Ukrainian cuisine
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Ukrainian cuisine is the collection of the various cooking traditions of the people of Ukraine, one of the largest and most populous European countries. It is heavily influenced by the rich dark soil
Typical Ukrainian food from a modern restaurant in Lviv
Brewing of kissel in Belgorod (modern-day Bilohorodka), depicted in a miniature from the Radziwiłł Chronicle
Teteria – a traditional dish common among Ukrainian Cossacks
Fishermen on the Dnieper rapids, the historical homeland of Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1920s
Borscht
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Borscht is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe, Central Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word borscht, borrowed via Yiddish, is most often a
Ukrainian cuisine
…they are fried or boiled, and then stewed or baked. This is the most distinctive feature of Ukrainian cuisine". The national dish of Ukraine is red borscht, a well-known beet soup, of which many varieties exist. However, varenyky (boiled dumplings similar to pierogi) and a type of cabbage roll known as…
A bowl of borscht garnished with sour cream and dill
Borscht served in a ceramic bowl with bread and salt in a village in Poltava Oblast of Ukraine
Borscht can include beef, pork, beets, other vegetables, herbs, and spices.
Girls grating beetroots to make borscht for a large group