Kalach – is considered to be ritual bread, one of the main attributes on weddings and some other Ukrainian feasts. Kalach usually has theoval form with a hole in the middle. It is mostly popular in the West Ukraine, while korovai is famous in other Ukrainian regions. Baking of kalach is culinary art. If you wonder how it is possible to create such marvelous ornaments from the dough, below you can see the recipe of a classic kalach. Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) sugar 200 ml milk 1 tbsp of yeast...
Classic Ukrainian borsch (beetroot soup)
Borsch – is one of the most ancient and popular Ukrainian dishes. There is no profound information about its origin till XV century, but such dish had been cooked years before. The first mention about borscht were dated by Cossack times. According to Ukrainian legend, that the first-ever traditional borscht was made during the two-month siege of Cossacks fortress, which had been occupied by Turkish army. The main ingredient of borscht is beetroot. This traditional Ukrainian vegetable allows the soup to have bright red color and sweetish taste. It is obviously to add cabbage and tomatoes in borscht,...