Lately, while looking for some new not so popular Polish Christmas Eve traditions and foods, I came across recipe for Christmas Eve Beans. Next day I found this year’s fresh “Jaś” beans on a farmers market and decided to check it out. Recipe is really easy, I tried it and I loved it. Let me
Few weeks ago I met a Greek couple living in Warsaw. Dimitris asked me to show him how to cook Bigos. When we talked about Polish cuisine, Anja said that soups are something special for Poland. And this is a fact: in Poland soups are a staple in Polish homes for dinner. You can get
Polish Żurek is a soup traditionally prepared for Easter. In some Polish families White Borsch is cooked instead of Żurek, the difference is Zakwas/ starter that is used. For Żurek- rye starter, for Borsch – wheat zakwas. If you plan to cook traditional Polish Sour Soup Żurek, you need Zakwas – a rye starter. You
Zakwas na żurek Zakwas is a basic ingredient of Żurek, traditional Polish soup, prepared for Easter. It can be also called: Zakwas or rye sour soup starter, and is made by fermenting rye (for Żurek) or wheat (for White Borsch) flour. The process is easy, although you need a few days to have your own
Barszcz z uszkami Beets Barszcz with Uszka is traditionally prepared for Christmas Eve in many Polish homes. As the opposite to barszcz sometimes forest mushrooms soup is prepared, however not in my family house- we love beets borscht:) One important ingredient of Barszcz is a beets kvas/ leaven which you need to prepare few days