Chicken Kiev

A Russian chef invented Chicken Kiev in the early 1800s. Kiev is the capital of Ukraine but Chicken Kiev did not get its name from there. Chicken Kiev got its name when it was marketed for Russian restaurants in Europe and America.

This chicken Kiev recipe is named after the queen city of Ukraine; Kiev. Its a famous dish but most Slavic people have never prepared it at home because it was a gourmet treat. Chicken Kiev (Чикен Киев)is considered “the pinnacle of Russian cooking.

The dish is particularly popular in the post-Soviet states, as well as in several other countries of the former Eastern Bloc,and in the English-speaking world. The history of this dish is not well documented, and various sources make controversial claims about its origin.