Nourishment from highland is appropriate not only for everyday life, but also during the holidays – baptisms, weddings, memorials, temple holidays, etc. It is served to the table with “frigo” (warmed bryndza and greaves, sometimes eggs were also added), “machanka” (fried eggs with mushrooms), sour cream or vurda.

From time immemorial riplyanka was prepared only in Kolochava village, but nowadays tradition is taken over by cooks from the whole region, in order to attract the demanding stomachs of visitors with another authentic dish. However only Kolochava village housewives prepare it with a special taste, because, apparently, a simple process requires not only special skills but also love.

Every year in Kolochava village on the second Sunday of June a traditional Riplyanka Festival takes place, the purpose of which is to support and promote the local cuisine. The festival brings together and unites a large number of people and is accompanied not only by the visual process of riplyanka cooking, but also by songs, humor, dancing, theatrical acts. During the holiday, there are competitions in riplyanka cooking to which experienced village chefs and guests are invited in advance. The chefs compete in theirs skill in front of numerous tourists and visitors, which facilitates easy acquisition of culinary knowledge and promotion of traditional dish from Kolochava village.