Christmas is coming and I encourage you to cook the traditional Ukrainian drink uzvar that has a very simple yet refined recipe including fruits and berries that grow in almost every Ukrainian garden) In olden times, uzvar symbolized a good life: fruits meant fertility, while honey meant a sweet life. What exactly is uzvar? Uzvar is a yummy fruit-berry drink which has an old, time-proven recipe that is popular, loved, and widespread until today. This drink is most often cooked and served on Christmas Eve. Its main ingredients are...
Apple Kompot
Summer is the wonderful time of the year when you can enrich your body with various vitamins. Here is the recipe for an amazingly refreshing and healthy apple drink. Moreover, this kompot is very easy to cook and won’t take much of your time. Your family members and friends will ask you to share the recipe for this delicious apple drink. Being light and cooling, it is your number one solution for hot summer days. Ingredients: 600 g (21 oz) apples 1,5 l (liter) of water 1/2 cup of sugar...
Fresh and Dried Fruit Drink (Kompot)
Slavic people like fresh and dried fruit drinks which can be served hot, warm or cold. There are a million ways to make fruit kompot. If you ask a Ukrainian what goes into his or her recipe, the answer might differ by region, season or family. Whether made from fresh fruits, dried fruits or their combination, what all these drinks do have in common is that they are amazingly flavorful and refreshing. Today I will share one of the possible recipes of this amazing drink. This drink is very tasty...