Sour Cherry Pies

Sour cherries have a very special place in the Ukrainian heart. These cherries are sweet and only a little bit sour; in fact, our name for them is vyshnya, which doesn’t have the sour connotation. When traveling in the Odesan countryside, you’ll see that each village has its own unique look; this is because each is populated by one predominant ethnicity. In front of every traditional Ukrainian village house, you’ll always see a sour cherry tree, often painted white at the bottom to p