Pancakes

There are some things I miss.  I miss Amy's pancakes, for instance.  Oladi (Оладьи) Russian or Ukrainian pancakes are very good, but they are not same as American pancakes, so this morning I decided to try making some using what I can get here. 

Of course, I can't read Ukrainian, so I ended up buying whole wheat flour.  They turned out okay, though, and tasted pretty good, but they weren't as good as Amy's.  Still, I enjoyed them. 

Оладьи (Oladi) with сметана (sour cream)



My whole wheat pancakes



I didn't have maple syrup.  I can't seem to find it here, so I made strawberry syrup from jam.  It turned out fine and served its purpose.

My attempt at trying to find flour (and other things at the store) illustrates one of the great challenges in this part of the country.  Nearly everyone speaks Russian, and business in the streets and markets is conducted in Russian, so I have to speak Russian to communicate and get things done, but so many products in the supermarket are written in Ukrainian.  It gets confusing at times.

Whole Wheat Flour. This is written in Ukrainian.