Called golubtsy in Russian, stuffed cabbage is found in all Eastern European cuisines. With its bright and contrasting colors, my version combines duck meat, a red beet risotto, and goat cheese sauce. The post Ukrainian Duck Golubtsy and Red Beet Risotto first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

Horseradish vodka, called khrinovukha, is a Ukrainian classic. My recipe uses caramelized horseradish, honey, and lemon peel. The post Khrinovukha, Ukrainian Horseradish Vodka first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

What do you serve to a dickhead? A plate of cock testicles, of course! My new poutine recipe, complete with rooster genitalia and black truffle. The post Poutine Khuylo first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

A dish that combines Black Sea red mullet and banosh, a kind of polenta cooked in sour cream and brynza cheese, specialty of the Hutsuls, a fierce mountain population living mainly in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The post Red Mullet with Peppers and Hutsul Banosh first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

A goulash recipe that will appear in my upcoming cookbook, The Goulash Archipelago. The post Transcarpathian Short Rib Goulash with Chipetki first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

I’ve said in the past that if you want to avoid crowds, the Monday after Thanksgiving is a good day to fish on the Salmon River. Well, here’s another quiet day to… The post Triple Steelhead Trout Broth with Gravlax and Pirozhki first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

I thought I’d written everything one needs to know about varenyky. I’ve prepared the Ukrainian dumplings with potatoes, cabbage, butternut squash, and artichoke. I’ve eaten them at countless restaurants reviewed on these pages, I’ve… The post Cherry Varenyky and Goat Cheese Ice Cream first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more

A whole deer, even if you keep the backstraps and legs whole, yields a lot of ground meat, mostly from the neck and the belly. This is nothing to worry about: these… The post Venison and Potato Latke Burgers with Vodka-Battered Vegetables first appeared on Food Perestroika ..read more