These are the mouth watering stamps issued on Gastronomy which was EUROPA theme for the year 2005.
"Bread and salt!" – guests are welcomed in Russia with these words for centuries. Both in old times and nowadays various delicious are put on the table and pancakes with caviar have been commonly served to feasts for many centuries.
The stamp design features a Hungarian speciality, chicken paprika with dumplings. The four stamps comprising the sheet form a laid table. On the edges of the sheet other gastronomic motifs can be seen.