The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen: Recipes from a Native Chef
The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen: Recipes from a Native Chef
The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen: Recipes from a Native Chef
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Celebrate Ukraine's independent spirit in this cookbook sharing the nation's unique traditions and culture in 100 recipes crafted by Ukraine's most prominent chef. Now, more than ever, Ukrainian cuisine and culture deserve to be known around the world. In The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen, Yevhen Klopotenko shares the true food of Ukraine--the way it is really cooked today--with modern recipes for familiar and forgotten dishes. Klopotenko is Ukraine's most internationally celebrated chef, appearing on the cover of TIME magazine and on CBS Sunday Morning. A top restaurateur in Kyiv, winner of Ukraine's MasterChef, and an activist promoting Ukrainian food around the world, he has also worked with First Lady Olena Zelenska to revamp the country's school lunch program and campaigned for the United Nations to recognize the heritage of borshch. The recipes he collects in this book are the result of years of research into regional Ukrainian cooking. After training as a chef in France and cooking professionally in the US and elsewhere, he returned to Ukraine with a desire to catalog and promote his own national cuisine--free of influence from Soviet-era propaganda. These dishes form a Ukrainian cuisine all its own, shaped by tradition, geography, and agriculture. Known as the "breadbasket of Europe," Ukraine's beloved national dishes include
American cooks will find fresh ideas about how to use common vegetables, new approaches to fermentation and pickling, the delight of dumplings and simple baked goods, hearty braises, and the pleasure of desserts such as Kyiv Candied Fruit. But this cookbook is about more than the food: It stands for the preservation of a culture under threat and the independence of people under attack.
- Borshch, the national treasure, a savory beet soup--with many variations
- Pampushky, easy garlic bread rolls
- Holubtsi, stuffed cabbage rolls
- Varenyky, dumplings stuffed with sweet or savory fillings
- Deruny, fried potato pancakes
- Lviv-Style Cheesecake, and more
American cooks will find fresh ideas about how to use common vegetables, new approaches to fermentation and pickling, the delight of dumplings and simple baked goods, hearty braises, and the pleasure of desserts such as Kyiv Candied Fruit. But this cookbook is about more than the food: It stands for the preservation of a culture under threat and the independence of people under attack.
About the Author
About the Author
Yevhen Klopotenko is a Ukrainian chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and social activist. He is known for his popular cooking website klopotenko.com, promoting authentic Ukrainian cuisine across the country and the world. He is renowned for changing school catering so that children could become educated about Ukrainian culinary traditions and heritage. In 2015 he won season 5 of MasterChef Ukraine. In 2016 he graduated from the Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. In 2019, he opened a restaurant named "100 Years Back to the Future," combining Ukrainian culinary heritage with modern techniques. In 2020 he was named one of 50 Next ranking of people shaping the future of gastronomy. Now he is devoting efforts to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Born in Kyiv, he studied international relations at the Kyiv University of Economics and Law and has worked in the US, UK, and Europe.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Chef Yevhen Klopotenko aims to bring 'real Ukrainian cuisine out of hiding' with this treasury of 100 recipes."--Epicurious
"With one of the country's most beloved chefs as your guide, let this book introduce you to the comforting, flavorful dishes of Ukraine's regional cooking."--Food & Wine
"Yevhen is a powerhouse: You can feel his presence when he walks in the room. He is one of the chefs who is not only feeding the few at his restaurant, he is feeding the many of Ukraine. The recipes in this book are the recipes of the people, by a man who is on the frontlines of defending democracy."--Chef José Andrés, Founder of World Central Kitchen
"MasterChef Ukraine winner and restaurateur Klopotenko celebrates Ukrainian cuisine both old and restrictive, with rules against using herbs and spices other than salt and pepper, and modern and innovative, in which borsch and rye bread take on new forms and flavors."--Booklist
"Today more than ever the world needs to learn about Ukraine, and what better way to do so than through the country's delicious food. These recipes are a brilliant introduction to the classics as well as regional gems, with a perfect balance of personal and historical insight. This book will take its prideful place on my bookshelf next to other wonderful Ukrainian titles from Olia Hercules and Anna Voloshyna."--Alissa Timoshkina, author of Salt and Time and co-founder of the #cookforukraine campaign
"Klopotenko's passion for and pride in Ukrainian cuisine shine brightly in this insightful, illuminating cookbook, making it an outstanding introduction to the food and culture of this brave country."--Library Journal
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Voracious
Pub date:
2024-05-14
Length:
288 pages
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