Attractions of Checheleve

The Living Museum of Verguns in the village of Checheleve, Poltava Region, was founded in 2018 by the owner of the green tourism estate Country House UA, Nadiya Mykhailova. The museum was created to popularize the region's gastronomic brand - Kremenchuk verguns, i.e. crispy cookies made from unleavened dough.

Verguns gained popularity in the Kremenchuk region at the end of the 19th century due to the fact that their production did not require much time and expensive products. The museum stores many recipes for making these simple sweets: in milk, in whey, in sour cream, in vodka, in wine, in water, soft, fluffy, crispy, vegetable, fruit, spicy, salty, etc.

Visitors to the museum are offered a historical excursion (the emergence of verguns, legends, sayings), acquaintance with vergun recipes, ingredients and kitchen utensils, a master class on making verguns in an open-air kitchen, fun culinary entertainment, tasting verguns with vitamin tea and varenukha, a photo shoot as a keepsake.

Additional services: tractor rides, communication with animals on a mini-farm, additional dishes and drinks, a souvenir shop.