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My favorite summer dessert is…

주간 토픽: Your favorite Summer dessert

2022년 7월 25일

Summer...Berries...Sweetness...Dessert...

What is my favorite dessert in the summer?

And, of course, varenyky!

Varenyky (boiled dumplings) is a traditional Ukrainian dish.

 There are more than 40 types of varenyky in Ukraine, but the most popular of them are boiled potatoes, stewed cabbage, sweet and salty cheese, meat, cherries, poppy seeds, cherries, and strawberries.

Varenyky are served with sour cream or crackers and fried onions.

The name "varenyky" is derived from the word "cook". And the recipe itself, as it turned out, the Ukrainians borrowed from the Turks. The Turkish dish is called "dush-var". The taste of this dish strongly resembles our Varenyky, which is probably why Ukrainians liked it so much. However, ours did not get lost and began to stick other fillings into the dough. This is actually how our Ukrainian Varenyky came about.

After that, Varenyky began to be cooked in Ukraine for every holiday and every Sunday. And what is most interesting, Varenyky were even prepared to give to newlyweds at a wedding or to a pregnant woman.

Varenyky were also prepared as a sacrificial dish and brought as a gift to the goddess of water. People believed that varenyky have magical properties. That is why the girls cooked Varenyky on Andrew's day and performed various rituals and fortune-telling on them. One of the most interesting fortune-telling for girls was the following: "Varenyky were placed in front of a cat, and whose varenyk it would eat - the girl should prepare for the wedding, and if she only took a bite and left, then it meant that the girl was doomed to divorce or loneliness."


I like to cook Varenyky in the summer.

This time, I made Varenyky with blueberries, which I picked at the weekend in the forest.

Usually, I eat Varenyky at the table. But they taste best with tea on the river bank. Why on the river bank?

Everything is simple. I love to travel! Nature inspires me to be creative, to have ideas, and to have dreams!!!

And you, my dear students, dream of tasting Varenyky?

Do you dream of a trip? If so, get ready for a trip to Ukraine!

Or maybe you dream of helping Ukraine or Ukrainians, but you don't know how?

I will gladly give you the recipe for the most delicious Varenyky ) Write about it in the comments and you will receive my signature recipe)

And while we have time for this, let's spend it with benefit!

 I can help you learn the language or improve your knowledge of the Ukrainian language and make your dream come true.

So what?

Shall we enjoy my favorite summer dessert together?

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