4. What’s specific? 1. SOURNESS Mushroom, fish, cucumbers, beetroots, fruit... Everything can be pickled! 2. FAT Large amounts of lard (animal fat), fried or breaded pork and broth based soups with cream added are very popular and extremely fattening!
10. 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.
16. 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.
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18. Nights get longer Polish 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 .
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22. C HRISTMAS Traditionaly, the family sits to the table with the rise of the first star on 24.12 . Before the mi d night „ shephard’s mess ” are eaten twelve dishes that are supposed to bring luck and welfare to the house. The y 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.
23. EASTER The 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...
27. 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.
28. 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
