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5 BEST UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL DISHES We absolutely have to start with borshch! This traditional soup, made out of beet root and up to 20 other ingredients( onions, carrots, fresh or pickled cabbage, peppers,tomatoes) is a staple dish in every Ukrainian family. We love our borshch with all the depth of our Ukrainian hearts – hot and cold, fresh and stale, for lunch or for breakfast, as a meal or even as a healing medicine against the winter colds. Every housewife has its own secret version of borshch, and no restaurant trial can ever compete with the real, steaming hot home-made borshch. Just like borshch, traditional dumplings spearheaded the voyage of Ukrainian cuisine across the globe. Dough is a simple mix of flour, water and salt. And stuffing can be anything: from mashed potatoes with mushrooms and fried onions, pickled cabbage, minced meat and even cherries! The sweet version of varenyky is usually served with sour cream and honey, and is a tasty and healthy substitute for the caloriecounting sweets lovers. Uzvar is traditional Ukrainian drink of choice! It’s typically served during Christmas Dinner, and is regularly cooked in the local households. This refreshing beverage is actually a compote, made out of dried fruits.Most popular ingredients are dried apples, pears and apricots, with some grandmas adding prunes, raising and honey to sweeten the already savory drink. Pancakes or nalysnyky is a dish of the traditional Ukrainian cuisine which has been cooked in Ukraine for hundreds of years. Nalysnyky can be eaten with sour cream or caviar, they can be st