Winners of the competition “From Grandma’s Notebook – share a traditional recipe”

Winners of the competition “From Grandma’s Notebook – share a traditional recipe”

25.02.2025

We are pleased to announce the winners of our competition for the finest traditional recipe “From Grandma’s Notebook” which was addressed to youth and adults from the Programme area. The aim of the competition was to bring and share these wonderful recipes from our family’s table. We received huge amount of almost 100 applications! The youngest participant was 12 years old and the oldest 78. We are grateful for your interest and great involvement in the competition!

The Jury decided to evaluate works by dividing them into two age categories. We are proud to share the results and present the Winners. In the opinion of the Jury, the best works are:


Category: 12-18 years old
Main prize:
Miłosz Szymański: ”Grenade” – Christmas dish
Julian Ziemiński: ”Fuczki” – regional pancakes with sauerkraut  
Maksym Tsuz: Baked ham 
Dariia Nychyporuk: ”Volokhaniki” from Volyn 

Distinctions:
Julia Płoch: ”Gałki” – Potato balls
Milena Halerz: Grandma Rozalka’s Ham
Olesia Papura: Spoon of ”Kutia” 
Agniia Polekha: Christmas dumplings 

Category: 18+ years old
Main prize:
Marta Niemyjska: ”Zaguby” 
Maria Kisiel: ”Widaczów dish from a shovel” 
Valentyna Chubyk: Kutia with homemade dried fruit drink 
Oleksandra Mazur: ”Krucheniki” with mushrooms and cheese 

Distinctions:
Anna Jurkowska: ”Suszenica” – Christmas sweet dish 
Anna Wojtasik: Dumplings stuffed with raw meat 
Barbara Antosz: ”Weroszka” meat in beetroot sauce
Edyta Szewczyk: Dumplings with ‘soul’
Krystyna Kuliga: Cabbage rolls with grated potatoes 
Myroslava Holonych: Baked rabbit with potatoes and mushrooms 
Nataliia Pylypchuk: ”Shuliky” – sweet, crispy cookies 
Tetiana Vozniuk: ”Bobalki” – Christmas traditional dish 
Yuliia Tymoshchuk: ”Crecalo” – Christmas traditional dish 
Nadiia Potapchuk: Duck broth


Every Winner will receive a prize, in accordance with the Contest rules.
– Main prize: a set of unique Programme gadgets with a total value of approx. 80 EUR;
– Distinction: a set of Programme promotional gadgets with a total value of approx. 20 EUR.

We will contact the Participants individually to arrange the delivery of the prizes.

Once again, we thank all the contest participants, congratulate the winners, and invite you to check out all the great and delicious recipes we have received. We present photos and the most touching stories that accompanied the recipes. We also present videos that reveal the process of preparing these dishes. We hope you are encouraged and will try to follow some of these traditional, spectacular recipes!
But there will be one more fantastic result of our competition! Based on the recipes received, we will prepare a culinary book, that will show how rich, yet simple and diverse the cuisine of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland is.