Food market in Mszczonów

In this category you will find recipes from Poland in English.

Polish cuisine is a mixture of Eastern European and German culinary traditions, with some Russian, Italian, and Turkish influence due to historical reasons. It is rich in meat, especially chicken and pork, and winter vegetables (cabbage in the dish Bigos (Cabbage and meat stew), and spices, as well as different kinds of noodles the most notable of which are the pierogi. It is related to other Slavic cuisines in usage of kasza and other cereals. Generally speaking, Polish cuisine is hearty and uses a lot of cream and eggs. The traditional cuisine generally is demanding and Poles allow themselves a generous amount of time to prepare and enjoy their festive meals, with some meals (like Christmas eve or Easter Breakfast) taking a number of days to prepare in their entirety.

Traditionally, the main meal is eaten about 2 p.m., and is usually composed of three courses, starting with a soup, such as popular bouillon or tomato or more festive Barsczyk (Polish beetroot soup) or żurek (sour rye meal mash), followed perhaps in a restaurant by an appetiser of herring (prepared in either cream, oil, or vinegar). Other popular appetizers are various cured meats, vegetables or fish in aspic. The main course is usually meaty including a roast or kotlet schabowy (breaded pork cutlet). Vegetables, currently replaced by leaf salad, were not very long ago most commonly served as 'surowka' - shredded root vegetables with lemon and sugar (carrot, celeriac, beetroot) or fermented cabbage (kapusta kwaszona). The sides are usually boiled potatoes or more traditionally kasha (cereals). Meals often conclude with a dessert such as makowiec, a poppy seed pastry, or drożdżówka, a type of yeast cake. Other Polish specialities include chłodnik (a chilled beetroot or fruit soup for hot days), golonka (pork knuckles cooked with vegetables), kołduny (meat dumplings), zrazy (stuffed slices of beef), salceson and flaki (tripe).

Chroniona Nazwa Pochodzenia

CNP ingredients

CNP stands for ‘Chroniona Nazwa Pochodzenia’ which in the UK we know as 'Protected Designation of Origin' (PDO). Under the EU agricultural product quality policy, this "covers agricultural products and foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognised know-how". The following Polish ingredients are those which are registered as CNP.

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Country Name Product Type'
Poland Bryndza Podhalańska cheese Cheese PDO
Poland Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca / Fasola z Doliny Dunaj Bean PDO
Poland Fasola Wrzawska Bean PDO
Poland Karp zatorski Carp PDO
Poland Oscypek Cheese PDO
Poland Podkarpacki miód spadziowy Honey PDO
Poland Redykołka Cheese PDO
Poland Wiśnia nadwiślanka Cherry PDO
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Chronione Oznaczenie Geograficzne

COG ingredients

COG stands for ‘Chronione Oznaczenie Geograficzne’ which in the UK we know as 'Protected Geographical Indication' (PGI). Under the EU agricultural product quality policy, this "covers agricultural products and foodstuffs closely linked to the geographical area. At least one of the stages of production, processing or preparation takes place in the area." The following Polish ingredients are those which are registered as COG.

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Country Name Product Type
Poland Andruty kaliskie Wafer PGI
Poland Cebularz lubelski Bread PGI
Poland Chleb prądnicki Bread PGI
Poland Fasola korczyńska Bean PGI
Poland Jabłka grójeckie Apple PGI
Poland Jabłka łąckie Apple PGI
Poland Jagnięcina podhalańska Lamb PGI
Poland Kiełbasa lisiecka Sausage PGI
Poland Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski Cake PGI
Poland Krupnioki śląskie Sausage PGI
Poland Miód drahimski Honey PGI
Poland Miód kurpiowski Honey PGI
Poland Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich Honey PGI
Poland Obwarzanek krakowski Cake PGI
Poland Rogal świętomarciński Pastry PGI
Poland Ser koryciński swojski Cheese PGI
Poland Śliwka szydłowska Prune PGI
Poland Suska sechlońska Prune PGI
Poland Truskawka kaszubska / Kaszëbskô malëna Strawberry PGI
Poland Wielkopolski ser smażony Cheese PGI
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Gwarantowana Tradycyjna Specjalność

GTS ingredients

GTS stands for ‘Gwarantowana Tradycyjna Specjalność’ which in the UK is known as 'Traditional Speciality Guaranteed’ (TSG). It "highlights traditional character, either in the composition or means of production". The following Polish ingredients are those which are registered as GTS.

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Country Name Product Type
Poland Pierekaczewnik Pie TSG
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POLISH RECIPES