2. FOOD
If you want to try traditional Polish
cuisine, stop counting your calories.
Typical meals are very hearty and often
contain a lot of meat. Just trying them is
enough to discover that they are really
delicious and worth putting on a few
ounces.
5. BIGOS
• known as a hunter's stew,. It is
a traditional meat stew typical
of Polish, Lithuanian,
Belarusians and Ukrainian
cuisine, and is a
Polish national dish.
• Typical ingredients include
white
cabbage, sauerkraut (kapusta
kiszona in Polish), various cuts
of meat and sausages
and mushrooms.
6. KOTLET
SCHABOWY• is a Polish variety
of pork breaded cutlet coated
with breadcrumbs. It is made
of pork tenderloin (with the
bone or without), or with pork
chop.
7. PIEROGI
• are dumplings of unleaven
ed dough – first
boiled, then they are baked
or fried usually in butter
with onions – traditionally
stuffed with
potato filling, sauerkraut,
ground meat, cheese, or
fruit.
8. GOŁĄBKI
• is a cabbage roll
common in Polish
cuisine made from
lightly soft boiled
cabbage leaves
wrapped around
minced pork or beef,
chopped onions, and
rice. It is often served
with tomato sauce.
9. SOUPS
The most recommendable soups are :
• Rosół (chicken soup)
• Pomidorowa (tomato
soup)
• Kapuśniak ( sauerkraut and /or white cabbage
soup)
• Barszcz (borsch)
12. The most recommendable pies are:
• Mazurek is a type of a cake baked
in Poland, particularly at Easter, but also at
other winter holidays. It is generally
decorated with icing and fruit and nuts.
13. Jabłecznik is a fruit pie (or tart) in
which the principal filling ingredient
is apples. It is sometimes served
with whipped cream or ice cream on
top.
14. Sernik is a sweet dish consisting
primarily of a mixture of
soft, fresh cheese, eggs, and sugar;
often on a crust or base made from
crushed cookies, graham
crackers, pastry or sponge cake.It may
be baked or unbaked.
15. TYPICAL POLISH
SWEETS
„Krówki” Candies- soft milk toffee candies
„Ptasie mleczko” – Chocolate covered candy filled
with soft meringue
„Prince-Polo” – Crunchy Polish chocolate bar
„Choolate Plumps”- Plumps covered with
chocolate
„Pawełek” – Chocolate bar with a flavored filling
that contains a small amount of alcohol .
16. Poland's culture has always
integrated elements from its
neighbours, and there are also many
recipes of Jewish origin. Nowadays
the Polish menu is still
changing, being influenced by
various, sometimes exotic tastes.
Apart from traditional restaurants
specialising in Polish
cooking, restaurants serving
Italian, French and Asian foods are
mushrooming in Poland's cities, as
well as vegetarian bars.