25 Traditional Velykden: Ukrainian Easter Recipes

“At last Easter has arrived! This is the time when Ukrainian hospitality is mostly evident…” – Mykola Markevych wrote these words in 1850. Many years have passed since then, but very little has changed.

This magnificent Ukrainian festival, Velykden (Easter), has no equal in its celebration. It is filled with ancient customs, good spirits and rich food. And in its articles and recipes Traditional Velykden: Ukrainian Easter Recipes explores the most popular of them.

The recipes of the most popular traditional Easter dishes include: kholodets, shynka or buzhenyna, pashtet and pyrizhky. Desserts are presented by such Ukrainian classic delights as medivnyk, makivnyk, rohalyky and verhuny. Some of the best paska recipes are included in the book.

The articles discuss the significance of Velykden, its rituals and attributes, including krashanka and pysanka, paska and the Easter basket.