Pampushka
Template:Short description Template:Infobox food Pampushka (Template:Langx {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, pl. {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Template:Transliteration; diminutive of pampukh or pampukha<ref name="Slovnyk">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref name="Vasmer">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>) is a small savory or sweet yeast-raised bun or doughnut typical for Ukrainian cuisine.<ref name="Mamushka">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref name="Sweet Treats">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Klinovetska">Template:Cite book </ref><ref name="Pokhlyobkin">Template:Cite book</ref>
EtymologyEdit
The Ukrainian word pampukh comes via Polish pampuch (a kind of thick dumpling or steamed doughnut) from German Pfannkuchen ("pancake").<ref name="Vasmer"/> Similarly to English "pancake", the latter derives from Pfanne ("pan") and Kuchen ("cake"). The diminutive form pampushka is used more frequently than the basic form.
VarietiesEdit
Pampushky are made of yeast dough from wheat, rye or buckwheat flour. Traditionally they are baked, but may also be fried.<ref name="Mamushka" /><ref name="Sweet Treats" /><ref name="Klinovetska" /><ref name="Pokhlyobkin" /> Savoury pampushky have no filling. They are usually seasoned with garlic sauce and often served as a side dish with red borscht or yushka.<ref name="Mamushka" /><ref name="Klinovetska" /><ref name="Pokhlyobkin" /> Sweet pampushky may be filled with fruits, berries, varenye, povydlo, or poppy seeds, and topped with powdered sugar.<ref name="Sweet Treats" />
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Ukrainian borscht served with garlic pampushky and three slices of salo
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Pampushky with cherries and icing-sugar topping
HistoryEdit
According to William Pokhlyobkin, the technology of making pampushky points to German cuisine, and these buns were possibly created by German colonists in Ukraine. They spread through the country in the second half of the 19th century and later reached the status of a Ukrainian traditional dish.<ref name="Pokhlyobkin" />
In popular cultureEdit
Since 2008, yearly Pampukh Festivals have been organised around Orthodox Christmas time (in January) in Lviv.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the festival in 2012, a Guinness world record was set by building the world's largest mosaic made of doughnuts.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>