The Ukrainian Cookbook Traditional and Modern Recipes

Ukrainian cooking has a long tradition. This large country has lots of high quality fertile farming land and a variety of great produce and this has shaped the history of cooking in the area. Ukraine has been under the control of different countries and empires in its history, and this had influenced the cuisine, with similarities to cooking in nations such as Russia, Poland and Austria.

Many dishes have developed from the peasant population, and Ukrainian staple ingredients are rye, wheat a...