polish cuisine

a trip through the outstanding Polish

culinaries...

a trip through the outstanding Polish

culinaries...

What is Polish cuisine like? DIVERSE

UNKNOWN

DELICIOUS

FASCINATING

It’s a hidden treasure of Europe

What’s specific?1. SOURNESS

Mushroom, fish, cucumbers, beetroots, fruit...

Everything can be pickled!

2. FATLarge amounts of lard (animal fat),

fried or breaded pork and broth based soups with cream added are very

popular and extremely fattening!

Wild, wild forestsWild, wild forests

...for ages have been providing the Poles with:

• Game: wild pig, deer, pheasant, rabbit, fox, moose...

• Forest fruit: raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, cowberry and wild strawberry

• Mushroom: boletus, king boletus, parasol mushroom, moren saffron milk cup and many others

To the groundTo the ground

The root crops are very common in Poland. For years potatoes, beetroots, onions, celeries, carrots, cabbage and cauliflowers have been

the food of the poor village people.

Sample dishes:

•cebularz - a roll with onion and poppy seeds•potato noodles/pancakes/casseroles•buttered peas and carrots•barszcz- sour beetroot soup•browned cabbage with mushroom•bigos-meat and cabbage stew •„ruskie”dumplings with potatoes and cheese

Deep, cold seaDeep, cold sea

The Baltic sea abunds in fish. Most common are:

• Herring: marinated in oil or cream with onion, sometimes dried plums or seasoning

• Cod, sole, flounder, brisling, eel: fried, grilled or smoked

At the seaside you can find smokehouses and restaurants specializing in fish on

every corner!

Waving fields of ryeWaving fields of rye

Cereal products are popular and respected, deeply rooted in culture

and tradition. All kinds of noodles, dumplings,

crepes, breads, rolls etc. are eaten every day.

Nights get longerPolish climate is very variable, so the diet depends on the season. During

autumn we can enjoy mushroom, nuts, plums, apples, pears, pumpkins and

cranberries.The food gets the colors of the autumn

landscape: golden, red, brown and violet.

When winter comes, life becomes more monotonous.

It is the time of everpresent potatoes and carrots, pickles, jams, fatty meats

and valuable groats.

Summer sweetnessSummer

sweetnessEveryone looks forward to the spring and summer to enjoy the freshness after long winter days. Then comes

the time for:• strawberries

• raspberries

• gooseberries

• cherries

• currants

•beetroot leaves

•asparagus

•bób bean

•radish

•sorrel

•all kinds of herbs

HolidaysPolish style celebration

Traditionaly, the family sits to the table with the rise of the first star on 24.12. Before the

midnight „shephard’s mess” are eaten twelve dishes that are supposed to bring luck and

welfare to the house. They never contain meat. Most famous are:

barszcz, mushroom soup, dried fruit compote, browned cabbage with mushroom and peas, groats with

poppy seeds and honey, gingerbreads and breaded carp.

CHRISTMAS

EASTERThe most important Catholic holiday equals... the greatest amount of food you can imagine.

It all actually starts with the end of the carnival.On the„Fat Thursday” are eaten

donuts and angel wings. During the Lent: for forty days the conservative people don’t

eat meat nor sweets. Then comes spring, the Easter and consecrating the Easter baskets with bread, salt and painted Eeaster eggs. All kinds of hams, gammons, sausages.

Loads of sweets: „mazurek” tarts, cheesecakes and the paschal dish.

Yummy...

• Jewish

• Tatar

• German

• Russian

• Ukrainian

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Poland used to be multicultural. It’s cuisine is a mix of traditions:

•Lithuanian

•Austrian

•Hungarian

•Turkish

•Oriental

Where do we go?Where do we go?

Polish cuisine is constantly changing. Some regional recipes are forgotten but we are

more open for foreign, exotic tastes. Fortunately, the new trend is combining

the original, simple products with international techniques and standars.

Bloggers and high-class chefs are returing to their traditions.

Thank you very much for watching the

presentation!Feel invited to come

and taste...

*all the photos have been taken in Poland by me or members of my family ;)

Jula Chabasiewicz