It is typical for Ukraine girls to enjoy cooking. Mothers take pride in handing down traditional recipes to their daughter, recipes they learned from their own mothers, often passed down through generations for hundreds of years. Actually, Ukrainian cuisine is centuries old. Pride in their dishes, made completely from scratch, is part of the Ukrainian heritage.
Ukrainian women have an idea of breakfast that does not include a trip to the local fast food joint or microwave in the convenience store on the corner. They serve homemade rolls, topped with an unsweetened jam. Fresh dill is added to a chopped egg salad, coleslaw, and pickled fish, usually herring, with sour cream appears next. This is washed down with several cups of freshly brewed coffee.
In the summer, Ukrainians take advantage of all the fresh produce to serve their famous beet soup for guests to lunch. Ukrainian cooks search out the freshest vegetables either at the markets or farmer stands by the road. Possibly because the Ukraine, though just a bit smaller than the state of Texas, is mostly farmland of grains and vegetables, cooks value fresh ingredients. A Ukrainian cook may follow the soup with an Olivier salad made from potatoes, pickles, hard boiled eggs, chopped onions and chicken.
For snacks, Ukrainians nibble on dark breads with a thin slice of salo, a type of unrendered pork fat that is pretty much unknown in the west, but popular in Russian, the Ukraine and Poland. Home made cheeses, fruit tarts or spicy sausages fresh from the butcher appear as midday treats. Paired with a great roll, this holds them over until dinner.
Ukraine hospitality is not complete without many home prepared dishes. Tables groan under the weight of the platters. It is the joy of the Ukrainians, as a people, to share their homes with family, friends and special guests. If you are invited for dinner, it is common to bring a small present for the host. A bottle of wine or bunch of flowers may be most welcome and get the evening off to a good start.
If you are going to dinner, go ready to eat and to try every dish. Borscht is a dish served with pride by many Ukrainians. Dumplings stuffed with potatoes or cheese, sauerkraut, fried fish, roasted meats may also appear in trays on the table. Strong drinks will very likely be served and Ukrainians enjoy making toasts and being toasted, so it might be a good idea to think of one beforehand.
Just when you think your belt is going to pop, after dinner sweets arrive. This may include torte, sweet fried dough tossed in cinnamon or fried curd fritters. These are traditional Ukrainian dishes that you don’t want to miss.
Ukraine girls are proud of their cooking and love to host lavish dinner parties. It is not really the food that is the most important thing, however, it is the companionship of friends and family gathered around the table that warms the heart of the traditional Ukrainian cook. And, of course, they reserve many special recipes for high holidays like Christmas and Easter when baking becomes an extra special task for the Ukrainian cook.
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