Fried · Market Snack
Deruny
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The name comes straight from the Ukrainian verb 'to grate' — deruny are named after how they're made, not what's in them.
Deruny are pancakes made from finely grated raw potato bound with egg and a little flour, pan-fried until the edges turn lacy and crisp while the center stays soft. Market and street vendors serve them hot with sour cream.
Why it's made this way: Potatoes have been a cheap, filling staple crop across Ukraine, and grating them raw into a quick-fried pancake turned an everyday ingredient into a snack cooked to order.
Roughly what's in it
350kcal
8gprotein
38gcarbs
18gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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