Street Food from Christmas Market, Kharkiv || Recalling Memories...

Before coming here in Ukraine, I had no idea about Christmas and how people celebrate it. I am from Bangladesh and we don't celebrate Christmas so it was obvious, that I didn't have any knowledge about Christmas before 2018. I only saw pictures, some videos and heard about Christmas tales but never experienced in person.

Well, This is not the Holiday season I know but I am sharing my experience here... Because for the first time I saw how people celebrate Christmas and new year here in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and I have gathered some experiences of culture... I was scrolling my phone gallery today and found these pictures of last Christmas...

I have shared many pictures of Holiday season including videos before. But I didn't share the food from Christmas Market which I have tasted on last Christmas. Basically these are street food but you can also say food from temporary stores...

Last year I and my friend, went to the biggest Christmas market in Kharkiv. Actually, it's not the biggest but the Christmas tree was the biggest and the entrance was beautiful. Every year this central zone of Kharkiv turns into a festive zone during the holiday season. People all over the Kharkiv come here to celebrate Newyear and Holiday season.

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This was the sitting area of the Christmas market, in the picture you can see it. This was a very traditional market. Many stores full of Christmas decor were available but prices were high though. Some were selling Christmas candy, toys, socks... But most of them were food shops and drinks shop.

My friend and I spent almost 3 hours walking here and exploring all the shops. Some stores were selling some kind of drinks which I never tasted before. Of course, root beer was one of the highlighted drinks.

I don't eat pork so it's hard for me to buy food from any restaurant/shop. Finally, we found a shop where Polv and Lentils were available. Also, they were selling shawarmas as well. The shop was from Afgan people. Anyway, I bought and tasted their Polv, it was good. Polv is a kind of rice which is served with some meat.

Later we found a grill bar where they were selling BBQ chicken, beef, and Grill chicken. Also, the kebab was available.

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This was not a 100% halal shop for Muslims and it is foolishness to expect halal food in the Christmas market for myself. Anyway, we ordered the chicken grill and Lavash (roti) and waited for 20 minutes. It was cheap compared to other food shops.

Honestly speaking I was not happy with the chicken pieces. They were too dry and kind of rubbery. Maybe overcooked that's why sauce didn't work for me at all. And the Lavash was hard like a biscuit. It was crunchy and the overall grill lavash combination was worse...

I should have taken root beer instead...

Worst food I have ever tasted in Kharkiv but nothing to do...

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Despite having bad food, I and my friend really enjoyed exploring the market and our girly gossip. I was watching my old videos today and saw this Christmas video as well. Because of lockdown, everything changed now but this sweet memory made me laugh and smile. Especially the face which I have made when I saw my food... Hahaha...

Memories never die... We just need to call them to make us smile again...

I wanted to write this post long ago but I forgot... BUT IT'S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER...

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