Poland: Recipes and Cuisine

Both Central European and Slavic in character, Polish cooking centers around braised and roasted meats, homemade noodles and a wide variety of cabbage dishes. Polish food is hearty and filling. Many types of sausages, but especially kielbasa, are popular. Dumplings called pierogi are stuffed with both savory and sweet fillings and are boiled and sometimes fried. Sour and heavy cream enrich soups and stews.

Typical Polish Dishes

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Zupy (Soups and Stews)

Barscz (Beet soup)
Bigos (Hunter's stew)
Chłodnik (Ham and beet soup)
Zupa Kartoflana (Potato soup)
Zurek Wielkanocny (Easter soup)

Sałatky (Salads)

Ćwikła (Beet salad with horseradish)
Mizeria (Cucumber and sour cream salad)

Makaron i Klusky (Noodles and Dumplings)

Pierogi (Stuffed dumplings)
Uszka (Mushroom-filled dumplings)

Miesa (Meats)

Golabki (Stuffed cabbage rolls)
Kiełbasa (Polish sausage)
Kiszka (Pork with kasha)
Klopsy (Meatloaf)
Pieczen Wieprzowa (Roast pork)

Ryba (Fish)

Fladra z Grzybami (Flounder with mushrooms)

Jarzyny (Vegetables)

Cwikla (Beets)
Plaki (Potato pancakes)

Desery (Desserts)

Babka Wielkanocna(Easter fruitcake)
Ciazteczka z Makiem (Poppyseed cookies)
Mazurek Wielkanocny (Almond cookies)
Pascha ze Lwowa (Pascha Lvov-style)
Sernik Babci (Grandmother's cheesecake)

Napoje (Beverages)

Krupnik (Spiced vodka)

Śniadanie (Breakfast)

Nalestniki (Filled crepes)

Polish Recipes

Try these recipes from Poland.

Gołąbki

(Polish, stuffed cabbage rolls)

Pierogi

(Polish stuffed dumplings)

Bigos

(Polish hunter's stew of meat, cabbage and sauerkraut)

Pieczeń Wieprzowa

(Polish roast pork; see Schweinebraten recipe)

Kwas Chlebowy

(Polish fermented rye beverage; see Kvas recipe)

Kasza

(Polish buckwheat groats; see Kasha recipe)

Barscz

(Polish beet soup; see Borshch recipe)

Łosoś Pieczony z Koperkiem

(Polish baked salmon with dill)

Mizeria

(Polish cucumber and sour cream salad)

Plaki

(Polish potato pancakes; see Latkes recipe)

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