Ruslana Pysanka: “Sushi Makes You Crave Borsch…”
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We have only fresh and savory news! February 2014 | № 02 (125) DO NOT MISS: February 14 – Saint Valentine’s Day February 15 — Candlemas, the Meeting of the Lord February 24 — Maslianytsia festival (beginning of the Maslianytsia (Butter) week – a pre-Lent week in the Eastern Orthodox Church) More news and photos at www.tarasbulba.us e U v o [email protected] k l r a h Project manager – Yuri Beloyvan i it n [email protected] i w an e c ad uisine – m RUSLANA PYSANKA: “SUSHI MAKES YOU CRAVE BORSCH…” SALITA: Immigrant life is hard… THE HELLENIC COUNTRY: Athens, cake of Santorini, Minoan-Hutsulian culture… ARTISTIC EXPERIMENT: Ukrainian Artist Painted 300 Images of Cossack Mamay DELIVERY OF HOMEMADE UKRAINIAN FOOD AND HOTLINE 6+ www.tarasbulba.us (212) 510-75-10 2 | GUEST THE KORCHMA TARAS BULBA RESTAURANT CHAIN OFFERS NOT ONLY EXQUISITE AND DELICIOUS FOOD, BUT ALSO AUTHENTIC DESIGN AND DÉCOR COMPARABLE TO THAT OF A UKRAINIAN MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES. NO WONDER THAT OUR RESTAURANTS ARE OFTEN USED AS FILM SETS. IN OUR RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CITY, THE TV CHANNEL RTVI IS CURRENTLY FILMING THE COMPASS OF A GOURMET, IN OUR KYIV RESTAURANT, MEMBERS OF THE POPULAR TELSA BOY BAND ORGANIZED A FEAST THAT MADE ITS WAY INTO THEIR MUSIC VIDEO, AND IN MOSCOW, OUR RESTAURANT HAS BECOME A SET OF THE AT DINNER TV SHOW. ONE OF ITS GUESTS WAS A POPULAR TV ANCHOR, ACTRESS, AND SEX SYMBOL OF RUSSIA AND UKRAINE, RUSLANA PYSANKA. SHE IS KNOWN NOT ONLY AS A GOURMET AND A GOOD COOK, BUT ALSO AS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK CULINARY TEMPTATIONS FROM KYIVAN RUS. THE BULBA NEWS JUST COULDN’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH HER. RUSLANA PYSANKA: “SUSHI MAKES YOU CRAVE BORSCH…” – Ruslana, you are starring in films and TV vegetables should be crispy, not overdone, and Ukraine. In my book, only lemon is an oversea programs, writing books, traveling, and now you there should be lots of grease… As a result, you product… are taking part in the At Dinner show… How do enjoy food and benefit from it. In a word, I like you find time for all this, and how do you find the Ukrainian cuisine. In my book I wrote, “Sushi – You were once on a strict diet and succeeded energy? Where does it come from? just makes you crave borsch…” Russians and to lose weight. What would you recommend to Ukrainians can’t satisfy their appetites with those women who want to keep fit, but aren’t ready – I have neither time nor energy. Sometimes sushi. We aren’t used to it. If a man is offered to limit themselves in food? I wonder how I manage all this. I’m joking. I’m borsch prepared by me and sushi, he definitely happy that I’m needed. Men would understand would choose the first. And if it comes with lard, – I think that if you want to keep fit without me (she laughs). An artist is like a man – he gets garlic, pepper, pickled cucumbers on a sandwich, limiting yourself in food, you should start up and goes. If people are waiting for me, I go. It and thirty drops of a strong tasty drink, then a exercising. I understood that exercising helps could be two flights per day, and I could be at the man would certainly choose this. And I choose you burn all the fatty borsches, porridges, meat other end of the world. Nevertheless, I would go this too. dishes, and so on. When you exercise, you can and if required, I am happy to serve people… allow yourself to eat any food! – But dieticians say that the Ukrainian cuisine – Recently you presented your culinary book. is very heavy… – Do you exercise? This topic seems to be especially dear to you. What food do you like and what comprises the daily diet – The Ukrainian cuisine is considered very – I do, from time to time. The swimming pool of Ruslana Pysanka? heavy, but I try to adjust it to all my needs. I is the best place for getting rid of extra fat. Diving like borsch, lard, and varenyky. It’s important is the best massage… The most important is that – I’ve written a book about Ukrainian cuisine, to know your limit, because if you eat too many it’s not expensive. The only thing is that after the and, to say the truth, I have tried it all. There are varenyky, it will definitely make you feel bad. But pool you feel very hungry. That’s why you should a lot of recipes, Ukrainian cuisine makes up the you also can get protein poisoning from eating take along some fruit to satisfy your craving. core menu at your restaurants, but nevertheless too many lobsters. So it depends. Be careful not every housewife introduces her own nuances to overeat. If you eat an entire Kyiv cake, you – As far as we know, you spend most of your and findings to the recipes. That’s why I like to will be immediately hospitalized with pancreatic time in Moscow now. Did you manage to adjust to eat what I prepare by myself, because I know failure. I think that the Ukrainian cuisine is the megalopolis, did you find friends from the large for sure what I put in it. If I make borsch, the healthy, because we eat products grown here, in Ukrainian diaspora here? GUEST | 3 – Yes, I have a lot of friends here. Mainly they a slip between the cup and the lip. The Ukrainian soul. I do as I feel. And then I have no pangs of are Muscovites, although Ukrainians by origin. I Vyshka has just finished, where I took 5th place conscience. don’t socialize only with the diaspora. My friends out of 16 contenders. I think this is a good result. need to be good people: this is my main principle Now my husband and I plan to dance as a couple – What is your favorite hobby? Once in an of communication. Living in a megalopolis takes in another TV project. We are having as much fun interview you said that you liked powerful and so much energy, that’s why I try to spend more as we can (she laughs). beautiful cars. What car do you drive now? time in Kyiv. It’s also very tiring with all the traffic jams, bustle, fuss, and stress; therefore, I moved – You appeared in quite a few films before. Do – I have one good car. It’s an Acura jeep. to the country (she laughs). There, among birches you get any offers from producers now? and flowers, I enjoy myself. – Once you were named the Ukrainian sex – There are always some offers, but I’m not symbol, weren’t you? – What are the main projects you are engaged always interested in them. In this respect I’m in? very choosy. If I don’t like something, or I don’t – I keep the title even today. It’s for life and understand it, or I don’t see myself somewhere, it’s necessary to live up to it. No one surpassed – I will soon start the filming of a series. God I just refuse. It could be for a film by the best me yet (she laughs). willing, everything will be fine, but there is many director in the world, but I choose to listen to my Text: Stepan HRYTSIUK THE BEST UKRAINIAN CUISINE OF KIEV Welcome to Korchma in Kiev! A free tour of Kiev after lunch in Korchma! Kiev, Pushkinskaya Street 2-4/7 Phone: +38 (044) 270-7248, +38 (093) 342-3868 4 | INTERVIEW The life of Dmitriy Salita from New York hasn’t been easy. But neither the difficult childhood nor the life hardships of the poor immigrant broke his spirit. Now Salita is a successful boxer and a promising promoter. Looks like another “American Dream” came true. Dmitriy was born in 1982 in Odesa. When he was nine, he moved to the United States. The main reason behind his moving to America was the discrimination of Jews. His brother Michael, nine years older than Dmitriy, was often insulted and thus had to fight. Immigration to the USA was another trying time for Dmitriy Salita. In 1999, came another blow – his mother died of cancer. His daily life was a real test on his strength of character. Dima went to school in the same clothes he wore in Odesa. Because of this and also because of his poor English, his classmates mocked him ruthlessly. This made Salita learn to defend himself. First, he signed up for karate classes, and then his brother brought him to a boxing club. It was just the beginning. Dima was regularly summoned to the principal’s office. Several times he was expelled from school, but that didn’t dent his self- esteem. So he began to fight back the bullies at school. In boxing, things went very well for Dmitriy Salita. A native of Ukraine is the winner of the prestigious Golden Gloves tournament, an American equivalent of the Olympic Games. Dmitriy Salita revealed the secrets of his success for the readers of Bulba News. SALITA: MY SUCCESS FORMULA IS FAITH IN GOD PLUS HARD WORK – Dmitriy, have you been to Odesa after moving to America? – I was invited to Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk several times. But because of my hectic life I couldn’t make time for this. Hopefully, soon I’ll go to Ukraine on business. – What do you mean? – I plan to do a boxing show in Ukraine, probably in my hometown Odesa.