Nowadays muffins, cupcakes, tiramisu, and doughnuts fill all shop windows and restaurant menus. Undoubtedly, these world desserts are delicious, but let’s refresh our memory about amazing sweet authentic dishes from Western Ukraine. It has been known about language borrowings and similarities in clothing ornaments of Ukrainians from Western Ukraine with their European neighbors for long time. This assimilation didn’t go round the culinary field. Hungarians, Polacks, Slovaks, and even Germans gifted Western Ukraine a plethora of tasty recipes which are still popular and well-liked. Hombovtsi Hombovtsi are the Carpathian...
Rich Christmas cake with lots of dried fruits and nuts
Again, it’s the time of the year for Christmas delicacies. Of course, all of us have our own to-do-lists for New Year and Christmas festive tables. However, it is about time for trying something new, special, and luscious. Please, draw your attention to this fabulous dessert. This Christmas dried fruit cake boasts its rich, melt-in-the-mouth texture. It is loaded with the mix of roasted nuts and dried fruits laced with alcohol – a perfect combination for winter. Bursting with the flavor of fragrant spices like cinnamon, vanilla, and cloves, this...
Pliatsok – Exquisite Ukrainian dessert, the king of Western Ukraine bakery
Pliatsky are one-of-a-kind bakery traditional for Western Ukraine. They represent something betwixt and between pies and cakes. In Lviv and Ternopil there is a dialectic word interpretation – “pastry that includes crusts, creams, and fillings.” It is no wonder that pliatsky are so loved by Ukrainians. They incorporate the best eating qualities of pies and cakes. The peculiarity of pliatsky lies in the combination of different tastes, which makes them extremely flavorful and breathtakingly tempting. Up to now, there is no holiday without this bakery in many regions of...