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Buzhenyna

pork studded with garlic, baked and eaten cold in slices

Ukraine Charcuterie & cured

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

An old Slavic preparation of salted, garlic-studded pork baked slowly and served cold, a fixture of holiday tables.

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What is Buzhenyna?

Buzhenyna is a charcuterie & cured from Ukraine: pork studded with garlic, baked and eaten cold in slices. An old Slavic preparation of salted, garlic-studded pork baked slowly and served cold, a fixture of holiday tables.

Made with

porkgarlicspices

Cooked

roasted

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