Ukrainian cuisine enjoys honored popularity among other Slavic cuisines. Many dishes like varenyky and borshch are now considered to be international. Modern Ukrainian cuisine traditions were formed in the 19th century. Now we can see some specific distinctions between cuisines of Volyn, Poltavshchyna, Zakarpattia and Bukovyna regions. Thus Ukrainian cuisine is united by several common principles of choosing food and cooking.

Borshch is cooked of fresh vegetables: cabbage, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots with the addition of pounded lard with garlic and parsley. The combination of all these ingredients gives borsch its piquancy, aroma and unforgettable taste. There are about 30 types of Ukrainian borsch (Poltava borshch, Chernihiv borshch, Kyiv borshch, Volyn borshch, Lviv borshch and others). Borshch

Varenyky is a typically Ukrainian dish. They can be filled with cottage cheese, potatoes, fried cabbage, liver and berries in summer – cherries, red currants, blackberries, strawberries and even poppy seeds with sugar. Varenyky

Fat Can you imagine a real Ukrainian who doesn’t know what “fat” is or who doesn’t like it served in different ways? – I can’t.

Pancakes To cook yellow thin and yummy pancakes you may use a very simple recipe: 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 3 tablespoons water 1/2 cup sifted flour 4 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon oil

Holubtsi A very delicious dish – a combination of cabbage, meat, rice, carrot and spices to your taste – is a perfect main course.

Kholodets Though it will take 3 – 4 hours to cook kholodets, the result is worth it! Your guests will be surprised and proud to learn that you are very good at cooking.

Бібліографія * * Карп’юк О.Д.”English. Pupil’s Book” – Тернопіль: “ Видавництво” Астон”, – 223 с. – ( Підручник для 10 – го класу загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів) * Іноземні мови. 2 – 12 класи. Програми для загальноосвітніх навчальних закладів. – Київ: “ Ірпінь”, * en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Cuisine