Cuisine in Ukraine

Borscht

Red soup simmering vegetables and meat in beet base

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Beets, Cabbage, Pork, Smetana

Varenyky

Boiled dumplings filled with potato or cheese

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Cottage cheese, Potatoes

Salo

Salted pork fat. Eaten with black bread

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Pork fat, Salt, Garlic

Chicken Kyiv

Signature dish of chicken breast wrapped with herb butter and fried

• Region: Kyiv
• Main ingredients: Chicken, Butter, Herbs

Holodets

Jellied cold dish of boiled pork trotters

• Region: Central and Northern
• Main ingredients: Pork trotters, Garlic, Spices

Deruny

Fried potato pancakes served with smetana

• Region: Western
• Main ingredients: Potatoes, Onions, Wheat flour

Ukha

Clear river fish soup. Dill-scented

• Region: Southern
• Main ingredients: River fish, Herbs, Vegetables

Pampushky

Fluffy round bread with strong garlic flavor

• Region: Central
• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Garlic, Butter

Paska

Rich sweet bread baked for Easter

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Wheat flour, Eggs, Raisins, Butter

Medovukha

Traditional liqueur fermenting honey

• Region: Nationwide
• Main ingredients: Honey, Water, Herbs