Shpundra – Pork and beetroot stew

  Shpundra is the ancient Ukrainian folk dish comprising pork stewed with beetroots in beet kvass. The meat gets a tender, rich taste and a vibrant ruby color. Such a dish will be a great, nourishing dinner. In old times, shpundra was dressed with flour or steamed, grated millet. Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevsky, the well-known Ukrainian writer, poet, and playwright (known for his travesty “Eneïda” and operetta “Natalka Poltavka”) mentioned this wonderful dish in one of his works: “Shpundra with beets and borsch was served” («Був борщ до шпундрів з буряками»)....