In Ukraine a lot of families cook and serve ducks during New Year and Christmas holidays with a great pleasure. Today we are going to modernize somehow the classic recipe for a duck with apples and add new components and ingredients. A hint of sweetness goes well with poultry meat, and the apple stuffing and soy-honey glaze we will use today perfectly accentuate the rich taste of a duck and help its skin to caramelize and crisp up. The meat remains moist and tender inside, glorious brown outside, and...
Tips to get ready for a successful New Year. Ukrainian traditions and customs
The night of 31st December to 1st January – is the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one. This is the time when you finish one stage of life, get rid of unnecessary, and get ready to move forward. On the whole, the time from 21st December to 7th January is energetically strong and it is very important to refine and clean oneself as well as do away with everything bad, old, and useless – both in material and spiritual spheres. Old things that...
Good old New Year movies. Kind cartoons from childhood. What Ukrainians have watched for generations?
New Year and Christmas are on the threshold. Many Ukrainians associate these feasts with a homey home, family gatherings, and review of old beloved movies. Somebody will look back into their childhood, somebody will relive their youth. Each of us has fond memories. Given that Ukraine was a part of the USSR for rather a long time, there are many popular Soviet movies and cartoons. Let’s recollect how it was. Movies Vechory na khutori bilia Dykanky (Evenings on the farm near Dykanka) Since 1961 all Ukrainians have watched wonderful...