U članku se obrađuju poslovice i neki frazemi s leksemom kiselj koji označava tradicionalnu rusku namirnicu sve popularniju u novije vrijeme. Kiselj se ponekad doživljava kao napitak, a ponekad kao jelo. Cilj ovog rada je predstaviti percepciju kiselja u ruskoj kulturi kroz prizmu paremiološke slike svijeta te ponuditi značenja poslovica i kontekst njihove upotrebe; zadatak je otežan zbog izraženog civilizacijskog sadržaja koje nose navedene paremije. U zaključku se pokazuje da je većina poslovica s leksemom kiselj nacionalnog i regionalnog porijekla te da je njegova konzumacija vezana uz obrede prijelaza i religijske blagdane. Priprema tradicionalnog kiselja i suvremene inačice se razlikuje u vrsti namirnica i načinu spravljanja što utječe na boju i strukturu finalnog proizvoda te ga određuje kao jelo ili piće. The article deals with proverbs and some idioms with the lexeme kissel, which denotes a traditional Russian product that has become increasingly popular in recent years. Kissel is sometimes experienced as a beverage and sometimes as a dish. The aim of this paper is to present the perception of kissel in Russian culture through the prism of the paremiological picture of the world. We tried to give an interpretation of the use and context of proverbs – a difficult task due to the pronounced civilizational content of these proverbs. It is shown, in the conclusion, that most proverbs with lexeme kisselhave national and regional origin and that its consumption is related to the rites of passage and religious holidays. The preparation of traditional and modern variants of kissel differs in the type and the method of preparation, which affects the colour and structure of the final product which determines it either as a dish or as a beverage.