The varenukha is an authentic Ukrainian hot beverage, which is made of vodka or liquor with dried fruits, raisins, etc., honey, cinnamon or spicy roots. It is peculiarly cooked – mixed ingredients are placed in clay pot topped with dough or with a lid on, and then put into heated oven (from 5 hrs to 24 hrs). It is an easy-to-cook beverage however lots of time is required. Therefore if you want to surprise your guests, it’s better to take care of it beforehand.
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.
Pastry with poppy-seed stuffing is very popular in Ukrainian cuisine. The most frequent guest on Ukrainian table is poppy-seed roll. It is made of short pastry and baked in oven. This dish has an inimitable aroma and extraordinary taste.
Poppy-seed roll's traditional recipe has no other stuffing. But today, each housewife adds something special to it. Thus, poppy-seed rolls with custard, apples, dried fruits, nuts or curd originated.
There are different ways to design the roll. Traditional appearance is large closed bun. In fact, the rolls are not only rolled, but also turned inside out - in this way, poppy seeds end up everywhere, inside and outside.
Poppy-seed roll is served as a desert to tea or coffee.
Beetroot salad is not indigenous Ukrainian dish, moreover, not even Slavic. It is still unknown what people invented this vegetable salad, but it definitely became a permanent feature of Ukrainian cuisine long ago.
Beetroot salad is loved and valued on par with traditional national dishes here. It is made of boiled vegetables - potato, beetroot, carrot - pickles, onions or scallions, sauerkraut, pickled vegetables. The salad is regularly seasoned with mixture of vinegar, vegetable oil, salt and pepper.
Due to the fact that it has no components of animal origin, beetroot salad is vegetarians' favourite dish. Being ideal Lenten dish, it is especially popular during Orthodox fasting.
It is one of the well-loved entrée of Ukrainian families. The paste can be made with chicken, beef or pork liver, but the most light is the chicken pâté.
The cold soups are very popular during summer season. Two most famous Ukrainian cold soups are okrosha and beetroot soup (commonly known as kholodnik or svekolnik). There are both lean and meat beetroot soups.
It is an original vegetable dish, which can be consumed during fasting if the sour cream is excluded. The potato rolls or kruchenyky might be filled with braised cabbage or other vegetables.
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
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 city’s downtown, the fashionable restaurant Old Continent is a part of the namesake hotel and restaurant complex.
Dainty European and Ukrainian dishes are offered here. The accent is made on natural ingredients and quality cooking. The main menu is harmonically supplemented by rich wine list.
Old Continent has four rooms – Versailles (40
The stylish atmosphere restaurant "Steakhouse. Meat and Wine" in the historical center of Odesa is one of the first conceptual facilities of the "Resta" restaurant corporation. It is famous for its original interior, cozy atmosphere, and in the first place for diverse and dainty menu.
"Steakhouse. Meat and Wine" is a real creative laboratory of me