Borshcht? or Borshch? or Borscht?

Borshcht? or Borshch? or Borscht? – Did you know? Well, transliterated from the Ukrainian, the pronunciation is ‘Borshch’, which is how we chose to spell it. There is a unique letter in the Ukrainian alphabet which makes the ‘shch’ sound and so when it is transcribed to English, there are different spellings depending how people…

Pyrohy or Varenyky

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pyrohy or Varenyky – Did you know? In Ukraine, pyrohy are best known under the name of Varenyky. The word ‘varenyky’ comes from the Ukrainian word ‘varyty´ or ‘to boil’ because this product is cooked in boiling water. This comfort food is spelled many different ways: pyrohy, pyrogy, pyrogie, pierogi, perogi and others. We’ve…