When you travel to Ukraine you can expect to sample some of the traditional cuisine of the country. If you’re dealing with a language barrier and don’t have a translator handy, you may wind up ordering something considerably different than what you thought. Here is a quick rundown of some of the most popular Ukrainian dishes and what they are made of.
Varenyky – also known as halushky, these are small boiled dumplings that are filled with potato or cheese or some other filling and are served with cheese and meat with sour cream or butter sauce. Similar to Pirogues in the United States.
Borshch – Ukraine’s national soup, Borshch has been ‘adopted’ by other Slavic nations. Borshch is traditionally made with beets and mixed vegetables in a broth. It comes in different varieties, each area adding their own flavour to the mix. Borshch is usually served with a clear broth or with sour cream.
Holubsti – cabbage rolls stuffed with seasoned rice, buckwheat or meat and topped with a tomato style sauce.
Kotleta Po-Kyivsky – the real name of Chicken Kiev.
Kasha – a grain based cereal similar to a buckwheat porridge and served as a side dish or stuffing.
Khleeb – this is the Ukrainian word for any type of bread. This is the generic name as each type of bread – sweet bread, wedding bread, honey cakes, doughnuts, white and wheat bread, etc. While each of these types of bread have their own name, if you ask for Khleeb you’ll get some type of bread.
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