The basis of the firebird is smoked (baked) chicken or duck. The neck is made from half a ring of smoked sausage. The beak, crest, feathers on the chest, wings and the top of the tail are made from slices of raw smoked or dry-dried meat (everything is secured with pieces of wooden toothpicks), the eyes are made from pieces of protein and olive.

The area for the main decoration of the firebird - the tail - is lined with lettuce leaves. Lay out the tail itself from sliced meat (raw smoked or dry-cured meat, boiled-smoked ham, smoked sausage). The white circles on the pattern and the tips of the tail feathers are made from slices of lard. The composition is completed with circles of olives. The role of small stones around the firebird can be chopped garlic, onions, herbs, mixed with spices for meat.