How it affects us and how to decommunize the dinner table" (ENG/UA). The totalitarian regime controlled people even through food, leaving deep-rooted food traumas, even in those who never lived under the USSR.

In the seventh episode of "Farewell, Empire", journalist Olesia Kotubei-Herutska explores Soviet food culture: what people ate, why it was a source of shame, and how Ukraine was forbidden to use certain spices until 2022. The episode sheds light on how Soviet food policies continue to affect Ukrainians today.