A plate with the 'Kutya' - a ceremonial grain dish traditionally served by Eastern Orthodox Christians, seen in the 'Kryivka' Ukrainian restaurant on Orthodox Christmas Eve, in Lviv, Ukraine, on ...

STAMFORD -- On Christmas Eve, a Ukrainian table holds 12 traditional dishes, so there are many options for favorites, but Nataliya Popovici especially enjoys varenyky, better known by their Polish ...

As the first dish served at the traditional 12-dish Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper, the kutia is tasted first by the head of the family, who then throws a spoonful up to the ceiling; ...

Ukrainian people start the meal with Kutya on Christmas Eve. It is made from threshed wheat, which is pounded in a makitra (a big clay mixing bowl). Honey, jam and dried fruit are added.

Kutia - A sweet grain pudding traditionally served at dinner that is often the first of 12 dishes in the Christmas Eve supper, Svyaty Vechir. Kutia is a rarity during the rest of the year.

The traditional Ukrainian Catholic Holy Supper calls for 12 meatless dishes, most of which carry symbolic meaning. The centerpiece is koloch, or Ukrainian Christmas bread .

With Ukrainian Christmas food traditions, good things come in small packages. Many of us put a lot of effort into the packages now piling up under the tree. But people of Ukrainian heritage, like ...

Ivan and Nataliya Nychyporuk intended to keep up their Ukrainian Christmas traditions when they moved to ... On Christmas Eve, the families have a traditional meal of 12 dishes that represent ...