Traditional Recipes

Cook a water-based banosh-style cornmeal porridge until thick and smooth. Top with crumbled bryndza and add cracklings if you like. Serve with bryndza and optional cracklings.

Split Pea Soup with Vegetables: A hearty split pea soup with carrots, potatoes and optional chicken or smoked meat. Follow the measured ingredients, method and doneness cues.

Make a simple carrot sauerkraut with 3 kg cabbage, 500 g carrots and 60 g salt. Massage, pack below its brine, ferment until tangy and refrigerate before serving.

Cook Belgian-style waffles with milk, kefir and eggs for a tender, lightly tangy center. Mix gently, heat the waffle iron fully and serve the golden waffles warm.

Ferment a large batch of garlic sauerkraut with 5 kg cabbage, carrots and 100 g salt. Keep it beneath its own brine, then refrigerate when pleasantly sour and crisp.

Toss sliced cucumbers, onion and carrot in a lightly sweet vinegar dressing. Make this quick refrigerator salad for a crisp side dish and keep leftovers chilled.

Fry classic Ukrainian potato deruny with grated onion, egg and a little flour. Form thin patties for crisp edges and tender centers, then serve hot with sour cream.

Cook lacy Ukrainian-style crepes with sparkling mineral water, eggs and flour. Rest the milk-free batter, swirl it thinly and serve with sweet or savory fillings.

Make Hutsul banosh by simmering medium-ground cornmeal with sour cream until creamy, then finish with bryndza. Includes proportions, timing and serving tips for home cooks.

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

Cook pumpkin rice porridge by softening pumpkin in water, then simmering rice in milk. Stir gently until rice is tender and creamy. Finish with butter and rest covered.

Spiced Dried Pumpkin Bites, No Sugar Added: Chewy cinnamon pumpkin pieces with no added sugar, dried for a snack and stored cold. Follow the measured ingredients and clear.