Chicken Kiev. Whose dish is it anyway?

If you ever have the opportunity to visit the Ukrainian capital, then you’ll see the name “Kiev cutlet” (Chicken Kiev) in almost any restaurant menu. This dish is known and adored around the world and is truly the pride of national cuisine. It is not cooked as a usual cutlet using minced meat but it is made using pounded chicken fillet and a piece of butter wrapped inside. Ukrainian history Historians say that the first Chicken Kiev (kotleta po-kyivsky) was cooked in 1918. However, it became popular only in 1947....