Uzvar is a vitamin drink made of fruits and berries, most often – dried ones. In Ukraine, this drink is one of the 12 most important recipes of a Christmas table. The dried fruit compote should be dark and translucent (not cloudy). Used fruits can also be served – top them with sugar and try – many like such a dessert. Today we’re going to share 5 recipes for this delicious dried fruit drink. Feel free to experiment and enjoy! Traditional uzvar Ingredients: 100 g (3,5 oz) dried apples...
Carpathian herbal berry tea
A variety of herbal tea blends are available for purchase today but the one made with your own hands, with love and care, values a lot more. That’s love at first sip Let’s brew a cup of nice, fragrant tea that includes only natural herbs and flowers, without any artificial flavorings. Elderflower bloom adds a flowering note, red rowanberries give a fruity aroma, while raspberry and wild strawberry leaves impart a sweet, subtle flavor. Healthy goodness in one cup As this tea blend includes powerful herbs that are rich in...
Uzvar (Dried fruit compote) – Popular Ukrainian Christmas drink
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 is a yummy fruit-berry drink which has an old, time-proven recipe that is popular, loved, and widespread until today. This drink is most often cooked and served on Christmas Eve. Its main ingredients are...