Alternative names | Medovyk |
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Type | Cake |
Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Ukraine |
Region or state | Galicia |
Serving temperature | Ambient |
Main ingredients | Buckwheat honey, flour, brown sugar, eggs, orange rind |
Medivnyk[1] or medovyk[2] (Ukrainian: медівни́к) іs a Ukrainian honey cake.[1]
According to food writer Marianna Dushar, medivnyk is a fundamental dessert of Lviv regional cuisine.[3] Polish-Ukrainian food writer Viktoria Popin classifies medivnyk as a keks (a type of fruitcake).[4] Medivnyk typically includes spices, nuts and raisins.[3][4] Buckwheat honey is preferred to give the cake its distinctive taste.[1]
Apart from the spongy cake, medivnyk in Ukrainian can also mean prianyk, a hard honey cookie.[5]