5 dishes of Ukrainian cuisine

Borsch
According to ancient traditions, Ukrainian borscht is prepared in meat or vegetable broth with the addition of meat (lard), beets, potatoes, beans, cabbage. Frying of onions, tomatoes, pasta, and carrots is a must. At the end, be sure to add dill and parsley, and serve it together with sour cream, lard and donuts with garlic. A traditional dish can be transformed into an innovative one by adding a few unexpected ingredients. In various regions of Ukraine there are combinations with:

bell pepper;
mushrooms;
pear;
prune

Vareniks
In most cases, varenyki are prepared from fresh dough in milk, but in some regions it is replaced with kefir. Such dumplings turn out more lush and tender. Choose one or more components for the filling. A combination with cheese, cherry, raspberry is popular. They are also made with meat, mushrooms, vegetables and nettles. Butter is usually used for filling sweet dumplings, and frying with onions and crackers is used for others. You can additionally pour sour cream.

Pigeons
Real Ukrainian cabbage rolls are made from slightly boiled or pickled cabbage leaves. Before the appearance of rice, the basis for the filling was made from corn porridge and millet, to which meat, lard and fried onions were added. Today, the classic filling uses minced pork and beef, which is mixed with rice or corn grits. Garlic, parsley, bell pepper, porcini mushrooms, spices are added as desired. Depending on the regions, the sizes of golubts also differ: Hutsul ones are large, the size of a palm, and South-Eastern ones are miniature, the size of a little finger.

Nalysniki
Thin pancakes with a beautiful openwork mesh are a symbol of the national holiday of Shrovetide. They are prepared in milk with the addition of wheat or buckwheat flour, eggs and sugar. There are also options for a sourdough test, then they turn out lush. You can eat them simply with sour cream, jam, honey, or wrap a filling in them. Here the choice is just as diverse:

salty and sweet cheese;
fried mushrooms with onions and hard cheese;
spinach with cream cheese;
red fish with ricotta, mascarpone.

Kiev-style cutlet
A golden crispy crust, tender chicken meat and a juicy filling inside - you will fall in love with the Kiev-style cutlet from the first time. Basically, it is a chicken cutlet, rolled into a roll together with greens and butter, fried in a deep fryer. It is served in a special way, with a chicken bone, which relies exclusively on a decorative function. The side dish can be any: boiled potatoes, vegetable puree or rice.

Chicken liver and boiled eggs, sour milk cheese and berries, poppy seeds and dried fruits are also combined in the fillings. Filled pancakes must be ground in the oven or deep pan before serving.