After Chernobyl, we returned to Kiev for a big feast of Ukrainian specialties at Taras Bulba (http://www.en.tarasbulba.kiev.ua/) including borsch, pirozhok pastries, and a variety of vareniki dumplings (filled with anything from vegetables, to cheeses, to fruits!). We even tried some “expensive” vodka (the most expensive bottle at the restaurant, but not expensive by N. American standards).. and it actually tasted really good (far better than the nail-polish-remover stuff that we’d been accustomed to)!
