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Darya Zorka's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story of Ukrainian resilience and love for their country and culture! The description of the food made me so hungry! Kharkiv is such a special place ❤️❤️‍🩹

Felicity Spector's avatar

It really is. I wish more than anything that they will have a peaceful life again soon.

Darya Zorka's avatar

Also, I have been following Olia Fedorova on Instagram for several years. She is incredibly talented and her artwork is very powerful!

Felicity Spector's avatar

She is such a talent! We first met in Kharkiv 2 years ago. Frustratingly I have yet to see her work, I keep missing the chance but it will happen

Andriy Chef's avatar

Best restaurant in Kharkiv ❤️

Oryna Hrushetsky's avatar

Me too!

TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

So beautiful, I’m a bit jealous of these adventures and want to eat all the food. 💙💛

Felicity Spector's avatar

Ukraine really does have amazing food!

Lana-Emerald Mary Astin's avatar

Kharkiv! a new one for me, thank you for sharing!

Felicity Spector's avatar

My pleasure, it is a wonderful place

Anastasia Lebedenko's avatar

What a delicious and truthful description of Ukrainian food&spirit, thank you for sharing!

Felicity Spector's avatar

Thank you so much! The place is very dear to me!

Anna Bowles's avatar

Oh wow, I have three days in Kharkiv coming up and now I'm going to have to try to sneak in a visit here between delivering humanitarian aid and picking up body armour... such is Kharkiv.

Felicity Spector's avatar

Hope you’re managing ok in Zapo… and best of luck with the aid delivery!! One of these days we will meet up - maybe even in Snidanishna!

Ray Laskowitz's avatar

How much food did you eat on the train? That's what I want to know. About your upcoming book, distribution is king.

Felicity Spector's avatar

So overnight trains don’t sell food, only cups of tea and coffee. I had a cereal bar in my bag - and at around midnight the train stopped at a tiny station for long enough for passengers to get off and buy snacks or warm pyrizhky pies from people who cycle up and down the platform - I did buy a pie but then fell asleep before I managed to get around to it.

Ray Laskowitz's avatar

I never liked them cold which you would have after you woke up.

Karenza's avatar

I’m happy to hear that Felicity and I will be sure to buy it!

Karenza's avatar

I hope you are collecting all these recipes on your travels Felicity - how about a book for a fund raiser? Then we can share the flavours of Ukraine from far away. 💙

Felicity Spector's avatar

I am finishing writing a book which will be published next year, although it is stories rather than recipes. If it makes any profits all of it will go to Ukraine!