Category Archives: Ritual Dishes

Traditional Easter dinner meals

Easter dishes are church-consecrated meals eaten during the family's Easter breakfast. Ukrainians consecrate mostly dishes that were not eaten during Lent: ham, sausage, cheese, butter, eggs, etc. Eggs are of special importance: there are krashanky (one-colored Easter eggs) and pysanky (hand-painted Easter eggs).

Bitter herbs (such as horseradish),...

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Ukrainian Christmas bread – 3 tasty recipes for kolach

In Ukraine, there is no Christmas Eve without special braided bread called kolach. The name of this bread derived from the Ukrainian word “kolo”, which means a circle and symbolizes eternity and general welfare. 

Welcome to enjoy 3 delicious recipes for Ukrainian Christmas bread. Choose yours!

Christmas...

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