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The country of Ukraine is such a hidden gem in eastern Europe, from its mountains to its cities to its coastline. Join me along the Black Sea coast as I enjoy Ukrainian seafood and attend a goat therapy session in Mykolaivka, Ukraine!
My guide Natasha and driver James from Tours by Locals and I started our adventure in Mykolaivka, a small farming village roughly two hours south of Odessa. It’s located on the Black Sea coast, but I was there to visit Kozy Ta Matrosy, an incredible local dairy farm and restaurant!
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Wandering around the farm are lots of goats and chickens. There are also boats, old trucks, bicycles, and even a piano outside on the grounds. The goats are ravenous when you feed them!
Then, we headed inside the stable for the goats, which has troughs full of grass. They also have areas where they milk the goats in the mornings before they go outside. Outside, there were lavender fields. Everything is organic!
Then, I visited a greenhouse where they were growing tomatoes and other vegetables. There are several greenhouses, where they also have cabbage, basil, cucumbers, horseradish, and bell peppers. There’s also a vineyard next door, but it belongs to their neighbors.
I tried some delicious fresh basil in one of the greenhouses. Outside was a construction site where they were building their restaurant, set to open June 9, 2021.
Then, we saw some Turkish coffee, which is heated in containers in sand. First, I tried some fresh, creamy goat milk and some mozzarella-like goat cheese with a dense texture. They also had a young feta-like cheese.
Then, I tried some panna cotta topped with condensed milk, which was extremely sweet and pretty dense. It reminded me of crema catalana or crème brulee. Next was a frothy goatmilk milkshake! The frothiness reminded me of Indian chai! I followed that with some strong Turkish coffee, which gave me some energy!
Next, I headed over to a bus on the site, which is called the Chicken Bus! Every day, the chickens inside lay eggs!
Then, Julia gave me some panna cotta and cheese to take with me. Then, we’d get to take a master class to see where they harvest oysters!
They have a seafood restaurant called Chenomorka right on the Black Sea, which I hadn’t visited since my time in Bulgaria in 2013.
I ordered some fresh oysters from Ireland and France and gook a seat with a view of the beach. The oysters were so briny and fresh! The horseradish sauce sauce made them super spicy!
The restaurant’s white tables and fisherman’s village aesthetic made me feel like I was on an island in Greece!
Next, I got a large bowl of Black Sea mussels, which contained oil, parsley, onions, cream, and dill in an incredible, tasty sauce. I couldn’t get enough of it. There were at least fifty mussels in the bowl. They were addicting!
The restaurant has an extensive seafood menu and it all comes right from the Black Sea. At one point, a cat came up to me and wanted some of my mussels!
Next, I got a platter of five different types of thin fried fish, including sargan (garfish), khamsa (anchovies), lufar (bluefish), stavrida (horse mackerel), and barbulia (goatfish).
They were crispy and lightly battered. The cat really liked them, too! It reminded me of the fried fish dishes I’ve eaten on the Adriatic Sea in Italy.
Some of the fish had spines, but they were easy enough to get rid of. The lufar is the most expensive fish in the Black Sea. It contained lots of bones, while the stavrida were easy enough to bite through whole. Each fish had a completely different flavor!
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My name is David Hoffmann. For the last 13 years, I have been traveling around the world in search of unique culture, food, and history! Since starting David’s Been Here in 2008, I have traveled to over 1,200 destinations in 83 countries, which I welcome you to check out on my YouTube channel, travel blog, and social media sites.
I focus a great deal on food and historical sites, as you probably have seen! I love to experience the different flavors that each destination has to offer, from casual street food to gourmet restaurant dining. I’m also passionate about learning about the local history and culture.
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