What are the 12 meatless dishes Ukrainian?

This was my first introduction to the Ukrainian Christmas Eve tradition of the Twelve Meatless Dishes.

• Kutia. The fancy yogurt dishes were used to eat kutia (pronounced: koo-CHA), the traditional starting dish.
• Borscht.
• Perogies.
• Holubtsi.

What is the traditional Christmas Eve meal?

Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables. Other types of poultry, roast beef, or ham are also used. For dessert, pumpkin or apple pie, raisin pudding, Christmas pudding, or fruitcake are staples.

How many dishes are used on Christmas Eve?

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Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper – twelve dishes representing the twelve Apostles or twelve months of the year – plays the main role in Lithuanian Christmas tradition. The traditional dishes are served on December 24.

Where does the Twelve dish Christmas Eve Supper come from?

A twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper is traditionally prepared in many Central European and Northern European cultures, especially those that were formerly part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian.

What foods are eaten at Christmas Eve supper?

The specific dishes may differ from country to country, but many of them are universal. Due to the Nativity Fast, no meat, eggs or milk (including cheese) are allowed during the supper. Thus fish, mushrooms and various types of grain are the main offerings. In Poland the supper begins with eating soups, traditionally mushroom soup or barszcz.

What to serve at a gala dinner on Christmas Eve?

Menu of gala dinner on Christmas Eve usually depends much on the regional characteristics and the abundance of a family. So wealthy families usually counted as dishes only 12 hot main courses on Christmas Eve and nobody counted snacks like mushrooms or herring neither beverages ( Uzvar ).

What foods are served at Christmas Eve supper in Poland?

In Poland the supper begins with eating soups, traditionally mushroom soup or barszcz. The ritual for Catholics and Orthodox Christians in Ukraine is to start Sviata Vecheria with Kutia. Kutia, poppy milk ( aguonų pienas) together with kūčiukai are served as a dessert and forms a significant part of the Lithuanian Christmas Eve menu.