Russian Cheese Pancakes (Syrniki) (2024)

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Syrniki (Belarusian: сырнікі; Russian: сырники) or syrnyky (Ukrainian: сирники, cheese cakes) are fried Eastern Slavic quark (curd cheese) pancakes. They are a part of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Latvian (biezpiena plācenīši), Lithuanian (varškėčiai) and Serbian cuisine.

Breakfast regularly – but not as frequently – featured wheat porridge (often with pumpkin or quark), buckwheat porridge (often with pumpkin or quark), buckwheat porridge (which could also be sweet), and oatmeal – porridge made from ground oats.

Farmers cheese or tvorog, is an eastern european dairy product which is known as a cross between cottage and ricotta cheeses in North America. It could be enjoyed on its own, sprinkled over your salads, used in desserts, stuffed into pierogis and much more. Plus it's super healthy for your digestive system!

The most famous traditional Ukrainian dishes are borshch, varenyky, holubtsi, Chicken Kyiv, banosh, and syrnyky, and it surely is not an exhaustive list. Borshch (sometimes written as borsch, borsht, bortsch, or borshch) is a sour soup with distinctive red colour.

All the cheeses such as Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Uglich, Poshekhonye, and so on came from that era. By the beginning of the 20th century Russia produced about 100 native cheeses.

In the countries in the region, the term Kashkaval is often used to refer to all yellow cheeses.

The main cheese varieties at the factory make: classic and brined brynza, mozzarella, Gouda cheese, parmesan, Circassian cheese and Sulguni. You can buy the cheese in supermarkets like Kumpel, Dido, and the market near Lviv railway station. They are also consumed in many restaurants in Lviv.