Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Ukraine

Ukraine’s food is built around beet borscht, filled dumplings, cured salo and garlic bread rolls from Europe’s breadbasket. Look for Borscht (beet and cabbage soup with pork, sour cream, garlic pampushky), Varenyky (boiled dumplings with potato, cheese or cherries; fried onions, smetana) and Salo (cured pork fatback with garlic, rye bread, horilka). UNESCO added the culture of Ukrainian borscht to its urgent-safeguarding list in 2022; beetroot took over the soup as the crop spread. This atlas has 48 Ukraine dishes catalogued below, from everyday cooking to food kept for festivals and special occasions.

48 dishes.

BanoshBanoshHutsul cornmeal cooked in sour cream with bryndza, cracklingsBorschtBorschtbeet soup with beef, cabbage, dollop of smetanaBryndzaBryndzaSoft, salty, spreadable sheep's cheese stirred through halušky or spread on bread.Buriakovyi kvasBuriakovyi kvasSour beet brine fermented in a jar, stirred into borscht for colour and acidity.BuzhenynaBuzhenynapork studded with garlic, baked and eaten cold in slicesCheburekiCheburekilarge half-moon turnovers of thin dough filled with minced lamb, friedChicken KyivChicken Kyivbreaded chicken cutlet gushing herb butter when cutDerunyDerunypotato pancakes with sour cream or mushroom sauceGreen borschtGreen borschtspring sorrel soup with boiled egg, potatoHlintveinHlintveinMulled red wine with honey, cinnamon and citrus, served hot.HolubtsiHolubtsicabbage rolls of rice and meat in tomato sauceHorilkaHorilkaUkrainian vodka, often infused with honey and chiliHorilka z pertsemHorilka z pertsemvodka infused with chilli and honey, drunk as a warming shotHrechanykyHrechanykyMeat patties bound with buckwheat porridge, fried then baked in sauce.KapusnyakKapusnyaksauerkraut soup with pork and milletKholodetsKholodetsjellied pork aspic with mustard or horseradishKompotKompotHomey drink of fruit simmered in water, served with dinner.KovbasaKovbasagarlicky homemade smoked pork sausageKroviankaKroviankablood sausage bulked with buckwheat groats, fried in slicesKruchenykyKruchenykybeef or pork rolled around mushrooms or bacon and braisedKubeteKubeteCrimean Tatar layered pie of meat, potato and onionKulishKulishmillet and salo porridge-soup cooked over a campfireKutiaKutiaChristmas wheat porridge with poppy seeds, honey, nutsKvasKvasfermented rye-bread drink, sour and lightly sparklingKvashena kapustaKvashena kapustacabbage salted and fermented in barrels, eaten as salad or in soupKvasheni kavunyKvasheni kavunySmall whole watermelons fermented in salt brine, sour and fizzy.Kvasheni ohirkyKvasheni ohirkybrine-fermented cucumbers with dill, horseradish and blackcurrant leafKyiv cakeKyiv cakehazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercreamKyiv perepichkaKyiv perepichkasausage sealed in fried dough, downtown Kyiv iconKysliakKysliakNaturally soured raw milk, thick and tangy, eaten with potatoes or bread.Lvivskyi syrnykLvivskyi syrnykBaked curd cheesecake with raisins under a chocolate glaze, no base.MakivnykMakivnykyeast roll spiralled with sweet ground poppy seedMedivnykMedivnykDark spiced honey cake, layered with sour cream, moist and dense.MedovukhaMedovukhafermented honey drink, lightly alcoholic and often spicedNalysnykyNalysnykythin crepes rolled around sweet cheeseNalyvkaNalyvkasweet fruit liqueur made by steeping berries in spirit and sugar

  • Banosh

    Hutsul cornmeal cooked in sour cream with bryndza, cracklings. Ready in 10 min prep and 35 min cooking. 4 servings.…

  • Buriakovyi kvas

    Sour beet brine fermented in a jar, stirred into borscht for colour and acidity. 20 min to prepare. Makes 2…

  • Buzhenyna

    Pork studded with garlic, baked and eaten cold in slices. Ready in 30 min prep and 2 hours 30 minutes…

  • Chebureki

    Large half-moon turnovers of thin dough filled with minced lamb, fried. Ready in 30 min prep and 30 min cooking.…

  • Deruny

    Potato pancakes with sour cream or mushroom sauce. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. 16 pancakes. A…

  • Green borscht

    Spring sorrel soup with boiled egg, potato. Ready in 20 min prep and 30 min cooking. 6 servings. A soup…

  • Holubtsi

    Cabbage rolls of rice and meat in tomato sauce. Ready in 1 hr prep and 2 hr cooking. About 14…

  • Hlintvein

    Mulled red wine with honey, cinnamon and citrus, served hot. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves…

  • Hrechanyky

    Meat patties bound with buckwheat porridge, fried then baked in sauce. Ready in 30 min prep and 1 hr cooking.…

  • Horilka

    Ukrainian vodka, often infused with honey and chili. A wine & spirit recipe from Ukraine.