Celebrate Ukraine’s independent spirit in this cookbook sharing the nation’s unique traditions and culture in 100 recipes crafted by Ukraine’s most prominent chef. Now, more than ever, Ukrainian cuisine and culture deserve to be known around the world. In ‘The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen’, Ievgen Klopotenko shares the true food of Ukraine – the way it is really cooked today – with modern recipes for familiar and forgotten dishes. Klopotenko is Ukraine’s most internationally celebrated chef. A top restaurateur in Kyiv, winner of Ukraine’s MasterChef, and an activist promoting Ukrainian food around the world, he has also worked with First Lady Olena Zelenska to revamp the country’s school lunch program and campaigned for the United Nations to recognise the heritage of borshch. The recipes he collects here are the result of years of research into regional Ukrainian cooking.