Ukrainian Cuisine

Ukrainian cuisine is the cuisine of the ethnic Ukrainian people.

Ukrainian cuisine is found throughout Ukraine and some dishes are shared with neighboring cuisines, especially Russian. Ukrainian cuisine is related to other Slavic cuisines including Russian cuisine, Belarusian cuisine, and Polish cuisine.

Ingredients

Wheat and rye are traditional staple foods.

Beetroot and its leaves are used. Beetroots are pickled and stewed.

Berries and other fruits are enjoyed fresh and preserved.

Dairy is common.

Dishes

• palyanytsya: baked bread
• bublyk(бублик): bread ring
• pyrizhky(пиріжки): bun with filling
• pyrih(пиріг): baked pie with filling
• varenyky(вареники): boiled dumplings that can have savory meat or vegetable filling or even sweet fruit filling
• holubtsi: cooked cabbage or vine leaf with filling
• borscht(борщ): vegetable soup, often made from pickled beetroot
• yushka(юшка): clear fish soup
• deruny: potato pancake
• uzvar: fruit drink