The Hutsuls is an ethnic group living in Romania and the western part of Ukraine - Carpathians. They have made a major contribution to the culture and national cuisine of Ukraine and are known as the creators of simple but special dishes. It is known that the Hutsuls especially honored the masters who cooked traditional bakery - bread, rolls, and cookies. So there is no wonder that bread was the most important foog for them. The Hutsuls ate bread every day, including on holidays, and they cooked crusts from...
Ukrainian banosh – Why do you need to fall in love to cook this national dish?
Banosh is one of the most popular traditional Hutsul dishes in Ukraine. If you at least once try this dish, then, probably, you’ll become its die hard fan. A dense cornmeal mush served with flavorful cracklings and brynza is rich and appetizing. The “cousins” of banosh are Italian polenta and Polish/Moldavian mamalyha. In Italy this dish is cooked using water or cream and coarse maize grits, while in the Carpathians banosh is boiled using fine-ground corn grits or cornmeal and homemade sour cream. In such a way, a nourishing...