Home --- Topics --- September 2024 Part 4: Code 3 of the Ukrainian restaurant Zhyto: Real borsch is the fruit of Ukrainian mothers' love
At the Ukrainian restaurant 'Zhyto' that opened in Nagoya, you can taste Ukrainian borsch, which is registered as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. Borsch is a famous dish that has spread all over the world, but if possible, you would like to taste the real thing. How can you tell if it is real borsch? Real borsch is a dish that makes you feel the long-term efforts, ingenuity, and love of Ukrainian mothers who want their children to grow up healthy.
It seems that many Japanese people find Ukrainian borsch to be surprisingly light and delicious when they try it. Because it is red in color, people tend to think that it is spicy or that it contains a lot of tomatoes, but in fact it is easy to eat and many Japanese people tend to like the taste.
Perhaps they are changing the flavor to suit Japanese tastes?
Many Japanese people feel this way after trying the food at the Ukrainian restaurant Zhyto.
Some people say, "It feels more like home cooking than restaurant food," or, "Even though it's my first time eating it, it feels like a familiar dish."
Some people say that the flavor is not strong enough. Maybe those people eat food that is full of spices on a daily basis.
Borsch is a dish that is the culmination of the efforts, ingenuity, and love that Ukrainian mothers have poured into it for many years in order to help their children grow up healthy and to help them love vegetables. Genuine borsch makes you feel the love of Ukrainian mothers.
If you try the food at the Ukrainian restaurant Zhyto and think, "It tastes familiar, even though it's the first time I've had it," it may be that you are remembering the love you felt when you ate the food your mother cooked for you as a child.