January, 2019 | Ukrainian recipes

Magic Old New Year fortune telling – 6 tasty ways to find out your fate

Posted on January 10, 2019September 23, 2024 by admin

The holiday period from January 7 to 19 is considered special in Ukraine. Ukrainian ancestors believed that during this time the fate could open its secrets and mysteries, so they tried to get answers to the most personal questions. They found out about the future from various folk sayings and divination. The Old New Year […]

Uzvar (Dried fruit compote) – Popular Ukrainian Christmas drink

Posted on January 3, 2019September 23, 2024 by admin

Christmas is coming and I encourage you to cook the traditional Ukrainian drink uzvar that has a very simple yet refined recipe including fruits and berries that grow in almost every Ukrainian garden) In olden times, uzvar symbolized a good life: fruits meant fertility, while honey meant a sweet life. What exactly is uzvar? Uzvar […]