Eastern European food and recipes cropped banner

The Spruce Eats

Eastern European Food & Recipes

Discover the rich, diverse and cross-cultural cuisine of Eastern Europe.
The Recipe Finder

What Would You Like to Cook?

Quick Shoyu Ramen
Our Favorite Noodle Recipes From Around the World
Beet and cabbage borscht in bowl
Ukrainian Beetroot Borshch
2 hrs
Cabbage Rolls in Tomatoes
Slovak Stuffed Cabbage (Holubky or Halupki)
4 hrs
Romanian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
Romanian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
3 hrs
Bulgarian Easter eggs in a basket
How Bulgarians Celebrate Easter
Scandinavian rosette pastry cookies
Traditional Fried Rosettes Pastry
45 mins
Slovak Egg Cheese Recipe
Hrudka: Slovak Egg Cheese Recipe for Easter
70 mins
Half a loaf of rye bread cut the other half is cut into small pieces. There are seed on top of the bread and all the bread is sitting on a wooden table.
What Is Rye?
Pagach stuffed with cabbage
Ukrainian and Slovak Pagach Bread (Pagac)
50 mins
Ukrainian Blueberry Dumplings (Varenyky) served on a plate with a fork, with sour cream and sauce
Ukrainian Blueberry Dumplings (Varenyky)
66 mins
Vegan Matzo Ball Soup
Vegetable Soup With Vegan Matzo Balls
60 mins
Quick kajmak
Quick Serbian Kajmak Recipe
10 mins
Sliced houska bread on a wire rack, parchment paper and a wooden surface
Czech/Bohemian Braided Egg Bread With Raisins (Houska)
60 mins
Czech Easter Stuffing
Velikonoční Nádivka: Czech Easter Stuffing
80 mins
Braised Pork Belly
Braised Pork Belly
4 hrs
Traditional Slovenia dish of sausages
Slovenian Carniolian Sausage
2 hrs
Stuffed cabbage
Balandeliai: Lithuanian Stuffed Cabbage
90 mins
Holubtsi: Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
Holubtsi: Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
2 hrs
Slovak potato sausage recipe
Slovak Potato Sausage (Bobrovecke Droby)
2 hrs
Quark kolache
Polish Sour Cream Kołaczki Dough
35 mins
Potato Sausage on plate
Lithuanian Potato Sausage (Vedarai) Recipe
100 mins
Kifle or Kilfice od Oraha
Balkan Kifle Walnut Crescent Cookies
90 mins
Bulgarian Easter bread recipe
Kozunak: Bulgarian Easter Bread
90 mins
Polish Kołaczki Recipe
Cottage Cheese Kolacky Dough Pastry Recipe
40 mins
Round Bread On A Wooden Table
Romanian Country Bread Recipe - Romanian Tara Paine
75 mins
Slow Cooker Beef and Chicken Stew
Romanian Pork and Potato Stew
80 mins
Klara's traditional Croatian apple strudel recipe
Klara's Traditional Croatian Apple Strudel Recipe - Strudel od Jakuba
90 mins
Broad beans with milk and sage
Eastern European Milk Soup
25 mins
Chocolate bundt cake with chocolate glaze
Easy Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake
65 mins
Potato lamb moussaka in individual saucepans
Croatian Potato Moussaka (Musaka od Krumpira) Recipe
80 mins
Delicious homemade honey torte
The Difference Between a Torte and a Tart
Homemade sauerkraut in preserving jar
Serbian Sauerkraut and Beans
3 hrs
Dish of two liver dumplings
Czech Liver Dumpling Soup (Polevka z Jatrove Knedlicky)
90 mins
Curd cheese strudel in baking tin with piece on server
Sweet Cheese Strudel Filling Recipe
15 mins
Pierogi from Polana Foods online store
Eastern European Foods Defined
Carrot Ring for Passover on a platter
Carrot Ring for Passover
65 mins
Slovak Halusky Dumplings
Slovak Halusky Dumplings
45 mins
Poppy swiss roll slices
Czech Poppy Seed Sweet Roll (Kolace) Filling
40 mins
Lithuanian Sauerkraut Soup
Lithuanian Sauerkraut Soup
2 hrs
Fresh salmon patties recipe
Fresh Salmon Patties
30 mins
Bone-In Pork Roast
Czech Roast Pork Loin (Veprova Pecene) Recipe
12 mins
Serbian corn bread
Serbian Corn Bread (Srpska Proja)
75 mins
Homemade lavash
Lavash Flatbread
30 mins
drob sarma plate
Bulgarian Drob Sarma
55 mins
Traditional Rolled Burek (Borek) Recipe
Traditional Rolled Burek (Borek) Recipe
50 mins
Polish tripe soup recipe flaki zupa
Polish Tripe Soup Recipe
6 hrs
Rye Bread with Caraway
Sauerkraut Rye Bread Recipe
50 mins
Bulgarian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmi) in a baking dish and on a plate
Bulgarian Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmi)
90 mins
Closed up of sliced brisket on wooden cutting board
Joan Nathan's Pickled Tongue or Brisket
2 hrs
Challah bread with sesame seeds
Jewish Bread Machine Challah
105 mins
Gingerbread cookie iced with royal icing to look like a snowflake
The History of Gingerbread
Peach butter
Traditional Peach Butter
2 hrs
Loaf of Rye Bread with Caraway Seeds
Rye Bread With Caraway Seeds
60 mins
Rosh Hashana Honey Cake
Vegan Jewish Honey Cake Recipe
70 mins