Kruchenyky

The best meat is pork, the best fish is flax. This proverb aptly describes the attitude of Ukrainians to meat, and especially pork. It is impossible to imagine authentic Ukrainian cuisine without gourmet meat dishes. One of these original meat dishes is kruchenyky, or zavyvantsi.

The name of the dish is unpretentious and comes from the word “twist" (krutyty): to cook kruchenyky, the filling must be twisted into meat. By the way, both the filling and the meat can be different, it all depends on the region.