 Homemade medivnyk | |
| Alternative names | Medovyk |
|---|---|
| Type | Cake |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Ukraine |
| Region or state | Galicia |
| Serving temperature | Ambient |
| Main ingredients | Buckwheat honey, flour, brown sugar, eggs, orange rind |
Medivnyk or medovyk (Ukrainian: медівник) іs a Ukrainian honey cake.
According to food writer Marianna Dushar, medivnyk is a fundamental dessert of Lviv regional cuisine. Polish-Ukrainian food writer Viktoria Popin classifies medivnyk as a keks (a type of fruitcake). Medivnyk typically includes spices, nuts and raisins. Buckwheat honey is preferred to give the cake its distinctive taste.
Apart from the spongy cake, medivnyk in Ukrainian can also mean prianyk, a hard honey cookie.
See also
References
- ^ Goldstein, Darra (2012). "Ukrainian honey cake". A Taste of Russia: A Cookbook of Russian Hospitality (3rd ed., rev. and updated, 30th anniversary ed.). Russian Life Books. ISBN 978-1-880100-67-7.
- Ільченко, Олесь (2021). Чікен Київ. Секрети київського куховарства (in Ukrainian). Варто. ISBN 9789662321517.
- ^ "Медівник дуже добрий". Pani Stefa. 20 Nov 2017.
- ^ Попін, Вікторія (3 Jan 2020). "Про старосвітський медівник". Picante Cooking.
- Пономарьов, Анатолій (1994). "Українська кухня". Українська минувшина: Ілюстрований етнографічний довідник (2 ed.). Kyiv: Либідь. p. 91. ISBN 5-325-00592-8.
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