Category Archives: Ritual Dishes

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 one in which you put your heart into...

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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 are clearly seen through the transparent broth-turned jelly....

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