Food is something that means more than just nutrition to us. It is a part of us in so many different ways. When you stop to think about it, the food that we eat is often very similar to what we grew up with. It is something that we continue to pass on to our children.

One way that this is being seen is on social media, as people from Ukraine or who have families that live in Ukraine are posting family recipes.

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In an interview with Yahoo Life, a fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian, Anna Sakawsky, spoke out about how important it was to preserve their cultural heritage.

She said: “Hearing stories of family friends hiding in bomb shelters and fleeing the country has been difficult for me, but has been especially difficult for my mom who worries she may never be able to return to Ukraine or see her friends again.”

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Anna was only four years old when her grandmother died but they still treasure the recipes she left behind for the family. This included a perogie recipe that she posted online.

Some people have also been posting family recipes on TikTok. This includes one woman who claims to make every dish that her mother had in her recipe box. She shared a video that demonstrated how to make jellied pig’s feet.

Although she said that many would probably find it weird or gross, she went on to explain that she is Ukrainian and these dishes are an important part of their culture.

@momsrecipebox

Day 119: Jellied Pig’s Feet, a traditional Ukrainian dish #jelliedpigsfeet #headcheese #ukrainian #ukrainianfood #freeukraine #🇺🇦 #traditional #ukrainianculture #pigsfeet #christmaseve #christmasdinner #aspic #jelliedmeat #fyp #foryou #fy #fypシ #fypage

♬ Piano sonata in the style of 18th century classical music … – kenapo

Another user on TikTok shared a perogies recipe with only four ingredients from her grandmother.

@tina_ree79

#perogy #cooking #mykitchen #ukrainian #dough #homemade 🇺🇦

♬ original sound – Tina

There were also recipes being posted on Facebook, including a handwritten recipe for borscht.

The poster wrote that her grandfather had left Ukraine and traveled to New York in 1892. He was looking for a better life and in his honor, she was posting her mother’s borscht recipe from the 1960s.

https://www.facebook.com/newfacesofdemocracy/posts/1928797120649611

On Twitter, someone posted an Easter bread recipe that has been passed down through their family. Ukrainian Easter bread is something that is made by their family every year but this year, they say that it is more significant.

Do you know any traditional Ukrainian recipes? Let us know!