Blog

Secrets of cooking the perfect herring under fur coat

Schuba is a popular multi-layered salad in Ukraine and many other countries of the former USSR. The lower layer of the salad is the cut salted herring fillet covered gradually by layers of onion, potato, carrot, and beetroot. Sometimes the sequence of layers can differ, but the last layer is mostly beetroot.

Read more

Poppy seed roll dusted with powdered sugar

Poppy seed roll is a very popular pastry in Ukraine and I’m really glad to share one of Ukrainian recipes for this amazing bakery. Topped with powdered sugar and flavored with vanilla, this poppy seed roll smells fantastic. The buttery soft yeast dough stuffed with a thick, rich poppy seed mass and roasted...

Read more