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Polish Cuisine
Polish
food may not be as famous as say the French or Italian cuisine, but the
Polish certainly have very distinct dishes. Centuries ago Poland was very big
and powerful. People from all kinds of nationalities lived there, and it had
its influence the kitchen. From Hungarian Goulash to French pastry, Italian
salads to Ukrainian beet soup, " borscht" . The Polish have derived
their own versions of these well-known dishes, and made them their own.
Poland is famous for their inventive use of simple, fresh ingredients. Often
recipes have remained unchanged for centuries, although there are many
regional varieties.
Polish people really like their food, and both making the main dish and
eating their festive meals can take many hours. Some special meals may even
take days to prepare. Many meals include a variety of meat, but not always.
Most Poles are Roman Catholic, who observe fast days. During these days they
do not eat meat, and mushrooms and/or fish are being used as substitutes.
Bigos is one of the most famous Polish main courses, with a long history.
Many consider it to be the Polish national dish, and it is believed to have
been around since the late 14th century.
This hunters' stew of meat and cabbage is made of sauerkraut and sweet
cabbage, several kinds of meat, wild mushrooms, onions and seasoned with
spices and fruit like peppercorns, apples, dried plums, juniper berries.
Recipes vary widely as one would expect of a main course of such long
history. Polish dishes are usually very rich in meat, and the Polish national
dish Bigos is no different. Recipes can include pork, venison, steak and
kielbasa - the well-known spicy Polish sausage.
If you want to impress your family and friends with Bigos you better take the
time to prepare it: Bigos needs no fewer than three days to reach full
flavor.
Other well-known main courses include pierogi (dumplings), roast duck with
apples, golabki (stuffed cabbage rolls) and breaded pork cutlet (kotlet
schabowy). Vegetables are often eaten in a shredded fashion, either as
sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) or shredded root vegetables with lemon and
sugar.
And you don't have to go to Poland to get to know these Polish main dishes
just get a books from the library or Amazon, or search online for "
Polish cuisine" or " Polish recipes" and you will get more
ideas than you will be able to execute.
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