Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи) - Eating Ukrainian Food in Kyiv, Ukraine

Come join us as we sample Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи) and a host of other Ukrainian food dishes at Pervak restaurant in Kyiv, Ukraine. Chicken Kiev (котлета по-киевски), a stuffed chicken breast was definitely the star of the meal but we also got to try eating Salo (сало) pork fat and Ukrainian vodka (горілка) as well for the first time. This sadly was our final meal in Kiev, Ukraine but heading to Pervak for the first time was a great grand finale as the food was delicious, the service excellent and the complimentary appetizers and drinks a most pleasant surprise. Here is our complete food list from our dinner in Kiev, Ukraine:

1) Ukrainian dry red wine and Vodka (Horilka - горілка)
2) Complimentary bread with pork fat (salo - сало) and butter
3) Ukrainian pickled herring (маринована оселедець)
4) Ukrainian potato pancakes (Deruny - Деруни)
5) Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи - котлета по-киевски)
6) Varenyky Ukrainian dessert dumplings (Вареники)

Pervak (Первак ресторан)  
Ukrainian Restaurant
Address: Rohnidynska St, 2, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01004
вул. Рогнідинська, 20 1004 Kyiv, Ukraine
Hours: Open today · 11AM–12AM or 2AM (daily)
Phone: +380 44 235 0952
Website: http://www.pervak.kiev.ua

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Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи) - Eating Ukrainian Food in Kyiv, Ukraine travel food video transcript:

Alright Mister Foodie it is time for dinner. When in Kiev there is one dish you have to get for sure that being Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи). Oh yeah. So we've ordered this and we've ordered a whole bunch of other different things and we're just waiting for it to come. And it is always that exciting moment because I'm hungry.

Yes, so the complimentary appetizer is basically brown bread and it comes with pork fat (salo - сало) and pickle. Alright. Pork fat and pickle. A one-biter.

Alright, so I too am kick-starting the evening with some Ukrainian vodka (Horilka - горілка).

So I thought this was butter but no this is a salty cheese and then I thought this was butter but no apparently it is pork fat (salo - сало) with like garlic and some chives.

The wine has arrived. The wine. The cool thing about this wine is that it is a Ukrainian wine. It is a dry red and I'm really excited to try this because I did get to try an Odessa dry red at a wine bar the other night.

Nice salty herring (маринована оселедець). Wow. That is a really smooth fish.

For something that is pickled it is surprisingly juicy too.

I ordered some potato pancakes (Deruny - Деруни). Yeah. Fried potato pancakes (Deruny - Деруни). We're going to add a little bit of sour cream there.

So the main has arrived. This is what you came here for. The star of the meal. Yeah. Yeah. Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи).

This is basically breaded chicken and inside sometimes it can be stuffed. Every restaurant has a different way of preparing it. Stuffed with some goodness. It looks buttery. Yeah, it usually has like butter inside.

Trying my first Chicken Kiev (котлета по-киевски) in Kyiv (Киев). Haha.

First Chicken Kiev (котлета по-київськи) in Kiev (Київ).

Dessert has arrived. We arrived. We ordered Varenyky (Вареники) which are these little dumplings and we got two kinds. So I know we ordered the cherry kind and the other one is kind of a surprise.

Well, it is time for price point. That was 560 in the local currency what is just under $22 US dollars at the moment. Really good value. $11 per person. We feasted. It was really good.

That was just an awesome Ukrainian meal (українські страви). We've been really enjoying Ukrainian food (українська кухня) here in Kiev (Київ) and we are leaving tomorrow so it is a little bit sad. So this is our officially our last dinner here in Kyiv (Киев).

This is part of our Travel in Ukraine video series showcasing Ukrainian food (українська кухня), Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian cuisine (українські страви).

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