Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Before potatoes, Ukrainians cooked with millet for centuries. But when the potato arrived in the 18th–19th centuries, it reshaped their entire cuisine. Ukrainian chef Yevhen Klopotenko explores how the potato became one of the most important ingredients in Ukrainian cooking and prepares deruny — also known as draniki — crispy potato pancakes that have become one of Ukraine’s favorite comfort foods, proving that a single ingredient can transform a nation’s culinary culture.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:37 How the potato changed the diet of Ukrainians
01:09 How to make deruny
02:50 How to serve deruny
CREDITS
Report: Yevhen Klopotenko
Camera: Lev Kostenko Oleg Gienko
Edit: Oleksandr Petrukhnov
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Supervising editors: Hendrik Welling, Ruben Kalus
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Before potatoes, Ukrainians cooked with millet for centuries. But when the potato arrived in the 18th–19th centuries, it reshaped their entire cuisine. Ukrainian chef Yevhen Klopotenko explores how the potato became one of the most important ingredients in Ukrainian cooking and prepares deruny — also known as draniki — crispy potato pancakes that have become one of Ukraine’s favorite comfort foods, proving that a single ingredient can transform a nation’s culinary culture.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:37 How the potato changed the diet of Ukrainians
01:09 How to make deruny
02:50 How to serve deruny
CREDITS
Report: Yevhen Klopotenko
Camera: Lev Kostenko Oleg Gienko
Edit: Oleksandr Petrukhnov
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supervising editors: Hendrik Welling, Ruben Kalus
Thumbnail Copyrights: DW
#dweuromaxx #Ukraine #Deruny ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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bit.ly/DWFood_Sub
DW Food brings you the perfect blend of culinary trends, easy DIY recipes, exciting food secrets & a look behind the scenes of Europe’s culinary culture.
