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Ukrainian Halloween Side Dishes

Ukraine’s own spooky season: St Andrew’s Eve with a kalyta to bite without hands, fortune-telling varenyky, devil’s horns, poppy seed cookies against witches, a pumpkin for an unwanted suitor and garlic salo against vampires.

Pumpkin for an Unwanted Suitor — the finished dish
Side Dishes

Pumpkin for an Unwanted Suitor

Pumpkin roasted in wedges with honey and rosemary until the edges caramelise. In Ukraine, ‘giving a pumpkin’ meant turning a suitor down.

Hands-on time: 50 min Difficulty: Easy