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Ukrainian Dishes




Ukrainian cuisine is closely linked to the customs, culture and way of life of the Ukrainian people. It is famous for its diversity and quality of flavour.

The most popular Ukrainian dish is borsch. This thick and delicious soup is prepared with a variety of ingredients including meat, beans, vegetables, sour cream and even garlic. In Ukraine people eat borsch with pampushka. Pampushka is a bun with grated garlic.

Holubtsi or stuffed cabbage is another favourite dish, as are varenyky (or vareniky) filled with potatoes, meat, cheese, sauerkraut, or berries such as blueberries or cherries.

Varenyky are often mentioned in folk songs.

Ukrainians' dairy products are cottage cheese pancakes, riazhanka (fermented baked milk).

There are no holidays without pies, baba (a tall, cylindrical cake), honey cakes.

Ukrainian sausage is very tasty. It is preserved in a special way - in porcelain vessel smothered in melted fat.

Of course, every region of Ukraine has its own recipes and traditions.



Ukrainian translation of food terms

   Word in English    Ukrainian Translation
   dinner    obeed
   tea    chaee
   coffee    kava
   supper    uzheen
   dessert    dessert
   soup    soop
   porrige    vivsyana kasha
   macaroni    macaroni
   mashed potatoes    pureh
   fried eggs    ya-e-chnee-tsah
   meat    myasoh
   fish    rybah
   salt    sol'
   pepper    perets'
   milk    molokoh
   wine    vinoh
   cake    tistechkoh
   sugar    tsukor
   cheese    syr
   egg    ya-ee-tsoh
   bread    hleeb