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A Ukrainian kitchen in London

Two cookbook authors 鈥� one Russian, one Ukrainian 鈥� share memories of food and friendship.

Chef Olia Hercules invites us into her London home to reflect on her country鈥檚 rich culinary heritage and the power of food in even the darkest of times.

She opens her well-stocked kitchen cupboards and fridge to reveal the varied flavours, colours and scents of a cuisine she says is often wrongly dismissed as being 鈥榖eige鈥� or boring.

Ruth Alexander joins Olia and her Russian friend and fellow food writer, Alissa Timoshkina, to discuss the close ties between their nation鈥檚 traditional dishes, and the importance of the two women鈥檚 own personal friendship.

The conversation was recorded on Tuesday 8 March; 12 days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: Olia Hercules and Alissa Timoshkina. Credit: 主播大秀)

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Sarah Stolarz

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28 minutes

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