Russia
Syrniki
Сырники
Fried patties of tvorog, egg and a little flour, golden outside and creamy within, eaten for breakfast or dessert.
eastern-europe
Ukraine
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Tvorog
Творог
Tvorog is Russian cottage cheese or quark, drier and grainier than Western cottage cheese, with a slightly sour taste.
Russia
Ukha
Уха
Ukha is a Russian clear fish soup with salmon, cod, or perch, root vegetables, and herbs.
Ukraine
Uzvar
Узвар
Uzvar is a Ukrainian compote brewed from dried apples, pears, plums, cherries, and raisins.
Ukraine
Varenukha
Варенуха
Varenukha is a Ukrainian drink made by simmering dried fruit with honey and spices before adding horilka.
Russia
Varenye
Варенье
Varenye is a whole-fruit preserve with berries or fruit in sugar syrup, no gelling agent, served with tea not spread on toast, whole fruits intact with transparent syrup and fruit-to-sugar ratio.
Russia
Varenyky
Вареники
Varenyky are Ukrainian dumplings with thin dough filled with potatoes, cheese, cabbage, or fruit, served with smetana.
Ukraine
Verhuny
Вергуни
Verhuny are Ukrainian sweet fried pastries made from thin dough and dusted with sugar.
Belarus
Vinegret
Вінегрет
Diced beet salad with potato, carrot, pickled cucumber, sauerkraut and onion dressed with sunflower oil; the everyday starter of all three East Slavic cuisines.
Ukraine
Yabchanka
Ябчанка
Chilled apple-and-curd dessert whipped with egg whites into a light mousse and set cold, a Jewish-Ukrainian sweet.
Ukraine
Zatirka
Затірка
Peasant soup of broth thickened with small rubbed pellets of egg-and-flour dough, plus potato and bay.
Ukraine
Zelenyi Borshch
Зелений борщ
Sorrel borsch: bright green, tart, studded with potato, egg and dill, served hot or chilled.
Polissya, Ukraine
Zrazy
Зрази
Zrazy are Ukrainian formed or rolled meat patties with a savoury filling, browned and served hot.
Poland
Łazanki
Лазанкі
A Polish dish of small, square pasta noodles tossed with cabbage, mushrooms, or poppy seeds. A rustic, home-cooked classic, hearty and savory, a traditional dish, served warm.