La Food Ukrainian is based on traditions country people, punctuated by seasons, winter long et cold, summer court et hot.
On vegetables the most present are the potato, cabbage, beet (mostly Red), The squash and carrots.
On cereals, wheat especially and barley, buckwheat, corn, oat et white, yellow, foxtail, red millet) are ubiquitous, transformed into pain, pancakes, pies, ravioli and kasha.
La meat (particularly the porc), They vegetables
fruits
champignons
berries and herbs play a big role in it.
On national dishes ou specialties most famous are:
- the Kiev style chicken (Chicken Kiev; kotleta po-kyivsky), a White de chicken hurry, rolled around butter withgarlic and herbs, breaded and free. - there borscht soup, in his version Ukrainian
- the dumplings, resembling large ravioli savory that we find in version sweet thickets , sour cherry.
On Ukrainians are fond of meat they appreciate particularly in skewers shashliki, skillfully spicy et marinated before being grillées.
On fish are often dried ou smoked.
In Carpathians in particular, but also campaigns et forests from the rest of the country, restaurants "kolyba", literally meaning "lumberjack's house", augurs a fun cultural and gustatory. They are served all day line of the spot and products traditional, without prices soaring.
This kitchen is also close to the kitchen German, With the galushki (thick dumplings fluffy French eggs), the stuffed cabbage au rice and champignons, the naky-pliak (which is a kind of soufflé au cabbage steam cooked) and the lekchyna (noodles French eggs embellished byspinach or noix).
The cereal richness of the region is illustrated by the kalash, a White bread very rich, the small balabouchki to dough sour, and number of preparations made of kasha, preparation made with groats de buckwheat. The Borscht , which is a potage made of beets (usually ) and others vegetables, added de meat et served with some sour cream, holds an important place in the Food Ukrainian.
À Christmas, flat traditional is the Koutia, cake de semolina French seeds de poppy and Dried fruit.
Conservation et baking of the products Ukrainians: Among the techniques of preparation and preservation used in Ukraine: the brining (fish, cheese, meat), The lactic fermentation, maceration, malossol, smoking, drying.
The modes of baking are equally varied : simmering, braising, roasting, grilling, reduction, baking stifled, broth.
