> I’ve been living in Ukraine for the past few months, trying to figure out why the food here, especially the vegetables, simply taste so good.
I had exactly the same feeling when I was living in Lviv and buying vegetables from the local Farmers Market[1] to cook at home.
It seems that Ukrainians are still growing vegetables like their grandparents did in the 1930s, as it's one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Europe.
In my own post-soviet EU country, most people living outside the big cities still grow their own vegetables in their backyard[2], but more as a rewarding hobby.
I had exactly the same feeling when I was living in Lviv and buying vegetables from the local Farmers Market[1] to cook at home.
It seems that Ukrainians are still growing vegetables like their grandparents did in the 1930s, as it's one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Europe.
In my own post-soviet EU country, most people living outside the big cities still grow their own vegetables in their backyard[2], but more as a rewarding hobby.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI0VnuZObjE
[2] http://imgur.com/a/3afScVR