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Home made jam recipe
I have never been a huge fan of jams and at first being here I was reluctant to say no when something was offered to me in case it was offensive. And so I started to eat the jam that my girlfriend's...
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Polish people really love soupI had only really eaten tomato soup in London if I was ill because it is easy to eat and very warming. But since being here I have eaten so many types of soups both as a...
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Barszcz czerwony (Red beetroot soup) recipe/info
This deep red soup is believed to have originated in what is now Ukraine and there is many varieties throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Borshch being a famous Russian form.The list below provides...
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Kotlet Schabowy (Pork cutlets in breadcrumbs)
KotletSchabowy is a delicious traditional meal for obiad (Polish dinner in early afternoon) and extremely easy to make. Check out An Englishman in Poland with the section on...
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Salatka (Polish salad)
Salatka (pronounced sa-wat-ka) is a Polish salad but not like the green leaf salad that I was used to. In fact in London I made a green leaf side salad for a Polish person at work with large cuts of...
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Polska Kuchnia (Polish cuisine)
My name is John Connolly and I moved to Poland with a plan to absorb as much culture as possible. You can read about this more at my blog, An Englishman in Poland(Click...
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Zapiekanka
This is not traditional but it is one of the first 'fast foods' to appear in Poland and common throughout the country. Basically it is a halved baguette covered in meaty toppings and cheese and then...
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Uszka
These are dumplings (pronounced oosh-ka) and a translation of the name is 'little ears'. They can be filled with mushrooms and cabbage or minced pork and a good way to serve them is with barszcz...
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Krokiet (Croquette- fried breaded meat-filled crepe pancake)
This tasty and filling main meal is simple to make and goes well with strained barszcz as a drink. It consists of minced meat filled pancakes, rolled and covered in breadcrumbs and then fried. At...
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Bigos (Hunter's stew) recipe
This is my all time favourite and it is the national dish of Poland. In it's simplest form it is bacon and cabbage (but much different and better than the national dish of Ireland) and so I will give...
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Gofry
This is a very old food which took me a while to warm to. It is very popular in coastal regions but you can find it throughout Poland and it basically consists of waffles on which a variety of...
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Sernik (Polish cheesecake) recipe
I was never a fan of cheesecake in London, actually I think I had it only once, but it is a different story over here! Sernik was the first thing I ate in Poland when I arrived at my girlfriend's...
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Pierogi Ruskie (Polish dumplings Russian style) recipe and info
Pierogi (plural, pieróg is singular but used very rarely. English native speakers tend to add an -s on the end to denote plural) is the name for the type of dumpling with a certain shape which is large...
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Gołąbki (Golabki - cabbage rolls) recipe
Gołąbki (pronounced go-womp-kee) is translated as pigeon. Although no pigeon is used in the recipe, the name could possibly be due to it's resemblance to the shape of pigeon breast. Legend has it that...
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Top 5 Polish mustard review
Coming from England, when I thought of mustard I thought of the English variety which is radioactive yellow with a simultaneously bland but burning taste. I occasionally entertained French mustard if I...
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Kubuś - more than just a carrot juice
Kubuś (kwuboosh) is different to any other carrot juice I have seen before and I became addicted to this. Aimed at kids with a bear on the front, I have been confused by the fact that the only other...
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Budyn - Polish custard
Inevitably there was bound to be something I found myself yearning for while living here in Poland. I always felt there was something missing when trying out all the different varieties of cakes,...
View ArticleSend me your recipes, photos, interesting information
From the simplest to the most complex of recipes.Perhaps it is just one photo of something food related you took while in Poland.Maybe someone told you a little bit of information about the culinary...
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Polish food photos
A big thank you to Link Robertson for these wonderful images of some of his experiences in Poland. Link is an American planning to settle in Poland and teach in Warsaw.Currently his favourite dishes...
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Fasolka po bretońsku recipe - baked bean and meat stew
Mr Bean is still very popular in Poland. I initially learnt the Polish word for bean, fasola, because it is called Jaś Fasola or John Bean and there were a few jokes made since my name is John and I...
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