Friends and former colleagues who knew me and worked with me in Russia and Ukraine will immediately recognise this article, perhaps with some humour. I can remember that amongst the first words of Russian I learnt was how to say ‘no dill please.’ This was (and still is) because dill is the one herb that I abhor and it is also the herb that is used in almost every dish in countries that were formerly in the Soviet Union. If you are going to a restaurant in Russia or any former