Easter cake is a traditional Ukrainian dish that formerly was cooked only for great holidays. Today this rich leavened bread is baked only for Easter, and from here derives its name.
Easter cake's distinctive feature is that it consists of many eggs and fats. The dough is rather heavy, and therefore, it should be kneaded for a long time. Kneading saturates it with oxygen and the dough becomes airy. It is also very important to make the Easter cake in warm draft-free room, for yeast dough may never rise at air current.
The Easter cake is traditionally made with raisins, each housewife, however, adds something personal to the recipe. For instance, some add walnuts or almonds, dried and candied fruits.
It may be served not only as a desert. During Easter this pastry replaces bread and, therefore, many eat it with second and first courses.
The mezhivo is an authentic Ukrainian dish. Besides the vegetable one, there is the fruit mezhivo. It will better compliment the alcoholic beverage but it should be made beforehand.
The salad Shakhterskyi rose to fame during Soviet Union era. The successful combination of vegetables and meat is a key to salad’s richness and healthiness. Moreover, the salad can be served both warm immediately after being finished, and cooled, if it is stored in the fridge for several hours.
Fried bun is a great and versatile dish. It can be served as an appetizer, as well as a main course. The fried buns differ from the baked one in cooking techniques and flavors. Because of being fried, the buns have a golden crisp. These buns are very tasty and possess inimitable smell.
Olivier is popular in the former USSR countries winter salad. It is regularly served at Ukrainians' New Year table on par with dressed herring and meat jelly.
The salad combines several interesting ingredients: boiled vegetables, eggs and meat. Meat choice may vary - from poultry to pork. Some housewives add beef tongue instead of meat in order to make the salad especially tender. Regarding boiled vegetables - potatoes and carrots - they must get cold (indoor temperature) before getting in salad, otherwise they lose their taste.
Olivier is regularly seasoned with mayonnaise. Afterwards the salad should stand for a while, and only then you may put it in fridge and then serve.
Olivier is traditional festive dish, but sometimes it is also served to everyday table.
Tasty and fragrant borsht is the rich Ukrainian cuisine's trademark, in regard this original dish was described in literary works by Ukrainian and Russian classical writers for a reason. You won't find a housewife in Ukraine, who can't cook borsht, although it's not the simplest dish at all. It has plenty of components and complicated cooking techn
The cutlets are widely considered to be an everyday dish. Therefore the Ukrainian housewives try to diversify the fare and give necessary and rare vitamins to organism so they cook tender and rich fish cutlets. Any fish will do from pollock or walleye to pike and cod.
The banush is a traditional Hutsul dish. It is predominantly cooked during holidays or feasts in mountain area or the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. It is always served hot. According to the legends, no one could stay indifferent after tasting this national dish.
The art café Manufactura is located in Ivano-Frankivsk’s very center, not far from the main city square.
Facility’s menu is based on European cuisine. One of art café’s specialties is 20 kinds of Belgian waffles and a vast coffee list.
The Manufactura’s small cozy room can accommodate up to 40 guests.
Ресторан Patio di Fiori – первый ресторан высокой кухни в Луцке. Он находится в здании одноименного отеля, расположенного недалеко от центра города. В его меню – изысканные блюда европейской кухни и авторские деликатесы от шеф-повара, которые тут готовят из натуральных высококачественных продуктов.
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Situated in Kharkiv historical center, the restaurant Shato is a perfect place, where one can rest from the urban hustle and bustle and enjoy irreproachable dishes.
The facility specializes on dainty French culinary masterpieces. An extensive wine list, featuring the best French, Italian, Argentinean, Spanish, Chilean, Georgian and Ukrainian wines,
Located in the cellar premises at Dnipropetrovsk's very center, the original cafe 'Myshi Blyakhera' is designed as a second-hand bookstore. According to legend, facility's concept was born, when during renovations a note-book that previously was owned by some Mikhail Blyakher was found under the wooden floor. This diary contained personal records a
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