The Ukrainian and Japanese cultures are generally very different, but they do have one
thing in common. They like to eat pastries filled with meat. The Ukrainian pastries are
called pilmeni and the Japanese pastries are called gyoza, but they are remarkably similar.
Both are made of pieces of flat pastry folded around a spicy meat filling. In both countries,
people usually eat their pastries with sauce. The Ukrainians use sour cream and the
Japanese use soy sauce.