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Savva Loginov writes about traditional Ukrainian cooking, including regional dishes, heritage baking and the customs behind familiar recipes. His English guides explain each dish’s context alongside clear, practical cooking instructions.

Homemade Fortune Cookies

Thin vanilla cookies folded around paper fortunes while warm, then cooled crisp for parties and celebrations. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas

Carpathian Mushroom Soup

A fragrant soup of mushrooms, potatoes, carrot and onion finished with herbs and optional sour cream. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and

Salted Mackerel in Cold Brine

Whole cleaned mackerel cured in a cooled salt-and-sugar brine with bay leaves and peppercorns. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage

Savory Carrot Cutlets

Tender carrot cutlets bound with egg and semolina, shaped and pan-cooked until lightly golden. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage

Crispy Khrusty Pastry

Thin sour-cream pastry cut into ribbons, fried until crisp and finished with icing sugar. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage guidance.

Juicy Oven-Roasted Pork Buzhenina

Garlic-and-mustard marinated pork roasted gently until juicy, rested and sliced for a festive meal. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage

Classic Okroshka with Kefir or Kvass

A chilled soup of potato, cucumber, egg, radish, herbs and cooked meat with kefir or kvass. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas and storage

Vanilla Ice Cream with Custard Base

Creamy homemade vanilla ice cream made from egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla, churned until smooth. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas

Fermented Tomatoes for a 3-Litre Jar

Whole tomatoes fermented in a measured salt brine with garlic, dill and spices for a tangy refrigerator pickle. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving ideas

Soaked Apples with Sweet-Spiced Brine

Crisp apples soaked in a lightly sweet, salted brine with cinnamon, cloves and bay for a traditional tangy preserve. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving

Sukiyaki with Beef, Tofu and Shiitake

A Japanese-style one-pot sukiyaki with thin beef, tofu, shirataki, shiitake and vegetables in a sweet soy broth. Follow the measured ingredients, clear steps, timing, serving

Walnut Sponge Cake with Buttercream

Make a walnut sponge cake with buttercream from the measured source formula. Follow the folding, baking, cooling and filling steps for clean slices. Learn the measured ingredients,