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Bread: The Soul of Ukraine

Explore and learn about the role of bread and cooking in Ukrainian culture through these books.

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  • Strong Roots

    A Memoir of Food, Family, and Ukraine

    Hercules, Olia
    In this deeply personal memoir, Hercules explores the connection between growing and making incredible Ukrainian food and the resilience of Ukrainian spirit.
    eAudiobook, 2025Books on Tape, 2025
  • Learn about traditional Ukrainian ingredients and recipes. The book includes many recipes for breads, pastries and dumplings, as well as dips that would go well with your toast.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Voracious/Little, Brown and Company, 2024 — 641.59477 KLOPOTENKO
  • Oceans of Grain

    How American Wheat Remade the World

    Nelson, Scott Reynolds,
    Nelson spends a significant portion of his book on Eastern Europe and the role of Ukrainian "black soil" in grain production.
    Book, 2022New York : Basic Books, 2022. — 338.761664 NELSON
  • Budmo!

    Recipes From a Ukrainian Kitchen

    Voloshyna, Anna,
    There is so much more to learn and explore in Ukrainian cooking! Test out these recipes by a Ukrainian refugee who shares her well-known foods and ingredients in this colorful cookbook!
    Book, 2022New York : Rizzoli, 2022. — 641.59477 VOLOSHYNA
  • Bloodlands

    Europe Between Hitler and Stalin

    Snyder, Timothy,
    As the globally recognized "breadbasket", Ukraine suffered unimaginable mass murders inflicted by Hitler's and Stalin's regimes as both dictators worked to realize their plans to colonize this part of Eastern Europe. Learn what hunger and endurance…
    Book, 2022New York : Basic Books, 2022. — 940.540509 SNYDER
  • Interested in reading about Ukrainian food with your child? This elementary school level nonfiction is a perfect short review of Ukrainian culture, history and cuisine with a focus on just three most important dishes.
    Book, 2024[Parker, Colorado] : The Child's World, [2024] — E 641.54 SHAW
  • Sourdough Culture

    A History of Bread Making from Ancient to Modern Bakers

    Pallant, Eric
    Bread is one of the most basic human foods. Learn it's history throughout centuries.
    eBook, 2021Agate Surrey, 2021
  • Natasha's Kitchen

    100+ Easy, Family-favorite Recipes You'll Make Again and Again

    Kravchuk, Natasha,
    Explore traditional and contemporary recipes for everyday use in this New York Times bestseller written by a Ukrainian American blogger Natasha Kravchuk. Learn about Natasha's journey to America, try her Ukrainian borscht, festive foods, sweets and…
    Book, 2023New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2023] — 641.5 KRAVCHUK
  • Curious about Ukrainian language? Learn a word or two with this picture dictionary.
    Book, 2022New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022. — NAC 491.79321 UKRAINIAN
  • Kolobok

    (the Small Round Bun)

    Tkachenko, Olha,
    Read a traditional Ukrainian folk tale about a piece of bread that runs away from its makers.
    Book, 2017[Toronto, Ontario] : Little Big Me Publishing, 2017. — E TKACHENKO
  • Threads

    Zlatas Ukrainian Shirt

    Maslo, Lina,
    Embroidery is another strong cultural concept in the Ukrainian life. Read this book with your child to introduce them to the artistic expression of Ukrainian culture.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E MASLO
  • Mamushka

    Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe

    Hercules, Olia
    Learn to make Ukrainian Easter bread and many other recipes with this cookbook.
    eBook, 2015Weldon Owen, 2015