Sweet and tasty new producers of Ukraine
16.03.2023 17:15
Warning. It is dangerous to read this article if you are hungry and have not had lunch yet!
Many Ukrainian producers have continued to develop the trend of sweet eco-business that started before the war. They create not just sweets made from traditional ingredients, but healthy and gourmet products with the least harm to the body. They also donate to the needs of the Armed Forces. In our selection, we tell you about the producers of unusual sweets in Ukraine that have appeared not so long ago.
We also spied some interesting ambassadors of sweets and craft products on Twitter. There, Marichka, the owner of the Number of the House confectionery, prepared a trend about little-known but cool Ukrainian tasty producers. So here we go.
Marichka, who makes chocolates Number of the House
Let's start with Marichka herself. The girl says that the idea to create a confectionery called "Dom's Number" in Kyiv came 7 years ago when she tried an unusual dessert - fudge, a soft candy that stretches in the mouth. Her love of sweets and desire to make people feel good did the trick. Today, Marichka's shop offers chocolates (in particular, for Ukrainian defenders), sweet gift sets, and jams. Currently, the woman sends the proceeds from her sales to the needs of the army.
Prices: from 150 UAH for a chocolate bar to 1500 UAH for a gift set.
Handmade chocolates by Chocolate galaxy
It turns out that you can draw not only on paper but also on chocolate. Kateryna Yalanska from Kyiv creates unique beauty by hand-painting candies and chocolates with Ukrainian ornaments and "cosmic dust" using a special Petrykivka brush. The sweets have not only an original design, but also a unique taste and, most importantly, natural ingredients. The owner works to order.
Prices: from 190 UAH for sweets, from 700 UAH for a kilogram of cake.
Alcoholic jams by lickmesweets
What about alcoholic jams? Oleg and Ksenia, restaurateurs and chefs, make jams with more than 7 flavors of elite alcoholic beverages: negroni, aperol, martini, port, rum, rosé wine... It tastes good with both familiar dishes - pancakes, sandwiches, pasta, and gourmet snacks - cheeses, fish, jamon, and meat.
Prices: from 150 UAH for a jar of jam to 680 UAH for a set.
AUMi, nuts and pastes
AUMi offers more than 20 varieties of nut pastes and desserts, as well as nuts, dates, seeds, coconut oil/milk, baby food sets, gift sets and other natural goodies and snacks. The nut pastes and plant milk are produced using the latest recipes and technologies from the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, and even Australia.
The pastes contain only natural substances - clean label (no hidden ingredients): no sugar, trans fats, lactose, or gluten. They also work as suppliers of raw materials for shops and confectioneries.
Prices: from 39 to 749 UAH.
Andjoy, dessert factory
The assortment of the Ukrainian sweet food maker &JOY includes a huge selection of natural desserts without sugar and harmful additives. The mini-sets are especially popular among consumers - assorted 15 different desserts, which include berries, fruits, nuts and vegetable ingredients. Also, &JOY creates unsurpassed cakes, pastries, children's cheeses, cookies, candies, brownies with different flavors and cheesecakes.
Delicacies are made according to the author's recipe, by shock freezing with handmade elements.
Prices: a set of mini-desserts - from 340 UAH to 2,350 UAH, desserts from 140 UAH, cakes from 135 to 2,800 UAH
Ice cream and cheeses by Space ICE
Each ice cream or cheese from the Kyiv-based manufacturer Space ICE is a work of art, and it is also an ideal ice cream for vegans and those who care about their health and figure. It contains no artificial colors or flavor enhancers, only natural ingredients - plant milk, fresh fruit and nuts.
Prices: ice cream - up to UAH 100, cheeses - UAH 55-80.
Sunfill, breads and bars
SUNFILL™ specializes in the production of healthy superfoods: breads, candies, bars, cookies, sweets, granola made from natural ingredients, without heat treatment, gluten and sugar. The products contain only vegetable ingredients: honey, fruits, nuts, dried fruits, and natural spices. An interesting combination of flavors of different components makes these sweets not only healthy but also delicious. The production is located in Chernihiv.
Prices: from 30 to 120 UAH per unit.
Peanut and nut spreads by TOM
TOM is a leading Ukrainian manufacturer of natural peanut butter and other nut spreads. The production facility is located in Lviv, the products have all the quality certificates and are supplied outside Ukraine. The online store offers pastes for every taste with various ingredients: white chocolate and coffee beans, dark chocolate and cherries, protein, puffed rice, dates, honey, and cardamom. There's also a wide selection of walnut, pistachio, hazelnut, cashew, and salted caramel pastes.
Prices: peanut butter from 45 to 425 UAH, gift sets - 270-750 UAH.
Love Honey, honey and nuts
Natural honey, honey pastes, assorted nuts, marshmallows, and fruit chips are not only about desserts, but also about health. Honey is collected at the family apiary, and medicinal honey pastes are made from a mixture of dried fruits and nuts, the most famous of which are Amosova paste, Formula Zdorovya, Nehvoriyka, and the main bestseller, cream honey. The cream-honey flavors available to order are raffaello, blueberry, chocolate, propolis, ginger-lemon, currant, hazelnut, matcha chia, and others.
Prices: cream honey (140 g) - 85 UAH, assorted nuts from 110 to 360 UAH, sets - from 390 UAH.
Moteave, spices and teas
The herbs are collected or grown by the shop, depending on the type of plant. The store offers teas with a mixture of various Ukrainian herbs for women's, children's, and men's health, classic herbal teas, as well as spices, spice refills, and salt.
Currently (March 2023), the proceeds from the sale of "herbs of my home" are being used to purchase a vehicle for the 72nd Brigade.
Handmade pasta by Pasta Perfetta
Pasta Perfetta, a small producer of pasta and ravioli from Poltava, makes original pasta using Italian technology and natural ingredients. The products are made from a blend of Italian durum wheat flour, with the addition of eggs, spinach, meat, fresh spices, herbs, and vegetable extracts.
Prices: from 90 UAH for 250 grams of pasta.
Ukrainian sun-dried tomatoes
The first producer of sun-dried tomatoes in Ukraine. The family business, which originated in Chornobaivka, started before the war with the idea of gastronomic experiments and travel. The founders of the brand noticed that sun-dried tomatoes had a rich flavor and that there was no such product on the shelves of Ukrainian stores. Realizing that Ukraine's black soil and southern climate are no worse than the Mediterranean, the family from Chornobaivka set up a mini-production of this typical Ukrainian product. The store's assortment includes classic, spicy, and burning tomatoes, baked eggplants, and organic peach jam.
The price of dried tomatoes starts at 180 UAH per jar.
Funt coffee
A coffee roaster from Dnipro independently chooses farmers, processing and fermentation methods for coffee beans. In the Pound of Coffee store, you can find a variety of coffee for every taste: filter coffee, freeze-dried specialty coffee, and classic brewed coffee of various flavors and aromas.
The beans are packed with nitrogen to protect them from oxygen. This way, they stay fresh for much longer, do not oxidize and do not lose their aroma and taste.
Coffee price: from 100 to 485 UAH.
Dzvarka family cheese factory
In the village of Dubove in Zakarpattia, cheeses are made using a unique and original technology. The assortment includes spicy balls - cream cheese with different seeds and spicy herbs, mozzarella, caciotta with fenugreek and walnuts, marble gouda, caciocavallo, pigtail, knoliky - Swiss spice cheese Belper Knolle, with black pepper, sweet paprika and suneli hops on top, aged for three or six months.
The price range varies, starting at 40 hryvnias per unit.
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