Medivnyk
 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[1] or medovyk[2] (Ukrainian: медівник) іs a Ukrainian honey cake.[1]
According to food writer Marianna Dushar, medivnyk is a fundamental dessert of Львів regional cuisine.[3] Polish-Ukrainian food writer Wiktoria Popin classifies medivnyk as a keks (a type of fruitcake).[4] Medivnyk typically includes spices, nuts and raisins.[3][4] Buckwheat honey is preferred to give the cake its distinctive taste.[1]
Apart from the spongy cake, medivnyk in Ukrainian can also mean prianyk or pernik, a hard honey cookie.[5]
The village of Velykyi Bychkiv, located in the Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, has a peculiar wedding custom. Instead of baking a traditional wedding korovai, they make an "embroidered" honey cake called medivnyk. This traditional bread is intricately decorated with ornaments resembling Hutsul embroidered shirts.[6]
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References
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- ^ Ільченко, Олесь (2021). Чікен Київ. Секрети київського куховарства (in Ukrainian). Варто. ISBN 9789662321517.
- ^ a b "Медівник дуже добрий". Pani Stefa. 20 Nov 2017.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "From ceremonial bread to popular delicacy: The story of medivnyk and its significance in Ukrainian culture | Ukrainian honey cake". 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2025-02-10.