| Borshch | beet soup often made with meat |
| Ukha | fish soup typically with carp |
| Hybivka | mushroom soup |
| Vinigret | beetroot salad made with beans, peas and onions |
| Oseledets | pickled herring salad with onion, sunflower oil and pepper |
| Kapustianyi | sauerkraut salad with oil, walnuts and mayonnaise |
| Paska | like Easter bread |
| Korovai | braided bread used in wedding celebrations |
| Babka | Easter bread containing dried fruit |
Main Course
Varenyky – boiled dumplings stuffed with fruit, potatoes, cheese and cabbage.
Holubtsi – cabbage rolls stuffed with millet or minced meat with rice.
Blyntsi – crepes served with meat, cheese, fruit or caviar.
Pechenya – roast pork, lamb, beef or veal.
Studynets – jellied meat or fish.
Kotljetys – fish or meat fritters.
Deruny – potato fritters served with sour cream or cottage cheese.
Shashlyk – type of shish kebab usually with marinated lamb and vegetables.
Dessert
Tort – cakes often made with ground walnuts or almonds instead of flour.
Kutia – a Christmas dessert with honey, nuts, poppy seeds and wheat.
Zhely – jellied fruit.
Pampushky – fried dough, similar to doughnuts.
Beverages
Kvas – made from bread with a sweet-sour taste.
Compote – dried or fresh fruit drink.
Kefir – sour milk.
