Category Archives: Ritual Dishes

Ukrainian Easter bread

Ukrainian Easter bread (also called Paska) is a sweet bread that Ukrainians bake for Easter and take to church in their baskets together with other foods to be blessed.

Today I’m glad to share with you one more amazing Ukrainian recipe for...

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Ukrainian Cabbage Dish

Here is the wonderful recipe for cabbage dish which takes its roots from Transcarpathia and is called kulish. This dish was often served during weddings. Back in the day each Ukrainian wedding couldn’t go without this dish. Each mistress had her own recipe...

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Christmas Kutia

Kutia is one of twelve dishes which are cooked for Christmas. Moreover, kutia is the main dish of Christmas table which is served first.

In this recipe you’ll find out how to make delicious and flavorful Ukrainian Christmas kutia even if you are going...

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Christmas Kalach

There is a tradition in Ukraine to present kalach when visiting relatives and friends during Christmas and New Year holidays.

Of course, there is a wide choice in shops. However there is nothing like flavorful, golden, and sweet homemade kalach. Real kalach is that...

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Chicken, Pork, and Beef Kholodets

Kholodets is a jelly-like dish from meat broth. It gets its name from ‘kholod’, the Ukrainian word for cold and is traditionally served in Ukraine during winter holidays.

When served, kholodets has the shape of the basin where it was chilled. The meat pieces...

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