Category Archives: Ritual Dishes

Wedding round loaf of bread

Today we are going to cook the Ukrainian round loaf of bread for a wedding. It is the first bread which newlyweds should taste together.

Parents-in-law present this round loaf on a Ukrainian embroidered towel. The parents meet the happy pair with bread and salt (a traditional Slavic greeting) thereby wishing welfare, happiness and...

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Ukrainian pancakes Nalysnyky

Nalysnyky – the thin pancakes with curd/cottage cheese stuffing rolled up to form a tube and fried to a golden crisp. In ancient times the pancakes were baked in Ukraine on the metal sheets and that is the reason why this dish got this name. Today we are going to cook these amazing...

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