Ukrainian Food Guide 🇺🇦 | 35 Must‑Try Dishes in Kyiv and Lviv – Borscht, Varenyky, Banosh + More

Join us for this Ukraine Food Guide as we try 35 different things as an introduction to Ukrainian Cuisine. One of our surprise favorite countries on a recent trip to Europe was Ukraine. While traveling around Ukraine we marvelled at fascinating architecture and were welcomed by friendly locals in both Kyiv and Lviv. However, the ultimate surprise was just how good the food is in Ukraine! My goodness! Ukrainian cuisine may be the most underrated we've sampled. We literally arrived having never tried any authentic Ukrainian dishes before and we left with a new appreciation of the cuisine and the desire to try more. Often referred to as the breadbasket of Europe, Ukrainian dishes are heavily influenced by the ingredients that spring from its rich dark soil. When you think of traditional Ukrainian food think hearty dishes such as borscht, dumplings, meats and stews. But contemporary Ukrainian cuisine has a unique flair of its own. In fact, we had so many delicious meals in Ukraine that was felt the courage to sample International cuisine as well eating at both Georgian and Korean restaurants. In this Ukraine Food Guide video we delve into all of the delicious Ukrainian cuisine we tried for the first time. But with enough rambling let's jump in with our appetite! 📌 ABOUT THIS VIDEO Hungry for something new? In this ultimate Ukrainian Food Guide we taste 35 different dishes and drinks across Kyiv and Lviv, from soul‑warming borscht and fluffy varenyky to mountain‑style banosh, honey‑sweet medovik, and even a few Georgian and Korean surprises that show Ukraine’s modern culinary mash‑ups. Shot over two weeks, this full compilation stitches every bite, price, and travel tip into one mega‑video so you can plan your own food crawl—or just drool from home. Warning: don’t watch on an empty stomach! Complete Ukrainian Food List: (We try 35 things!) 1) Banosh (Банош) or Banusz with egg, brynza cheese and pork fat (shkvarky) - 45 2) Kremslyky (КРЕМЗЛИКИ В ГЛЕЧИКУ) bread basket bowl Ukrainian Potato Pancakes with mushroom sauce- 134 3) Pork Leg with mustard 7 Piggies style (ГОМІЛОЧКА “СІМ ПОРОСЯТ”) - 95 per 100 grams 4) Varenyky black dumplings (ПЕЛЬМЕНІ “ВІД ВУЙКА КОЦЬО”) - 67 5) Ukrainian cheesecake (ТОРТ “СИРНИК”) - 47 6) Drink: Ukrainian dry red wine possibly from Odessa 7) Ukrainian dry red wine and Vodka (Horilka - горілка) 8) Complimentary bread with pork fat (salo - сало) and butter 9) Ukrainian pickled herring (маринована оселедець) 10) Ukrainian potato pancakes (Deruny - Деруни) 11) Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи - котлета по-киевски) 12) Varenyky Ukrainian dessert dumplings (Вареники) 13) Mushroom soup with homemade dumplings in bread crust (Грибна юшка з домашніми галушками у хлібній скоринці) 14) Traditional Ukrainian Salad (Закарпатський) (яловичина відварена, кабачки смажені у сухарях запечені томати, овеча бринза, медово-гірчичний соус) Ingredients: Veal, fried zucchini, tomatoes, brynza (white goat cheese), honey and mustard sauce 15) Grilled duck brisket (Вогняна качка) грудка качки смажена на грилі з яблуками та помаранчами, соус з малини та манго ingredients: duck, apple, orange, raspberry and mango sauce 16) Stuffed Cabbage-rolls (Голубці з домашньою сметаною) свинина, яловичина, рис, цибуля ingredients: cabbage, sour cream pork, beef, rice, onion 17) Apple Strudel with ice cream (Штрудель яблучний з морозивом) 18) Borscht (борщ) Ukrainian Soup 19) Olivier Salad (салат "Оливье) 20) Deruny (деруни) Ukrainian Potato Pancakes 21) Varenyky (Вареники) Ukrainian Dumplings 22) Medovik (Медовик) Ukrainian Cake 23) Cappuccino 24) Crepes with berries 25) Pancakes with fruit and cinnamon 26) Deep-fried cookies with custard (Ukraine: Verguny (Вергуны) & Polish: faworki or chruściki) 27) Georgian Salad with walnut dressing (xxx) 28) Badrijani Nigvzit (ბადრიჯანი) - Georgian eggplant rolls with walnut paste 29) Khachapuri (ხაჭაპური) with Sulguni cheese (სულგუნი) Georgian pizza style bread 30) Dolma (tolma: ტოლმა) Georgian stuffed grape leaf 31) Georgian dessert platter 32) Drinks: Georgian Red Wine (Saperavi dry) and Georgian black tea 33) Kimchi-Bokkeum-Bap (김치볶음밥) Korean kimchi fried rice 34) Sundubu-jjigae (순두부찌개) Korean tofu soup 35) Pajeon (파전) Korean pancakes with scallions and seafood BLOGS https://thatbackpacker.com/ https://nomadicsamuel.com/ https://cheargentinatravel.com/ https://acrossalberta.com/ Well, that's a wrap to our introduction to Ukrainian cuisine. We hope this Ukraine food guide inspired you to try some of these mouth-watering dishes. Now over to you. What is your favorite Ukrainian food? Have you tried Ukrainian cuisine before. Let us know in the comments below and we'll see you soon with more food and travel adventures. Music in this video courtesy of Kevin Macleod under a creative commons license: https://incompetech.com/ Music in this video courtesy of Andrew Applepie from SoundCloud:   / andrewapplepie