 Complete the following phrase:  The tradition gave rise to the Russian word that expresses a persons hospitality: khlebosolny literally: bready-salty. In general, the word bread is associated in Russian culture with hospitality, bread being the most respected food, whereas salt is associated with long friendship, as expressed in a Russian saying to eat a pood of salt together with someone. Also historically the Russian Empire had a high salt tax that made salt a very expensive and prized commodity see also the 