"NATIONAL The peculiar features

of traditional Ukrainian
food have been

CUISINE forming over centuries.

The neighboring
countries, climate

OF conditions, rich soil

and hard-working

UKRAINE"
locals have influenced
the complexity of the
dishes. 
POTATO
PANCAKES
Deruny, or potato pancakes, are a perfect
course for breakfast or dinner. They are
usually freshly fried or baked. If you want
to make a good batch of deruny, first off,
you should make sure the potatoes are
finely grated. Then, to diversify the flavor,
add meat, slices of chopped onions,
mushrooms, fresh herbs or a variety of
spices. Alternatively, you could just keep
it simple: potatoes and a pinch of salt.
SYRNIKI
Fans of sweet flavors for breakfast will fall in
love with syrniki. Made of cottage cheese, flour,
eggs and sugar, the dish is nourishing and airy.
After being gently fried in a pan, syrniki is
topped with jam and sour cream. It literally
melts in the mouth and will fast become your
favorite dish. Despite the simplicity of
ingredients, making syrniki is a very exacting
process. The most important thing to consider
is proportions—make sure you stick to the
recipe.
SMETANA (SOUR CREAM)

Smetana (sour cream) is both a sauce and

an important component of many dishes in
Ukrainian cuisine. Sour cream is used not
only in sweet and flour dishes (vareniki,
cheese cakes, pancakes, etc.), but also in
the first and second dishes - borscht (red
and green), other soups, cabbage rolls,
stuffed peppers, potatoes, etc.