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A local cooperative will be giving islanders a taste of Ukrainian culture this week by cooking up a take-home meal with help from a family who fled the city of Odessa earlier this month.
The Sustainable Cooperative, SCOOP, will be creating a traditional meal alongside Annoshka Kehoe and members of her family who arrived in Jersey from Ukraine two weeks ago to raise money for humanitarian relief.
Annoshka's mother, twin sister and nephew fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
Kaspar Wimberley, co-founder of SCOOP, said they wanted to do something to help those fleeing the war, while also introducing islanders to Ukrainian food culture.
After reading the story of Annoshka and her family, who were reunited in Jersey this month, Kaspar got in touch with them to see if they would be interested in helping.
“They were enthusiastic about the idea,” he says. “They told us about the traditional food you would expect to enjoy in Ukraine, and we worked out a menu with them.”
Pictured: Borscht is a traditional soup enjoyed in Ukraine, made with red beetroots.
The team will be making Ukrainian stuffed dumplings – Varenyky – with potato and caramelised onions, served with sauerkraut, a classic beetroot Borscht soup, and sour cream. A meat version with added local pork is also available.
Kaspar expects they will receive around 100 orders for the meal, more than is usual for their Friday night takeaways.
Islanders can place their orders by lunchtime on Thursday 24 March via SCOOP’s Facebook page. Portions cost £12.50, with all proceeds going to humanitarian relief for refugees affected by the war.
Collection takes place from 15:00 on Friday, from SCOOP at La Bienvenue Farm in St. Lawrence.
It's the second foodie fundraiser to have taken place this week in aid of Ukraine.
The owners of Fresh Crust Pizza - Ukraine-born Natalia Baker and her husband, Mike - last night donated all their profits towards the humanitarian effort.
Pictured: Natalia Baker (left) and her husband, Mike, last night held a fundraiser for Ukraine via their takeaway pizza company, Fresh Crust.
Kaspar says SCOOP would like to continue supporting Ukraine in other ways too.
“In Ukraine, they would be coming towards the sowing season,” he explained. “Not being able to do that could have devastating effects.
"I hope we can turn our attention to supporting rebuilding efforts when the time comes, in particular to support small-scale farmers."
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