July 12, Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast of St. Peter and Paul. In the Ukrainian tradition Petrovok - Ukrainian traditional holiday dishes. Find out what was served to the table July 12 and Ukrainian dishes recipes
Christian holiday PetrovkaJuly 12, loved the Ukrainians at all times and tried to follow the signs of the holiday. One of the main traditions on July 12 was a festive table, to which were fed a traditional Ukrainian dishes. Learn what a hearty meal at the Peter and Paul
At Peter and Paul ended Petrovsky post and the people returned from service in the church to break the fast.
The culinary tradition of Peter and Paul
Peter Petrovka holiday ends - post, which lasted for several weeks. In Volyn said: "Petrovka - bread katіvka". The diet was introduced many fresh herbs, young vegetables, mushrooms and berries. Green cooked soup, made friedge (cold soup), stuffed in young beet or grape leaf.
After fasting break the fast at Petrovka abundantly, cut domestic pig or lamb, poultry and prepare them to a variety of meat dishes, home-made sausages. For the festive table was served with dill potatoes, salads, cottage cheese, eggs, milk and butter.
In this hot season especially popular were cold first course and kvas, sweet dishes and drinks from the berries, jelly of cherries.
Peter - patron saint of fishing, so this holiday fishermen believe his on the table should be fresh fish.
In St. Peter's Day godfathers We came to visit his godson and bows gave them wheat cakes.
Matchmakers of the wife treated matchmakers husband supper, and mother-in for the second year marriage brought zyatyam cheese from the oven.
In the villages staged a fun Bratchina.Set wide tables, arranged the various festive meal: grilled meat, pies, sausages, vegetables, berries, cool drinks.
What to cook on the Peter and Paul
The first step should be nourishing on the table Ukrainian borsch of young vegetables, he was called "Young borsch" - beets, carrots, cabbage and greens of the new harvest.
One of the traditional dishes on the Peter and Paul Church in Ukraine - Mandryka – pastries from curd dough. In different regions Mandryka (Mandrikov, mandrygy) baked in their recipes, typical for this area. This could be cookies, cakes, pies, donuts, muffins with berries, but the basis of the test was wheat flour, cheese, eggs, butter. It Mandryka break the fast, after returning from church, handing out their kiddies and shepherds who were tending cattle community.
About Mandryka in Ukrainian history there is such a legend. Mandryka - rolls - ate the holy apostles, when traveling, mandruvali, around the world. And once Mandryka stole the apostles and the cuckoo was punished - feeding them and could no longer cuckoo. Therefore, they say: "On Peter cuckoo Mandryka choked." Indeed, according to national signs after Petrovok cuckoo cuckoo stops.
Hear the cuckoo after Peter was considered a bad omen, so I say: "Let the cuckoo cuckoo to Peter, and Peter we Mandryka vdavimo it."
For the festive table baked pancakes with various fillings: Pancakes (cheese), berries, meat.
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