5 facts about Ukrainian food and cuisines

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Borsh and varenyky are some of the most popular traditional Ukrainian dishes

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Lviv is home to the highest number of cafes per capita in the world. It boasts up to 1,500 establishments

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McDonald’s in Kyiv, is reportedly one of the busiest in the world

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Ukrainians love drinking horilka, which is an original variant of the famed vodka

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Locals also enjoy drinking stewed fruit which is a non-alcoholic sweet beverage

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5 UKRAINE FACTS FOR KIDS

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Ukraine has the distinction of being the geographical center of Europe

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It features the deepest metro station in the world, which was built in 1960

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Its capital city, Kyiv, also features the shortest main city street with a length of only 1.2 kilometers

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The average life expectancy is around 71.48 years

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Ukraine has the fourth-highest literacy rate in the world

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