Your Guide On How To Conduct Yourself During Dinner With Your Ukraine Girl And Your Future In-Laws

Meeting your Ukrainian bride’s family is an intense workout for your stomach!

Slavic cultures are all about food, and they’re pretty notorious for lovingly force-feeding their visitors and guests. Yes, that includes their potential in-laws.

So, if there’s anything you must brace for when you meet your Ukraine lady’s family, it would be that you just might get force-fed. 😉

Who wouldn’t love being able to sample authentic cuisine from a country listed as one of the Top 20 best countries in the world for food!

So here’s how to brace yourself for the force-feeding you’re definitely about to face!

Start being open to a completely new cuisine.

Eat more Asian, European, Jewish, and Slavic cuisine before you head over to Ukraine. While Asian is vastly different from Ukrainian food, European, Jewish, and Slavic food is closer to Ukrainian food, just the act of changing what you usually eat will get you used to eating food from Ukraine. Ukrainian cuisine is savory, flavorful, and rich, so you’ll survive if you like Creole food and casserole dishes.

Get familiar with Borscht.

Borscht is common among Slavic countries and is usually a staple in Ukrainian families’ menus. If you find the concept of a red-colored sour soup a little gross, well don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! Borscht is a staple in Slavic and Jewish cuisine for a reason. Who knows, it may even grow on you!

If you love bacon you may like Salo.

Salo is salted pork fat, and bacon is close to the dish. Even if the concept sounds odd to some, you’ll most likely survive if you think about Salo as just the Slavic version of bacon.

Learn to love dumplings and ravioli.

Another Ukrainian staple is Varenyky, which is essentially ravioli or a type of dumpling dish with cabbage, cherry, cottage cheese, or potato fillings. If you already like Chinese dumplings or Ravioli, you’re all set!

Now learn to love all that in HUGE quantities.

After you’ve tried and learned to enjoy these dishes, now’s the time to love these foods in multiple servings. Since Ukrainian families are all about serving huge portions to their guests, it’s time you get used to consuming bigger portions than what you’re used to.

Food that tastes really good will definitely go down easy, so the “Olympic-style food contest-type binge” that you may start to feel on a Ukrainian family’s dinner table isn’t as bad as it may sound. However, there’s really a point when you may feel full, though you may think it impolite to decline more portions heaped on your plate. Well, there’s a way to signal that you don’t want more portions, without being impolite.

Etiquette Tips When Having Dinner With Your Ukrainian Future In-Laws

Bring flowers, wine, or any other gifts or tokens.

Bringing gifts to a dinner you’ve been invited to is expected, so make sure you have something prepared. If you choose to bring flowers, make sure that you bring an odd number, because people from Slavic cultures tend to be superstitious.

Wait for the host to signal when it’s time for dinner, and to let you know when you should leave the table.

Wait for the host to invite you to sit at the dinner table. It’s impolite to leave the dinner table before the host signals. However, the guest of honor is usually given the chance to leave first. When the host suggests you leave, accept and follow their lead to continue the culture of politeness in Slavic customs!

If you no longer want to be given second or third helpings…

Keeping your plate half-full is a good way to let your hosts know you can’t eat any more. This way, they won’t automatically refill your plate.

While there is no “right” or “wrong” way to live and conduct oneself, Ukraine is still a very traditional country. Thus, it would help you make a great impression on your Ukrainian future in-laws if you respected and even followed how they do things in their country.

So just be familiar with the local etiquette, enlist your Ukraine girl’s help in perfectly executing “kosher” behavior around Ukrainians, as well as reading her family’s nonverbal cues, and have fun! The most important thing is that you have fun. Enjoy meeting your future Ukrainian family!

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Olga P

Olga loves travelling and learning about different cultures. She enjoys taking photos, trying new foods, and spending time outdoors. A skilled writer, Olga is a language enthusiast as well. She enjoys meeting new people from around the world and trying out new recipes in her kitchen.