve never seen my mom actually make this…I really don’t think she use pork feet, but probably just gelatin to make firm, I will have to ask now. These intricate, crisp cookies are … Lol so I’m sitting here squinting at your photos trying to see of you cut off the nails off of the pig feet? Why the recipes called for discarding first water, what is rational of douing that? Let me know how it turns out :)…I also updated the recipe. Zina read Vikulya’s comment below; she mentioned that she used chicken only plus unflavored jelatin? I remember her using turkey drums, chicken with bones, beef with bones, but I don’t remember pigs feet. If you are still reading this, do you do anything fancy with your aspics (holodets)? Refrigerate 3 hours to overnight, or until firm. In more recent posts, I have been trying to avoid calling anything specifically Russian or Ukrainian and just default to Slavic to avoid the back and forth so we can all sleep better at night. Or can I skip that if I don’t have much time?… What does it do when you soak the pork feet for 3 hours?. I was looking for a general recipe for Kholodetz and came across your site. We would always drizzle it with a little soy sauce (the mother was born in the Russian sector of Shanghai pre WW2). Great tip! Grandma’s specialty was blood noodle cake (YUK, eh?). I have not tested that but here is what one of our readers wrote “I also made this dish in the Instant pot several times now and it came out great! Unfortunately, this happens all the time with Russian websites – they rip off my recipes and photos and add their own watermark. I always liked the all pork better. We added chicken for nice clean meat in the final product. Thanks. That’s what Ukrainian people use to make the gelatin firm; pigs feet. I am so surprised that so many people love holodets/studenets. . Lol. That’s great! Petit fours are tiny, iced layer cakes. For a 9 by 13 pan this was close to 3 pounds. I added a sardine sauce to up the flavour it complimented the tomato aspic for dessert. Do you use fish bones instead of pork? Such as Polish Borstch, Ukrainian Borstch and say Russian Borstch all much the same thing but all slanted in taste and finish according to each national group…say no more! It definitely needs bread; I agree and black bread sounds best. fresh hocks. Back in the late 80s, I dated a girl of Russian descent. After it is soaked in cold water, it becomes bouncy, resilient, and crisp . Delicious Rip off Chicken Chipotle burrito In 16 minutes Rip off Chicken Chipotle burrito So … By Charles Pearman December 19, 2020. Even regular unflavored gelatin powder is animal derived. I use organic chicken and unflavored jalatin. He wasn’t going to let me stop him. This simplified recipe features shortcuts that let you focus on the fun part—decorating. After pouring hot water on the chicken legs and pigs feet and rinsing them twice I filled up the slow cooker with about 4.5 quarts of water and cooked on LOW for 12 hours. Shop Chewy for the best wet cat food from grain-free to gluten-free to high-protein, limited ingredient recipes and more. I say, use the feet and explain that the gelatin is naturally formed from the cooking process and the meat is chicken…the less they know the better… , Ha! iryna , It’s funny how you either love it or hate it. Dasha. Sorry I can’t be more helpful. I’m not sure if this would freeze well being a gelatin. Hey Natasha Wow, you’re the second person to say that. I also used Agar powder (1/2 tsp per cup of liquid) instead of the Knox gelatin (derived from ground pork/cow hooves, bones, etc). So only for him I would like to try this… All that I got was a whole chicken and 2 big packs of chicken feet….so I am thinking I can use chicken legs instead of pork legs and whole chicken instead of drums … And just folow the rest of ur recepie the same right? Just make sure that everything is fresh, fresh, FRESH! These animal parts are not always easy to find where I live. Your recipe includes the meat removed from the bone. Exactly like my recipe. Get weekly updates on new recipes, exclusive giveaways plus behind the scenes photos. lol. I as because I don’t have access to Pig’s feet and want to know exactly how your mom prepared it. I’m just floored that you actually made Holodets. I should try that ?. My mom makes this dish! I am from Crimea and babulya often forgets to tell me her recipes that I crave so much from my childhood. You will be left with a clean broth. The meat aspic can be made of pork rind, beef tendon or chicken (with bones in). I just can’t stop laughing as I imagine serving it to my Canadian friends. And, he works out. Hi Natasha, Traditionally all of these would have been made with aspic from calf’s feet, but these days we just use shop-bought gelatine. Wish me luck! Thank you for sharing that with me Jessie! They called it studdenetz (aplogize for spelling). Hi Natasha, that is why I add a little bit more water, so that it can evaporate in the 5 hours it cooks . 7. We place the whole chicken in the slowcooker, add veggies and seasoning and cook for about 6 hrs, when it’s cool, we put in the fridge and next day it’s firm. Add fatback, chicken livers, chicken thighs, and pork shoulder; mix to combine. I like google translator too. Thank you! If she could not find nice pork knuckles then she would use chicken legs and pig feet. I still make it today and love it. It came out even better than I remember from childhood, so thank you for another wonderful post! So here is my variation: I. I have not tested that but here is what one of our readers wrote “I also made this dish in the Instant pot several times now and it came out great! 2020-12-01 15:38:46 I accidently bought pork shanks and decided to just go ahead and try it anyway. You are welcome Lisa :). Where can you buy pork feet? Recipe: Cucumber-Tomato Aspic. My husband will love this! After initial cook in the pot, transfer meat to an instant pot, add remaining ingredients, set set it to soup and let it cook for 2 hours. Are you nostalgic for the good old American fare of the 1950s? If it stiffens then you’re safe, but if not, then to add gelatin. Thanks! My parents made this traditionally around Easter and we kids couldn’t stand it! Our local supermarket now only sells the small drum cabbages and I have used them to make cabbage rolls with success. Oh I’ve never heard of adding avocado. me/vtoroe/myaso-riba/xolodec/. Very delish. But end up adding unflavored jelatin at the end, cuz it would be runny:(. I don’t recall my Mom ever freezing it either. What a terrific dish to have during this hot weather. Where can I buy pork feet? Does your Mama not use pork? My husband always craves holotets. Nicely done, Vadim! I also made this dish in the Instant pot several times now and it came out great! Aspic is also sometimes referred to as aspic gelée or aspic jelly.. I did end up discarding the celery…I looked more closely thru the pictures and I didn’t see it in the assembly part. The results are the same with chicken legs. That may be due to my mom being German. Add minces garlic, about 2 cloves (I’m a garlic junkies so I add about 6). That’s alright. He secretly purchased the ingredients and I rolled my eyes when I saw them in the freezer. Do you also end up adding the unflavored jelatin or does it firm up without it? and do not add more water. Thank u so much for sharing this recipe. Your email address will not be published. Italian ice cream is the best in the world. Turkey Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes Recipe. I feel like I didn’t appreciate it enough as a child, but it’s such a rich food heritage we share . Have you tried this recipe in the instapot by any chance? Have a nice weekend. Ascended Poultry Aspic grants the same stats as Bowl of Nopalitos Sauté (+100 Concentration, +70 Toughness). We want our recipes … I skimmed the broth once but because it never boils it is rather clear. Hi Bill. Could the cooking be done in an Instapot? A quick note for the people that don’t want to use pork legs my mom used to make kholodets with the rooster instead of chicken. This tasted exactly like the one my Mom made years ago. This can be very impressive for non ukrainian guests when it is arranged in small molds or ramekins and decorated as aspic. Wow! Hi Natasha!Thank you so much for a great recipe-trying to cook your aspic for the first time!Surely it will come out yummy as all your recipes!Everything I have cooked so far just works!! We are so happy you're here. All my childhood memories are back! you can do any variants as you wish.. keep in mind that for the meat that does not have too much cartilage you will have to add gelatin. This is my favorite food! Chicken can be used by itself, by I agree that using pig’s feet makes it tastier. For the full recipe card in condensed form, scroll down to the bottom of this post. This post may contain affiliate links. I giggled reading your comment and imagining you trying. Cover and bring to a boil again.Reduce heat to a light boil/simmer and set a timer for 5 hours :-O. Pork and sauerkraut , baroboli plaxki, yummy. I can’t believe I saw this recipe. This one is just so….interesting…. But I did put a lot of feet. Make sure you soak the pork legs in cold water (we put them in the fridge overnight which is also a good way to thaw them if you want to make it the next day). Maybe someone else might know?…. 5. OMG! Question: I would like to make some holodets, but I cannot use know gelatin as it is derived from an animal (i.e. Thank you. We add veal or turkey or chicken meat and sometimes gelatin. If I use more chicken will it still turn out good? Have a great, healthy day, everyone! I know my husband will say “I told you so” when he reads your comment , Thanks you for the recipe……I seemed to have misplaced my Mom’s and Family Holodetz recipe. Did your mom use just chicken legs or did she also use any other part of the chicken? Add 2 cloves of fresh minced garlic in the broth and pour into the containers. As long as they aren’t boneless, they should work. Hey what’s up all, Natasha how are you, I have a question about the meat, can I use just the chicken because I don’t eat pork, will it be fine if I use just chicken? Thanks!! Soup Dumpling Recipe Instructions. Home grown chicken is probably best; I wonder why it only works with a male. It’s a very useful tool! Hi Natasha again. Hi Natasha, why do you need to soak the pig’s feet in water overnight? Jonathan Fong Meatloaf Muffins With Mashed Potatoes Recipe. If using varying types or amounts of meat/bones, reader Lena shared a great tip: “An easy way to find out if your liquid is going to freeze or if you need to add gelatin, is to put a table spoon of it into a bowl and put it in the fridge. My father was an immigrant to the U.S. from Lviv and came to the U.S> after WW2. Definitely impressed my parents, lol, though they prefer a lot more garlic. Yeah that would be very brave to post that on the blog. We’ll have to try this authentic version!! I will be making it this week! Salmon recipes include triple-mustard salmon and Chef Thomas Keller's smoked salmon crisps. Natasha, I have a recent friend over in Kyiv, Ukraine, who today mentioned a recipe for Fish-Jelly but didn’t enclose that recipe so I googled it and your website came up (as always) with this recipe of your husband’s. Very traditional Thank you for posting. These days, my Mom makes holodets with turkey wings and drumsticks because they are sufficient for firming up the holodets, when simmered for several hours. Thank you for sharing some of the Armenian cuisine, it sounds good during cold weather :). It’s my view that many similar recipes are shared amongst all the Slavic nations… Kirsten Nunez Traditional Ambrosia Salad Recipe. Oh man a pigs head? Ha ha, I hope you all enjoy the aspic! I throw bones and odds and ends in crockpot & let it cook for 8 hours or so. . Plus, follow our Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen Blog for recipes, tips and stories from a Southern kitchen. Psst, Elvis fans: check out 12 Down Home Recipes Elvis Would Love. We used to do a vegetable one as well, using gelatin, tomato or V8 juice and chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, dill, etc.) Last time mom tryed teaching me and I just bought the ingredient for her and told her ill learn it next time…. natasha you have just brought some more of my childhood back. If it’s store-bought, you don’t have to cut anything off. This looks exactly like theirs…….my husband won’t touch it but I love this, I guess because I grew up with it. My mom made special ones with very clean meat for the kids. We can’t buy jellied sliced meat at the deli any more, so I’m about to simmer pork hocks using your recipe. http: //povar. Thanks Aksana! I liked the addition of some hot sauce Really, gelatinized dishes are underrated. Then when it was cooked and she took all the good meat for the holodets, we kids liked to eat what was left on the bones, because it was so good and falling apart. I made it recently as part of my daughter’s 31st birthday dinner…her friends were mind blown at a taste they never knew existed! Natasha, thank you for the recipes. Is it ok to add water sometime within those 5 hours? Rinse the meat, refill with fresh water (enough water to cover all of the meat, plus an extra 1/2-inch over the meat); Don’t add too much water or it won’t be “gelatiney” enough later. P.S. Hi Dina, great question! Thinly slice the carrot. You need a good Cossack lad to attend to the nail clipping. I’m so glad you are enjoying the blog and that it brings back memories for you , Hi Natasha! And since cooking it for 5 hours is too long for me, I thought, what if we could cook it in pressure cooker? Dear Natasha Thank you for the recipe Natasha,I want to try making this but only with organic drumsticks..do you think it will work out? Thanks for sharing your story with us :). , We make it with cow’s feet and we use the meat from it for holodets.The meat tastes good, so need to discard it. Make sure you soak the pork legs in cold wate (3 hours to overnight - it's also a good way to thaw the pork). I am originally from Belgium, and yes, we make aspics! I am also inclined to experiment a little with the basics. Sometimes we crave it and realize that it requires special ingredients and several hours to make! Olena @ iFOODreal.com - High protein and low carb recipes. Thank you Luke! If you don’t feel like messing with pig trotters beef shanks will work just as fine. I'm Natasha Kravchuk. She was very careful to soak meat in water to remove all blood. Hi Roman, . I’m happy to hear they were impressed! Now I only make it that way myself . I should look in to Julia Child’s aspic recipes. Click to see what my favorite gelatin products and how you can save on all your purchases. You can cover and cook it so it doesn’t evaporate too much. Your comments could have been written by me–but my hubby is German. Oh,FYI I found exactly the same recipe with the same photos on another website.Dont known if you are aware of that but looks like someone is copywriting! Hi Natasha, thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!! My husband really likes holodets. I don’t have a pressure cooker and I have not tested it in one, so I can’t really say. I recently made it with pork hock and chicken wings, a little dill and lots of garlic. Let the pressure release naturally, abou 30 minutes. Is there something “bad” with the water you get from that first boil? But I do remember her only using chicken legs and sometimes drums, but mostly legs. 2020-12-03 16:15:35. cos ingredients are exactly the same. This is the Ukrainian version . Wow I love this site…it is so good to read of others who have the same food experience as me. She always makes me a bowl of the juice hehe it’s so good with хрон and bread haha mmmm I want some now lol, I’m so surprised at how many people remember and still eat holodets. A+ for effort to Vadim for making it! Welcome to my kitchen! You remind me my mother(CERNOWITZ BUCOVINA/UKRAINE). We also make it with turkey – its deliciousness is beyond words. They are clever enough to cut the sharp off a razor blade…cheers. My mom and I make it with pigs feet and some of the meat from the pig hock. Asian markets! This was excellent! Hello Tina! Sophie, I love when a recipe brings memories back from the childhood :). So I was asking my mom during easter lunch about her holodets and she said she uses rooster for the gelatin , Oooh interesting. You want to discard everything besides the liquid. When using homegrown chicken (live chickens grown and prepared yourself), the only thing you need is the chicken legs and feet! MIX WITH MEAT ASPIC: This is the secret weapon which makes the famous Shanghai Xiao Long Bao (小笼包, Soup dumplings) super juicy. Other readers wrote that they use just the chicken to make it, so there is hope for you Lana :). I’m glad to hear that Nina! It can convince our American friends that kholodets isn’t so bad as they imagine. Next add the meat in an even layer and pour broth over the meat. I am off to Orange for xmas with mum and will be including these foods into our festive repast. Thanks! Discard pork legs, onion and bay leaves. Sneaky sneaky lol. If short on time, than skip the soaking step. Thanks for sharing. I completely agree with putting in garlic at the end, I too am a garlic tragic…in my version I chop approx 6 cloves finely, stir it into the setting dish and you get great garlic hits as you consume your treasure…mmmm. Read my disclosure policy. you can use any meat with good bones to make holodets. I love holodetz but I was always so afraid to make it and now I have no fear. Lol. Then things got a bit hard. There was a large Ukrainian community in northern N.J. and I attended St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic School in Newark 60’s & 70’s. You aren’t the first person to mention that Chicken works well. Here you'll find delicious, trusted recipes with easy step-by-step photos and videos. Now I’m curious as to how it tastes with pork . the broth did solidify but not very firm. Thanks for sharing and bringing back memories! i make pigs feet and add some pork but never chicken. In fact, the liver is greatly hampered if there isn’t enough glycine in the diet so it makes sense to consume liberal amounts of bone broth which includes glycine in a form that is very easily absorbed. By the way, your holodets looks very fancy . There were several people that said in the comments of this post that they use chicken with the bones in to make aspic, so yes you can. But overall, this one’s a keeper! And he uses the meat off the pigs feet (or whatever you would call it) not exactly meat, it’s rubbery. This is the first time I ever made kholodets, because I was always intimidated by it, but it was actually fairly simple. We also make fish aspics: skate wings in aspic (the ‘bones’ of the skate wings create the aspic), and eel in aspic. Maybe someone else knows? As soon as it starts boiling, remove from heat and drain off the water. Before you turn up your nose and run off, here are some fun facts I learned about Aspics (kholodets) from Wikipedia: * Meat Aspics came before Jello (I guess that means we owe aspics a debt of gratitude) * Cooks used to show off their creativity and skills with inventive aspics (you can too!) We may receive commissions from purchases made through special inks in this article. Did it taste just as good with adding unflavored jelatin? Tastes like restaurant quality. #3: Eat Liberal Amounts of Homemade Bone Broth. I’ve never done any grocery shopping there. That’s so good to know. Thank you for that great tip, Marcia!! Thanks for the recipe, Natasha!!! As soon as you bring the stock up to boil on your stove top, turn it off and take it off you hot burner to cool down.” I hope you find this helpful! So here is my variation: After initial cook in the pot, transfer meat to an instant pot, add remaining ingredients, set set it to soup and let it cook for 2 hours. Transfer stock to a stock pot. I’m going to try your recipe,though, and my husband’s family serves them with a small amount of apple cider vinegar splashed over them. I think the chicken meat is somehow more appetizing than the pig’s feet…I’m the only one in the family who will eat kholodets….maybe if I tell everyone it’s chicken they will try it…chuckle! Thanks honey for being persistent. In our household we called it Sulze and not Kholodets. Hey Natasha, I’m making this right now…do I use the celery or discard it? Non-ascended feasts — Food items crafted at chef discipline levels at and below 400. Well I know, they are pretty fatty to taste but don’t you end up having a bit of meat and more of liquid? can a fully prepared chicken aspic be put in freezer for a later time? 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