5. Religion
Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Kiev Patriarchate 39.8%
Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Patriarch of Moscow 29.4%
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 14.1%
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church 2.8%
Protestantism 2.4%
Roman Catholicism 1.7%
Islam 0.6%
Others 2.2%
6. 1.Football 2.Boxing 3.Ice Hockey
SPORT
4.Basketball 5.Gymnasitcs 6.Rhytmnic
gymnastics
7. Borscht – beet soup often made with meat
Kapusnyak: soup made with pork, salo (pork fat),sauerkraut and served with sour cream
Rosolnyk: soup with pickles.
Yushka: fish soup, made of fresh-water fish, usually carp. Similar to the Russian cuisine, Ukha,
which is also a fish-soup.
Zelenyi Borstch("Kvaskova Zupa" or "Shchaveleva Zupa"): water or broth based soup with sorrel
and various vegetables, served with chopped hard boiled egg and sour cream.
8. Varenyky (Perogy): Dumplings stuffed with fillings such as potato and cheese, often served
boiled
Salo: salted (or occasionally raw) unrendered pork fat lard
9. Syrniki, fried quark cheese pancakes, garnished with sour cream, jam, honey, or apple sauce.
Kutia: traditional Christmas dish, made of poppy seeds, wheat, nuts, honey, and delicacies.
Torte: many varieties of cakes, from moist to puffy, most typical ones being Kyjivskyj, Prazhskyj,
and Trufelnyj. They are frequently made without flour, instead using ground walnuts or almonds.
11. Non-alcoholic
Kompot (компот): a sweet beverage made of dried or fresh fruits and/or berries boiled in
water.
Uzvar (узвар): a traditional compote made of dried fruit, mainly apples, pears and prunes.
Kvas (квас): a sweet-and-sour sparkling beverage brewed from yeast, sugar and dried rye
bread.
Ryazhanka (ряжанка): another kind of natural yogurt made of baked milk.