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Most people drink strong concentrated coffee (we know this as espresso) in very tiny cups with sugar. They dont' drink in huge bekers with milk and sugar like we do in Holland.On the picture the coffeeshop in old center of Uzhgord
In Ukraine people drink a lot!!!! And not just vodka. That was so long ago. They drink everything.Vodka, beer, cognac, armagnac, wine, and so on. And alcohol is very cheap there, especially European. If you are staying with locals, i guarantee you they make you drink with them. And the ideas for toasts will never run out "Let's drink to your family, my family, kids, cars, jobs, life, dogs, cats, ...........". And there will be a big chance that someone makes their own alcohol. And if you don't drink with them they will get offended.The family we stayed with in Dnepropetrovsk, the man of the house made his samogon (moonshine), yeger, wine, etc. My husband did not feel good after drinking samogon all night, so the next day our host suggested to treat it with a little shot of vodka (and keep in mind they do not use shot glasses). Good Times!!!
When drinking in Ukraine, be prepared to eat. Vodka comes straight and in rather full shot glasses. Drinking is ALWAYS done with food and you do not mix the alcohol with anything. It is customary to always propose something, usually the first toast is from the host, the next is from a close friend or relative and the next one if from you. Drinks are most often done in 3's and never end in an even number. If you no longer want to partake, find a way to say this as your toast, "this one is to the horse" which basically means you need to drive home safely. It should get a round of laughter.
Ukrainian torts are just delicious. As a rule they are multi layered with some type of cream between layers, also they can be moist or a little dry. Now there are many torts for sale in the stores but Ukrainian women often prefer to bake by themselves, it is cheaper and more delicious.
Gorilka – vodka on Ukrainian. Many Ukrainians, mostly old generation, make gorilka at their homes. Yes, it is illegal, but authorities know about it and don’t punish for it, except when gorilka cooked (slang. made) for sale. Also don’t think that Ukrainians make gorilka from beets, it is more Russian stuff, although some make in rural areas and not so oftern. Gorilka is made from sugar and water, it stays for a while till it ferments, and then put special home-made equipment up on the stove and home-made gorilka cooking process begins. If gorilka you buy in the stores is 40 degrees strong (don’t know scientific terminology), good home-made gorilka should not be less than 65 degrees. Now you perhaps understand why home-made gorilka is more popular than the one from the stores, because it is strong. By the way some cheap gorilka from the stores is often poisonous because many black market...
Varenyky is another famous Ukrainian dish. It is dough with all kinds of stuffing: potatoes, meat, fruits, cabbage, cottage cheese, and boiled in the water. It is something like Russian (Siberian) pelmeni, just can have different stuffing not only meat and larger is size. As a topping sour cream or fried onion with lard are used. My own preference is blueberries, strawberries, cabbage, cottage cheese, and meat stuffing. If you are in Ukraine, don’t miss this dish.
I think almost everyone knows borshch. But what people know is that it is soup (stew) with beets. Unfortunately, some people think that borshch is just cooked beats, and this is what you eat, but it is soup that has other mixed vegetables. Actually it is easy to cook: boil pork till it is almost ready, put potato and chopped onions, then add some chopped cabbage. Beets are boiled till they are tender (you can do this in microwave), chop or shred carrots. Put beats and carrots into oil on the pan, fry till carrots get tender, add tomato paste (sauce), much of it. After that add the stuff from a pan to the soup. Add salt, pepper and 2-3 bay leaves. This is a borshch.
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