View Full Version : Suggestions for traditional Ukrainian cuisine?
AriaStar
12-19-2006, 12:03 AM
WHen my Ukrainian-Canadian sweetie gets back from Canada the 3rd of January (he leaves Saturday), I want to be able to prepare something from his native land for him, but don't want his help or anything.
Can anyone here recommend anything?
tokenuser
12-20-2006, 01:45 PM
Borsch (Beet Soup), and Perogies ... about as Ukraniane as you can get.
Oh yeah - do it on January 7th. That is the traditional Christmas day for the Orthodox Christian religions from that area (they didn't shift the religious festivals even when the Gregorian calendar was introduced).
AriaStar
12-21-2006, 02:19 AM
He's not Christian though, and only celebrates it out of obligation. But the 7th is interesting in that it's the day before Max's girl leaves back to Australia and a few days after Nick gets back from Canada, and I wanted to get the four of us together with Josh and Christy at least once.
I love borsch, but is that not more Russian than Ukranian?
Klitzy
12-21-2006, 02:22 PM
He's not Christian though
Great......Don't tell me another scientologist.
*Klitzy squints and waits for the slap
*Klitzy hopes everyone knows he is kidding....
tokenuser
12-21-2006, 03:32 PM
He's not Christian though, and only celebrates it out of obligation. But the 7th is interesting in that it's the day before Max's girl leaves back to Australia and a few days after Nick gets back from Canada, and I wanted to get the four of us together with Josh and Christy at least once.
I love borsch, but is that not more Russian than Ukranian?No, its a baltic thing. Pretty typical for Ukraine as well as other Baltic states.
AriaStar
12-21-2006, 09:01 PM
Great......Don't tell me another scientologist.
*Klitzy squints and waits for the slap
*Klitzy hopes everyone knows he is kidding....
He's athiest.
Being you, I know you'd be joking anyway.
AriaStar
12-21-2006, 09:03 PM
No, its a baltic thing. Pretty typical for Ukraine as well as other Baltic states.
I do know he likes the potato pierogies. I was talking to him last night and he's from the north east part of the Ukraine, about 50km from Russia in an area tha identifies itself more with Russian than Ukrainian.
tokenuser
12-21-2006, 11:17 PM
I do know he likes the potato pierogies. I was talking to him last night and he's from the north east part of the Ukraine, about 50km from Russia in an area tha identifies itself more with Russian than Ukrainian.Then Borsch it is! Serve it with Latkas (probably misspelt that - those potato pancake things). It is a very Jewish thing to do, but is actually regional for that area and nondenominational. Serve them with Maple Syrup or smoked salmon as a nod to his adopted Canadian status :)
AriaStar
12-22-2006, 12:35 AM
Then Borsch it is! Serve it with Latkas (probably misspelt that - those potato pancake things). It is a very Jewish thing to do, but is actually regional for that area and nondenominational. Serve them with Maple Syrup or smoked salmon as a nod to his adopted Canadian status :)
LOL, maple syrup on latkes? I can see smokes salmon going, but he's not much of a fish/seafood fan. Latkes, pierogies, borsch, and maple syrup. Wow, that sounds like it would clash! LOL How to tie it all together?