In Ukraine dressed herring is mostly served at New Year celebration. It originated in Russia in the early 20th century and then spread to all former USSR cuisines including Ukrainian. Since then Shuba (literally: fur coat; colloquial name for dressed herring) is rightly considered to be national Ukrainian dish.
Shuba is multicomponent dish. Its main ingredient is herring of spiced salting covered with layers of different vegetables: onion, potato, carrot and beet root. It's better to serve this salad in deep bowls with ledges or in special serving ring.
Shuba is regularly made upon standard recipe that is seldom changed in order not to break the harmony of taste. However, some housewives add grated apple to the dressed herring salad, and the combination of sweet and salty gives the dish piquant taste.
The pumpkin is a very beneficial product that is consumed almost all year long in Ukraine. The age-old Ukrainian pumpkin porridge is made with cereals; however the modern cookers use rice instead. Another contemporary complements to the porridge are raisins, dried pears, apricots and other dried fruits.
In early spring, the one of the most vitamin-rich products is the ramsons; that is why the ramsons salad is not only a mouth-watering dish, but also can support the organism in its fight against vitamin deficiency.
The green borsht is a very popular dish in Ukraine. It was nicknamed the Spring borsht because of abundance of herbs and vegetables used as ingredients. During summer months, this borsht made with water is served cooled, in the winter months it is cooked with meat stock. Its name “the green borsht” is literal because the soup has green colour.
Mostly the main ingredient of the green borsht is a sorrel, which gives it a bright green colour. Nevertheless, the other herbs as parsley, dill and bay leaf are also added. One might use any meat broths either chicken, or pork. However the pork stock can be too greasy for borsht because it is considered to be a light dish.
It is peculiar that the sorrel and other herbs can be substituted by stinging nettle. So the dish will have inimitable taste and smell. Traditionally the green borsht is served first seasoned with sour cream and a half of a hard-boiled egg.
It is a contemporary Ukrainian cuisine’s salad. They say that it was invented by the chef of Chernivtsi restaurant “Dnister” in 1960s. Also, this salad gained prize-winning place at the all-USSR culinary contest.
Meat jelly is thick jelly-like dish from meat broth with garlic and spices. It is traditionally served in Ukraine at winter festivities and Easter.
You'll need water, meat (regularly pork), spices and some vegetables in order to make meat jelly. The latter ones are used only in boiling process, but are not added to the dish. Meat with bones contain
The mezhivo is an authentic Ukrainian dish. It can be cooked with pepper, eggplant, pumpkin, tomatoes, plums, beetroot, marrow, etc. The mezhivo is frequently made during fast.
The restaurant-brewery Kumpel is located in Lviv’s downtown, not far from the Svobody Square and Old Town’s major attractions.
Restaurant’s menu is based on European and traditional Ukrainian dishes. Kumpel’s pride is its own brewery, where several kinds of live beer are brewed: light, amber and mishunk (mixture of light and amber beer.)
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The restaurant Primorsky Bulvar is situated in Sevastopol’s historical center, not far from its key sights.
Facility’s menu consists of the most popular European, Mediterranean and French dishes. There is a wide bar list.
Three winter rooms and a summer terrace, featuring splendid views of the Artillery Bay, are at guests’ disposal. Live instrument
The family restaurant Trattoria is situated not far from the downtown, within a few steps from the metro station Nauchnaya. The facility includes a country tavern, classical restaurant and appetizing confectionery.
Trattoria’s menu features appetizing homemade Italian dishes, typical for different regions of Italy. There is an extensive selection
The restaurant Familia is located in Kharkiv historical part, within a few steps from the metro station Arkhitektora Beketova.
Facility’s menu features European dishes, recreated after Kharkiv restaurants’ ancient recipes. There is a decent drinks’ offer.
The restaurant has three rooms: main (28 seats), gastronomic (6 seats) and banquet (40 seats),