«Ukrainian cuisine – is one of the richest cuisines
in the world»
Plan
1.Cuisine - flavours and colors of Ukrainian culture.
2. Ukrainian traditional dishes.
3. Food for religious and holiday celebrations.
4. Ukrainian menu.
5.Literature.
6. Pictures.
Cuisine - flavours and colors
of Ukrainian culture
Ukrainiancuisine is verymuch a partofthe population's
culture, lifestyleandcustoms. Well-knownforitsgreat diversity andamazingflavors,
Ukrainiancuisinehashad a numberofinfluencesincludingRussian, Polish,
GermanandTurkish.
TheLvivorLuts’kregionsofUkraine, forexample, display
a cuisinethatresemblesthePolishcuisine, with Pork meatbeingthemainingredientformostdishes.
The north-easternprovinces, suchasSumy, KharkivorLuhans’kshowinfluencesfromtheRussiancuisine,
whilethesouthernpartofUkrainehasseveralrecipesthatarespecifictoMoldovaandRomania.
AgriculturehasalwaysbeenusedextensivelyinUkraineand wheat, rye, oats and millet were
themainingredientsforanymealforcenturies.
PopularingredientsinthecuisineofUkraine are meat,
mushrooms, vegetables, berries, fruitandherbs. AsUkrainiansareextremelyhospitabletheirmealsareservedinverygenerousquantities.
SomeofthebestUkrainiancuisineisactuallyverysimple.
Manyingredientsareusedindifferent ways so they are connected inunusualcombinations,
creating a uniqueandsumptuousdish. Consideredthe “breadbasketofEurope”,
itfollowsthat breadis a stapleinUkraine. Therearedozensofmethodsusedinpreparingbreads,
whichareoftenusedin rituals and customs. Dishesoftencontainpickledvegetableswhenthesearenotinseasonandcertaindishescanonlybemadewheningredientsareavailable.
Pastriesandcakesarepopular, butnotverysweet.
Ukrainian traditional dishes
Ukrainianfood is oneoftherichestnationalcuisines. ItsdishesarewellknownfarawayfromUkraine.
AndtheUkrainianrecipesofthefoodsareverypopularnowadays. Isanyone, whodoesn’tknowtheUkrainianBorsch?
TheUkrainian food is characterized with largenumberofcomponents. ForexamplethetraditionalUkrainianfood
– borsch – contains 20 components. Thepeculiaritieshavethethermalprocessingoftheproductsofthedishes.
As a rule, there are used several typesofthermalprocessingforthepreparingofthefood
(frying, boiling, stewing, baking). TherulesoffoodprocessingarestrictlyheldinUkrainianrestaurants,
toreachthebesttasteofthenationaldishes. TherecipesoftheUkrainiancuisineincludethenumberofdifferentfruitsandvegetables,
aswellasmeat, poultry, fish, mushroomsandberries. Themostcommonmeatproductispork. Themeatispresentinlargeamountinfirstcourses, amongwhichthemajoroneisborsch.
InUkrainianfood porch occupies the firstplace, butnotthesingleone. Thepopulardishesarealsocereals: millet, buckwheat,
pumpkinetc. TheratherimportantplaceinrecipesofUkrainianfoodbelongstoflouryfoods:
curds, dumplings, grechaniki, cottagecheesepatty, potaptsy, pancakes,
verguny, mandryky, puchkenykyandothers. Therichassortmentofeggdishes
(friedeggswith “salo” (fat) andsausageetc).
Amongthe traditional sweetfoods the mostpopularareuswars (stewedfruits) andjelliedfruits. Topreparesweetdishesareusedplums,
apples, pears, apricots, cherries, redcurrants, strawberries, wildstrawberries,
raspberries, honey, nuts. Ukrainiancuisinewasalwaysfamousforthebignumberoffoodswithfruitsandberries,
raisedontheUkrainianlands.
Theverytastefularedishes, whichstewedinceramicpots:
roastmeat, curdswithsourcream, stewedcabbage, potatoeswithmeatandprunes.
Ukrainiancuisine has dozensthousandsoffoodrecipes, whicharecharacterizedwithplanefoodcookingandhightastequalities.
Themodernnationalculinaryartpreservedandenrichedtheoldgoodtraditions.
Foodforreligiousandholidaycelebration
Around
85 percentofUkrainiansareChristian. Therefore, themostimportantholidayintheUkrainianchurchisEaster,
followedbyChristmas. Bothholidaysarecelebratedaccordingtothe old-styleJuliancalendar,
resultinginChristmasDayfallingonJanuary 7. ChristmasEveiscalledthe Sviaty Vechir (HolyEvening). Tocelebrate, a ritualmealistraditionallypreparedwith
12 mostlymeatlessdishes, whichsymbolizethe 12 apostleswhogatheredattheLastSupper.
Insomehomes, thesuppertableisscatteredwithsomehay, inmemoryofbabyJesusinthemanger,
withanelaboratetablecloth. Kolach is a traditionalbreadplacedinthemiddleofthetable. Themealusuallybeginswith
a smallbowlof kutya , a mixtureofcookedwheat, honey, poppyseeds, choppednuts, andapples.
Thisisfollowedbyseveralfishdishes, mushrooms, holubtsi (stuffed cabbage), varenyky (dumplings), fruits, cakes, suchas makiwnyk (poppy seedcake) andbread. Borshch (a heartysoup) isusuallyincludedaswell.
As
totheTraditionalUkrainianEasterBasket we can emphasize such dishes as paska (EasterBread),HamPork
(somepeoplealsoaddlambandveal), kolbasa,RedBeets,Vinaigrette, Horseradish, BoiledEggs (including pysanki for
decoration),CheeseButter, SaltWine (optional).
Ukrainian menu
Aperitifs
Borshch – beetsoupoftenmadewithmeat.
Ukha – fishsouptypicallywithcarp.
Hybivka – mushroomsoup.
Vinigret – beetrootsaladmadewithbeans, peasandonions.
Oseledets – pickledherringsaladwithonion, sunfloweroilandpepper.
Kapustianyi – sauerkrautsaladwithoil, walnutsandmayonnaise.
Paska – Easter bread.
Korovai – braidedbreadusedinweddingcelebrations.
Babka – Easterbreadcontainingdriedfruit.
MainCourse
Varenyky – boileddumplingsstuffedwithfruit, potatoes, cheeseandcabbage.
Holubtsi – cabbagerollsstuffedwithmilletormincedmeatwithrice.
Blyntsi – crepesservedwithmeat, cheese, fruitorcaviar.
Pechenya – roastpork, lamb, beeforveal.
Studynets – jelliedmeatorfish.
Kotljetys – fishormeatfritters.
Deruny – potatofrittersservedwithsourcreamorcottagecheese.
Shashlyk – typeofshishkebabusuallywithmarinatedlambandvegetables.
Dessert
Tort – cakesoftenmadewithgroundwalnutsoralmondsinsteadofflour.
Kutia – a Christmasdessertwithhoney, nuts, poppyseedsandwheat.
Zhely – jelliedfruit.
Pampushky – frieddough, similartodoughnuts.
Beverages
Kvas – madefrombreadwith a sweet-sourtaste.
Compote – driedorfreshfruitdrink.
Kefir – sourmilk.
Literature
1. http://ua-traveling.com/en/information/ukrainian-food
2. http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/Ukraine.html#b
3. http://suburbangrandma.com/culture/ukrainian-easter-basket-beautiful-tradition-2/
4.http://www.ukraine.com/cuisine/
Pictures