Meet Ukraine!

Prepared by Yana Hryschenko

Kremenchuk - 2013

The trident

Ukrainians

•embroidery

•chaplet

•headscarf

•bandura

1) 2)

a) hard-workingb) hospitablec) friendlyd) romantice) talkativef) quiteg) polite h) chary

i) punctualj) rudek) delicatel) intelligentm) emotionaln) composedo) sociablep) serious

Ukraine's flora numbers, close to 30,000 higher and lower plant species

Ukraine's wildlife is represented by over

44,000 animal species

Ukraine is washed by 73,000 streams of

water including 131 rivers more than 100

km long

Ukrainian cuisine

Ukrainian cuisine enjoys honored popularity among other Slavic cuisines. Many dishes like varenyky and

borshch are now considered to be international. Modern Ukrainian cuisine traditions were formed in the 19th century. Now we can see some specific distinctions between cuisines of Volyn, Poltavshchyna, Zakarpattia and Bukovyna regions. Thus Ukrainian cuisine is united

by several common principles of choosing food and cooking.

Borshch is cooked of fresh vegetables: cabbage, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots with the addition of pounded lard with garlic. The

combination of all these ingredients gives borsch unforgettable taste

Borshch

Varenyky is a typically Ukrainian dish. They can be filled with cheese, potatoes, fried cabbage and berries in summer – cherries, blackberries, strawberries and even poppy seeds

with sugar.

Varenyky

Lard

Can you imagine a real Ukrainian who doesn’t know

what is “lard”? – I can’t.

PancakesTo cook yellow thin and yummy

pancakes you may use a very simple recipe:2 eggs

1/2 cup of milk3 tablespoons water

1/2 cup flour4 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon oil

Holubtsi

A very delicious dish – a combination of cabbage, meat, rice, carrot – is a

perfect main course.

KholodetsThough it will take 3 – 4 hours to cook

kholodets, the result is worth it! Your guests will be surprised and proud to learn that you

are very good at cooking.