Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Discover Chiberek (çiberek) — the iconic Crimean Tatar fried pastry prepared by Ukrainian chef Yevhen Klopotenko. Cultural expert Esma Adzhiieva shares why this dish is so meaningful to Crimean Tatars and how it became a symbol of their heritage.

Did you know that Chiberek is the culturally accurate Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar form, even though many people know it as Cheburek or Chebureki?

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:30 The chef
01:00 The ingredients
01:25 Who are the Crimean Tatars
02:50 The meat
03:45 Crimean serving tradition
04:04 The cooking process
04:43 The taste test

CREDITS
Report: Yevhen Klopotenko (youtube.com/@klopotenko)
Camera: Lev Kostenko, Oleg Gienko
Edit: Gleb Sushchev

#dweuromaxx #ukraine # Chiberek

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