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Kutia

Name: Kutia
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 200g Whole Wheat Berries; 100g Poppy Seeds; 4 tbsp Honey; 50g Walnuts; 3 tbsp Raisins; To taste Water

Dessert

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Wheat berries tossed with poppy seeds and honey — a traditional dish essential on Ukrainian Christmas Eve.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Kutia is the traditional dish eaten first at Sviata Vecheria, the Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper: boiled wheat berries are mixed with poppy seeds, honey, and chopped walnuts. It's a symbol of wishes for a good harvest and family prosperity, and the supper begins only after everyone has taken a spoonful — a dish with deep religious meaning.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On Christmas Eve, at a candlelit table, the family takes the first spoonful of kutia before the twelve dishes begin — a solemn scene.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Whole Wheat Berries 200g
Poppy Seeds 100g
Honey 4 tbsp
Walnuts 50g
Raisins 3 tbsp
Water To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the wheat in water overnight.
Boil in plenty of water for over 1 hour until tender.
Soften the poppy seeds in boiling water, then grind them.
Mix the boiled wheat, poppy seeds, honey, chopped walnuts, and raisins.
Chill to let the flavors meld, then serve.

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