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Trout (forrel in Ukrainian) is a popular dish not only in Zakarpattia but also across the wider Carpathian region, and fish from this region can be found throughout Ukraine as well. There are wild trout that live in the mountains due to the colder waters, but many (and the ones you will likely eat) are from reservoirs or other trout farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two main species. There is the \u201cbrown trout\u201d (Salmo trutta) or \u201cbrook trout\u201d (not the same as what we call the brook trout in English, which is from the USA\u200a\u2014\u200aS. fontinalis), which live in the wild, and rainbow trout (which are not native to Europe as I recently learned), which are deliberately placed into rivers to help with oxidation and are the ones found in trout farms and reservoirs. The latter are the ones you will likely eat as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tradition of trout farming dates back primarily to the Austro-Hungarian period, when it was demanded by the imperial courts. There was even a whole village, Svalyavshchyna, of fishermen, working for the empire\u2019s demand. Apparently, the fishing tradition collapsed under the USSR, but it has revived and now lives on, and now you can find grilled trout and even places where you can catch your own fish and eat them, across Zakarpattia, in various forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources: https:\/\/uzhgorod.net.ua\/news\/136804<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n