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Kyiv Cake – Ukrainian Meringue Cake with Hazelnuts and Buttercream
Preparation: 240 minutes
Contains: 12 ingredients
Category: Dessert
Difficulty: Hard

Kyiv Cake – Ukrainian Meringue Cake with Hazelnuts and Buttercream

November 8, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Kyiv cake (Kievsky tort) is the most famous cake of Ukraine’s capital: two crisp, chewy hazelnut meringue layers sandwiched with a smooth vanilla-and-chocolate buttercream and decorated with swirls of cream and nuts. It was created at the Karl Marx confectionery factory in Kyiv in 1956 and quickly became the…
Holubtsi – Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls with Meat and Rice in Tomato Sauce
Preparation: 150 minutes
Contains: 15 ingredients
Category: Dinner
Difficulty: Moderate

Holubtsi – Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls with Meat and Rice in Tomato Sauce

November 6, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Holubtsi (golubtsi in Russian) are Ukraine’s comforting cabbage rolls: tender cabbage leaves wrapped around a filling of minced meat, rice and sweet fried vegetables, then slowly baked or simmered in a rich tomato sauce. The name comes from holub, “little dove”, because the neat rolls were said to look…
Kutia – Ukrainian Christmas Wheat Berry Pudding with Poppy Seeds and Honey
Preparation: 200 minutes
Contains: 10 ingredients
Category: Dessert
Difficulty: Easy

Kutia – Ukrainian Christmas Wheat Berry Pudding with Poppy Seeds and Honey

October 29, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Kutia is the first and most sacred dish of the Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper, Sviat Vechir. It is a simple mixture of whole wheat berries, ground poppy seeds, honey and walnuts – ingredients that stand for a rich harvest, prosperity and a sweet life. Families taste it before any…
Chicken Kiev – Crispy Chicken with Garlic Herb Butter
Preparation: 75 minutes
Contains: 12 ingredients
Category: Dinner
Difficulty: Moderate

Chicken Kiev – Crispy Chicken with Garlic Herb Butter

October 28, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Chicken Kiev (often spelled Chicken Kyiv) is a crispy breaded chicken breast hiding a core of cold herb butter that bursts out when you cut into it. The idea came from French cooking in the Russian Empire, where it was known as “côtelette de volaille”, and the name Kiev…
Red Borscht – Ukrainian Beet Soup with Beef
Preparation: 150 minutes
Contains: 18 ingredients
Category: Soup
Difficulty: Easy

Red Borscht – Ukrainian Beet Soup with Beef

October 18, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Borscht is the deep-red beet soup at the heart of Ukrainian cooking – so important that in 2022 UNESCO added the culture of Ukrainian borscht cooking to its list of intangible heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. Every family has its own version, but the classic is a rich…
Varenyky – Ukrainian Dumplings with Potato and Fried Onion
Preparation: 90 minutes
Contains: 14 ingredients
Category: Dinner
Difficulty: Moderate

Varenyky – Ukrainian Dumplings with Potato and Fried Onion

October 7, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Varenyky (also spelled vareniki) are the beloved boiled dumplings of Ukraine: soft, thin dough folded into half-moons around a savoury or sweet filling. The classic savoury version is filled with creamy mashed potato and fried onion, often with a little farmer’s cheese, while in summer families make them with…
Green Borscht – Ukrainian Sorrel Soup with Egg
Preparation: 50 minutes
Contains: 14 ingredients
Category: Soup
Difficulty: Easy

Green Borscht – Ukrainian Sorrel Soup with Egg

October 3, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Green borscht (zelenyi borshch) is Ukraine’s spring soup: no beets at all, but lots of tangy sorrel, potatoes, fresh herbs and boiled egg, finished with a spoon of sour cream. It’s bright, sour, comforting and ready in under an hour. In Ukraine it appears as soon as the first…
Syrniki – Ukrainian Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Preparation: 30 minutes
Contains: 9 ingredients
Category: Breakfast
Difficulty: Easy

Syrniki – Ukrainian Cottage Cheese Pancakes

October 3, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Syrniki are soft, golden cottage cheese pancakes from Ukraine – crispy on the outside, creamy and slightly tangy inside. They’re the classic weekend breakfast across Eastern Europe, served with a spoon of sour cream and jam. You need just a few ingredients and 30 minutes. The key is using…
Tangy cabbage slaw
Preparation: 15 minutes
Contains: 10 ingredients
Category: Salad
Difficulty: Easy

Tangy cabbage slaw

March 17, 2026 0 0 No Comments
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👉 Tangy cabbage slaw is a crunchy, creamy side dish that takes only 10 minutes to make. A zesty dressing of lemon, cider vinegar and wholegrain mustard gives this coleslaw a bright flavor that goes with almost any meal. 🥗 How to Make Tangy Cabbage Slaw 1. Make the dressing.…
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