Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & beyond
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- Author：Olia Hercules
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Summary
Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and lived in Cyprus for several years before moving to London and becoming a chef。 In this gorgeous and deeply personal cookbook， she shares her favorite recipes from her home country with engaging and loving stories about her culinary upbringing and family traditions。
A celebration of the food， flavors， and heritage of Eastern Europe—from the Black Sea to Baku， Kiev to Kazakhstan—Mamushka features over 100 recipes for fresh， delicious， and unexpected dishes from this dynamic yet underappreciated region。
Featuring personality and panache， Mamushka showcases the cuisine from Ukraine and beyond， weaving together vibrant food with descriptive narratives and stunning lifestyle photography。 From broths and soups to breads and pastries， vegetables and salads to meat and fish， dumplings and noodles to compotes and jams。 You’ll also find some of Olia’s favorite dishes， like a Moldovan giant cheese twist and garlicky poussins， to sublime desserts such as apricot and sour cherry pie and a birthday sponge cake with ice cream， strawberries， and meringue。
Including new flavor combinations， vibrant colors， seasonal ingredients and straightforward cooking techniques， Mamushka’s earthy dishes appeal to home chefs everywhere。 Join Olia on this delicious and diverse culinary tour through Eastern Europe。
A celebration of the food， flavors， and heritage of Eastern Europe—from the Black Sea to Baku， Kiev to Kazakhstan—Mamushka features over 100 recipes for fresh， delicious， and unexpected dishes from this dynamic yet underappreciated region。
Featuring personality and panache， Mamushka showcases the cuisine from Ukraine and beyond， weaving together vibrant food with descriptive narratives and stunning lifestyle photography。 From broths and soups to breads and pastries， vegetables and salads to meat and fish， dumplings and noodles to compotes and jams。 You’ll also find some of Olia’s favorite dishes， like a Moldovan giant cheese twist and garlicky poussins， to sublime desserts such as apricot and sour cherry pie and a birthday sponge cake with ice cream， strawberries， and meringue。
Including new flavor combinations， vibrant colors， seasonal ingredients and straightforward cooking techniques， Mamushka’s earthy dishes appeal to home chefs everywhere。 Join Olia on this delicious and diverse culinary tour through Eastern Europe。
Reviews
Heaether
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Literally want to cook my way through this entire cookbook。 The pictures and stories are also superb。
Carol Bonigo
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Wonderful。 Can’t recommend enough
Erin
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Thank you， Ms Hercules。 I love East European food and， after going through this and meal-planning， I’m quite excited to try a lot of it。 Beautiful book， down to Earth and well curated。
Andrea
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Use many recipes from this cookbook often！
Michael
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Broths， breads， dumplings - and all things fermented from Ukraine and environsPart memoir， arguably part manifesto （making the case for the ‘mamushka’ approach to life） and of course cookbook too。 Recipes galore from Ukraine， Azerbaijan， Armenia， Moldova and a fair few places further afar， and in between。 Sorrel， beetroot， cucumber， chickpeas and so many more ingredients are covered - fermented， roasted， stuffed， steamed and more。 Piquant， sweet， sour recipes clearly laid out with the promise of Broths， breads， dumplings - and all things fermented from Ukraine and environsPart memoir， arguably part manifesto （making the case for the ‘mamushka’ approach to life） and of course cookbook too。 Recipes galore from Ukraine， Azerbaijan， Armenia， Moldova and a fair few places further afar， and in between。 Sorrel， beetroot， cucumber， chickpeas and so many more ingredients are covered - fermented， roasted， stuffed， steamed and more。 Piquant， sweet， sour recipes clearly laid out with the promise of satisfying appetites large and small。 That said， mainly large。 。。。more
Claire
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I liked this so much because of the variety of Eastern European cuisine featured
Faina Menzul
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Authentic recipes collected from the family members and originated in Ukraine， Russia， Moldova， and even some Caucasian popular in Russia。 Reminded me of my mom’s cooking。
Jane
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An excellent introduction to Ukrainian food， with beautiful pictures。 Delicious recipes like garlicky bread， special pasta ribbons， and delectable dumplings 🥟 Wonderful！
Marlee Baldridge
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I tried 3 recipes， the lamb and chickpea stew， the mushroom soup， and the cucumber spears in vinegar。 Easy to follow but nothing I tried was particularly good。
Lisa Burton
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Fantastic book， lots of great unique recipes， lovely photography and stories
Tracey Riley
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Great cookbook。
Ashani
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Love this book ！
Andrea
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I want to eat every single thing in this cook book full of Ukrainian traditional recipes， family recipes and interesting riffs on both。 However， I am very sad that I don’t live near any specialty groceries that lean Eastern European so a lot of the ingredients are things I don’t even know where to find。 For example， until I read this book， I didn’t really know that fermented non-vinegared pickles were a thing。 While the author provides helpful suggestions for substitutions that can be made， it f I want to eat every single thing in this cook book full of Ukrainian traditional recipes， family recipes and interesting riffs on both。 However， I am very sad that I don’t live near any specialty groceries that lean Eastern European so a lot of the ingredients are things I don’t even know where to find。 For example， until I read this book， I didn’t really know that fermented non-vinegared pickles were a thing。 While the author provides helpful suggestions for substitutions that can be made， it feel like the is not much point when I would be subbing out 3 or 4 ingredients per recipe。 I mean， I’m sure it would be good – but I am not sure I would end up with any idea what the recipe is supposed to taste like。 。。。more
Paula
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I borrowed this cookbook from the library and am I ever glad I didn't fork over money for it。 There is not one single recipe I would make out of this collection。 Very disappointed。 Being of Ukrainian heritage I was hoping for some new recipes to try out。 I borrowed this cookbook from the library and am I ever glad I didn't fork over money for it。 There is not one single recipe I would make out of this collection。 Very disappointed。 Being of Ukrainian heritage I was hoping for some new recipes to try out。 。。。more
Igenlode Wordsmith
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The recipes in this book are （mostly） the sort you actually want to try， and the ones that I have tried have by and large been very successful。 The author is cheerful about the potential for substituting ingredients that aren't available locally， and while big cookery books with lots of photography and whitespace page design aren't really my thing， the pictures here have sometimes proved invaluable in actually assembling the finished product！ The little anecdotes that go with each recipe are ent The recipes in this book are （mostly） the sort you actually want to try， and the ones that I have tried have by and large been very successful。 The author is cheerful about the potential for substituting ingredients that aren't available locally， and while big cookery books with lots of photography and whitespace page design aren't really my thing， the pictures here have sometimes proved invaluable in actually assembling the finished product！ The little anecdotes that go with each recipe are entertaining without dominating what is， after all， a cookery book。 Some of these dishes I know in their Soviet/Russian form， so it's interesting to get the Ukrainian spelling and slant - and the family links with the Caucasus also bring in new flavour connections。I can't help suspecting that the models for the photographs （sturdy elderly women in the main） hint all too candidly at the likely effect on the figure of a diet along these lines， but if so it's a refreshing honesty！ 。。。more
Olya
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Very simple to follow （mostly） recipes。 Some nice twists on recipes from my childhood that I'd like to try。 A bit too much sunflower oil。 Very simple to follow （mostly） recipes。 Some nice twists on recipes from my childhood that I'd like to try。 A bit too much sunflower oil。 。。。more
Leslie Sosa
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This is unlike any other recipe book I've read， the stories about her Ukranian family and the wonderful detailed recipes and pictures really made me want to continue visit the world and learn of different cultures thoughout their amaizing food。 I cannot wait to start cooking！ ❤ This is unlike any other recipe book I've read， the stories about her Ukranian family and the wonderful detailed recipes and pictures really made me want to continue visit the world and learn of different cultures thoughout their amaizing food。 I cannot wait to start cooking！ ❤ 。。。more
J。D。 Bass
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There are no words to express enough how much I love this cookbook。 I love the stories， I love the recipes - which I didn't know I love until I started to make them。 It's enough for me to know that out of 10 recipes I've already tried - all 10 of them were a pure success。 Though all those recipes were new to me; I still managed to re-create them。 That's what I call a truthful cookbook。 Thank You， Olga， for introducing me to wonderful flavors of Ukranian cuisine。 There are no words to express enough how much I love this cookbook。 I love the stories， I love the recipes - which I didn't know I love until I started to make them。 It's enough for me to know that out of 10 recipes I've already tried - all 10 of them were a pure success。 Though all those recipes were new to me; I still managed to re-create them。 That's what I call a truthful cookbook。 Thank You， Olga， for introducing me to wonderful flavors of Ukranian cuisine。 。。。more
Lana Reads
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This book is absolutely beautiful。 I bought several copies and got it as presents to many friends a couple of years back。 I still get messages from them when they try some recipes and enjoy them。 :）
Michael
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A charming compendium of Ukrainian （mostly） dishes。 Treats the rustic， folksy character of Ukrainian food has something to be celebrated rather than derided。 Tried out the goat cheese deruny recipe - simple and delicious！
Allison
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This is a gorgeous cookbook--I received it a couple of years ago as a wedding gift。 While I have only made a few recipes from it so far， it is one of my favorite cookbooks to flip through。 Of the dishes that I have made， I most highly recommend the potato pancakes with goat cheese and the accompanying blackberry sauce。 This is a very interesting and flavorful take on the potato pancake， and the tart， thyme-y sauce is really wonderful with them。 If you make them， you should note that while the re This is a gorgeous cookbook--I received it a couple of years ago as a wedding gift。 While I have only made a few recipes from it so far， it is one of my favorite cookbooks to flip through。 Of the dishes that I have made， I most highly recommend the potato pancakes with goat cheese and the accompanying blackberry sauce。 This is a very interesting and flavorful take on the potato pancake， and the tart， thyme-y sauce is really wonderful with them。 If you make them， you should note that while the recipe states that it serves two as a side， I found it to serve two as a very generous meal， or four or five as a side--it makes an entire baking sheet of potato pancakes。 。。。more
Jessica
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Wow- every recipe we’ve made from this book is just delicious！ It’s a beautiful cookbook。
Iza October
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（Review first published in Shelf Awareness）。 Following recent unrest in Ukraine， Olia Hercules began to collect her family's recipes， afraid they would otherwise be lost to her。 Many appear in Mamushka， alongside stories of her delightful and sometimes eccentric family。 Born in Ukraine in 1984， Hercules describes growing up surrounded by diverse culinary inspirations， for which eating seasonally was not a choice but a necessity。 Not until she became a chef did she realize how much she valued the （Review first published in Shelf Awareness）。 Following recent unrest in Ukraine， Olia Hercules began to collect her family's recipes， afraid they would otherwise be lost to her。 Many appear in Mamushka， alongside stories of her delightful and sometimes eccentric family。 Born in Ukraine in 1984， Hercules describes growing up surrounded by diverse culinary inspirations， for which eating seasonally was not a choice but a necessity。 Not until she became a chef did she realize how much she valued the food she had grown up eating， and how much her early culinary adventures had shaped her as a person。 Mamushka includes dishes common to Ukraine and Eastern Europe， like borshch and potato cakes; however， those recipes quickly become extraordinary with the personal touches Hercules and her family have added to them， like the piquant Russian broth， which Hercules describes as "savory， spicy， and a little bit crazy-tasting。" Mamushka is an absolute joy to explore。 。。。more
Catherine
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So many recipes I want to try！
Laura
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loved this book with such a range of recipies。 one to come back to for sure。 loved the different regions and the stories behind some of the regions。 made me want to travel and cook。
Amanda
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Some tasty recipes， some smart and funny anecdotes。 A LOT of dill。
IPower
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Fun recipes and great pictures！
Sarah
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I learnt a lot of interesting things about the history and development of Eastern European cuisine from reading this book， as well as a few Russian words。 I feel like I understand why certain foods became staples due to a history that I don't think feels as relatable and understandable when read in a history book as it can in a cookbook。 I've been introduced to a new style of food and cooking， and everything I've made from it has been delicious。 It's becoming one of my go to cookbooks， especiall I learnt a lot of interesting things about the history and development of Eastern European cuisine from reading this book， as well as a few Russian words。 I feel like I understand why certain foods became staples due to a history that I don't think feels as relatable and understandable when read in a history book as it can in a cookbook。 I've been introduced to a new style of food and cooking， and everything I've made from it has been delicious。 It's becoming one of my go to cookbooks， especially as the weather turns ever colder。 。。。more
Ashleigh
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Don't be deterred by the flowery nostalgia of the author's notes - this is a great modern collection of traditional "home food" Ukrainian recipes still served and loved at tables across the country （along with a few of the author's own inventions and family favorites）。 Don't be deterred by the flowery nostalgia of the author's notes - this is a great modern collection of traditional "home food" Ukrainian recipes still served and loved at tables across the country （along with a few of the author's own inventions and family favorites）。 。。。more
Morné
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