Ukraine - Presentation Flashcards
What are some environmental influence on food?
- temperatur, distinct seasons.
- Rich black soil, abundant rain
What are some traditional ways to prepare food during the winter?
Pickle, drying and salting
What provides the variety of fish?
Ruvers
Black sea
What is the main grain crop?
- spring barley
- winter wheat
- corn
What are the main crops?
- sugar beet
- sunflowers
- potatoes
- vegetables
What is the main dairy farming?
- sheep
- cow
What his the main meat production?
- pork
- beef
- lamb
- horse
- rabbit
- fish
- chicken
What are some key ingredients in everyday meals?
- potato
- garlic
- onion
- mushroom
- brussel sprouts
- dill
In ukranian dishes a ___ is often well-like
sour tase
___ is an important accompaniment to meals
Bread
___ is a favourite side dish and also part of many dishes
Kasha (roasted buckwheat)
What is the major cereal crop?
Wheat
___ is the main cereal of the Carpathian Mountains?
Corn
What is Lokshyna? What is it served with and when?
egg noodles served with chicken broth and served on sunday
___ is the holiest of all food
bread
name 3 ukranian breads
- Kalach
- Babka
- Paska
What is Kalach?
- braided bread and symbolizes eternity
- often a dish for weddings, memorials and christmas eve
What is Babka?
rich yeast raised cake bread
What is Paska?
easter bread, and is blessed in church on easter morning
___ is the most popular meat
Pork
What is kovbaas?
Garlic sausage
What is a common preparation method of meat?
adding sour cream and butter
What is chicken kiev?
Chicken breast wrapped around butter w/ herbs breaded and deep friend
eggs poached in ___ are a standard in ukrainian homes
cream
A major ingredient is ___
sour cream
What is Husylanka?
Popular milk drink, served as a refreshment
What is a fermented food popular in Ukrainian cuisine?
Sauerkraut
preservation of cabbage by printing and fermentation in a crock
What are 2 popular seeds?
Caraway
Poppy seeds
Whats kvass?
beer fermented form beets or rye bread
Traditionally ___ is NOT typical, except on holidays and festive occasions
dessert
What is Nalysynky? Pyrizhyky?
rolled paper thin pancakes
pastries/rolls
Name the 4 major traditional dishes
1) Borsht
2) Kalach
3) Uzvar
4) Paska
What is borscht?
Red beet soup, the national soup and often has beef, pork, lamp, tomatoes onion and garlic
What is Uzfar?
Dried fruit beverage on christmas dinner table
What are 3 other traditional dishes?
1) Holubsti
2) Kuta
3) Vereniki
What is Vareniki?
The pierogi, dumplings filled with cheesy potatoes/sugary berries
During christams eve ___ dished are often served
12
Whats the ritual dish?
Kutya
What is kutya?
Wheat berries, poopy seeds and dried fruits sweetened with honey
During breakfast, dishes mixing ___ & ___ are common
grains and fat
i.e buckwheat cooked with butter