Editing Ukraine (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Ukrainian cuisine}}
[[File:Borscht served.jpg|thumb|[[Borscht]] with [[Smetana (dairy product)|smetana]] ([[sour cream]])]]
Ukrainian cuisine has been formed by the nation's tumultuous history, geography, culture and social customs. [[Chicken]] is the most consumed type of [[protein]], accounting for about half of the meat intake. It is followed by [[pork]] and [[beef]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yarmak |first1=Andriy |last2=Svyatkivska |first2=Elizaveta |last3=Prikhodko |first3=Dmitry |title=Ukraine: Meat sector review |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/7eaedc0c-e890-48c5-b4b3-32e0ae40c6be/content |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>{{rp|12}} Vegetables such as [[potato]]es, [[cabbage]]s, [[mushroom]]s and [[beetroot]]s are widely consumed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20110303-ukraines-culinary-delights |title=Ukraine's culinary heights |work=[[BBC News]] |last=Kaminski |first=Anna |date=10 March 2011 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> [[Pickling|Pickled vegetables]] are considered a delicacy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/06/quick-fermented-cucumbers-gherkins-olia-hercules-kitchen-in-ukraine |last=Hercules |first=Olia |title=A 'nuclear' pickle recipe from Ukraine |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 September 2016 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/nizhyn-pickles-/7495186.html |title=Nizhyn Pickles |work=[[Voice of America]] (VOA) |date=28 February 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |last=Shylova |first=Liudmyla}}</ref> [[Salo (food)|Salo]], which is [[Curing (food preservation)|cured]] pork fat, is considered the national delicacy.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kollegaeva |first=Katrina |title=Salo, the Ukrainian Pork Fat |journal=[[Gastronomica]] |volume=17 |number=4 |year=2017 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |pages=102–110 |doi=10.1525/gfc.2017.17.4.102 |jstor=26362486}}</ref> Widely used [[herb]]s include [[dill]], [[parsley]], [[basil]], [[coriander]] and [[chives]].<ref name="hercules"/>

Ukraine is often called the "[[Breadbasket#Europe|Breadbasket of Europe]]", and its plentiful [[grain]] and [[cereal]] resources such as [[rye]] and [[wheat]] play an important part in its cuisine; essential in making various kinds of bread.<ref name="bbccuisine">{{cite web |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230224-five-comfort-foods-to-celebrate-ukraine |title=Five comfort foods that define Ukraine |last=Banas |first=Anne |date=24 February 2023 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wroe |first=Ann |date=14 April 2022 |access-date=9 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.economist.com/1843/2022/04/14/bread-in-ukraine-why-a-loaf-means-life |title=Bread in Ukraine: why a loaf means life}}</ref> [[Chernozem]], the country's black-colored highly fertile soil, produces some of the world's most flavorful crops.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/03/05/ukraine-has-a-glorious-cuisine-that-is-all-its-own |title=Ukraine has a glorious cuisine that is all its own |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url-access=subscription |date=5 March 2022 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> 

Popular traditional dishes ''{{lang|uk-Latn|[[varenyky]]}}'' ([[dumpling#European#Central and Eastern Europe|dumpling]]), ''[[nalysnyky]]'' ([[crêpe]]), ''[[Cabbage soup|kapusnyak]]'' (cabbage [[soup]]), ''nudli'' (dumpling [[stew]]), [[borscht]] ([[List of sour soups|sour soup]]) and {{lang|uk-Latn|[[Gołąbki|holubtsi]]}} ([[cabbage roll]]).<ref name="bbccuisine"/> Among traditional baked goods are decorated [[korovai]] and [[Paska (bread)|paska]] ([[easter bread]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/13/kulich-paska-ukrainian-easter-bread-recipe-olia-hercules-easter-bakes |last=Hercules |first=Olia |title=Alternatives to Good Friday bakes: a recipe for Ukrainian Easter bread |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref> Ukrainian specialties also include [[Chicken Kiev]]<ref name="hercules"/> and [[Kyiv cake]]. Popular drinks include ''uzvar'' ([[kompot]]),<ref name="hercules">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/04/hazelnut-cake-recipe-olia-hercules-cook-residency |last=Hercules |first=Olia |title=Fermented herbs, a lavish hazelnut cake recipe and a Ukrainian spin on meatball soup |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 June 2015 |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="hill"/> ''[[Ryazhenka|ryazhanka]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aidarbekova |first1=Sabina |last2=Aider |first2=Mohammad |journal=Food Bioscience |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |date=April 2022 |volume=46 |number=101526 |doi=10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101526 |title=Production of Ryazhenka, a traditional Ukrainian fermented baked milk, by using electro-activated whey as supplementing ingredient and source of lactulose |issn=2212-4292}}</ref> and ''{{lang|uk-Latn|[[horilka]]}}''.<ref name="hercules"/><ref name="hill">{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4373623-christmas-in-ukraine/ |last=Drennan |first=Patrick |title=Christmas in Ukraine |date=22 December 2023 |access-date=11 June 2024 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> [[Liquor]] (spirits) are the most consumed type of [[alcoholic beverage]].<ref name="pmid">{{cite journal |last1=Samokhvalov |first1=Andriy V. |last2=Pidkorytov |first2=Valerii S. |last3=Linskiy |first3=Igor V. |last4=Minko |first4=Oleksandr I. |last5=Minko |first5=Oleksii O. |last6=Rehm |first6=Jürgen |last7=Popova |first7=Svetlana |title=Alcohol use and addiction services in Ukraine |date=1 January 2009 |pages=5–7 |volume=6 |number=1 |pmid=31507969 |journal=International Psychiatry |doi=10.1192/S1749367600000205 |pmc=6734863}}</ref> Alcohol consumption has seen a stark decrease, though by per capita, it remains [[List of countries by alcohol consumption per capita|among the highest the world]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/22-03-2024-ukrainians-are-drinking-less-alcohol-and-support-stronger-regulations--new-survey-finds |title=Ukrainians are drinking less alcohol and support stronger regulations, new survey finds |publisher=[[World Health Organization]] (WHO) |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=11 June 2024 |quote=Ukraine has seen a fall in alcohol consumption of almost 25% over the last decade.}}</ref><ref name="pmid"/>