Polish food Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/polish-food/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:19:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Mushroom, buckwheat and kefir “placki” and parallel lives https://zuzazak.com/2025/09/mushroom-buckwheat-and-kefir-placki-and-parallel-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mushroom-buckwheat-and-kefir-placki-and-parallel-lives Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:58:32 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2771 A message Dalia from Gaza finally got back in touch with me after a long absence – her phone battery exploded during the evacuation. While I am in my lovely home cooking organic food, making “placki” to use up all the excess mushrooms in my...

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]]> An old Polish cookie recipe and feeling human https://zuzazak.com/2025/09/an-old-polish-cookie-recipe-and-feeling-human/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-old-polish-cookie-recipe-and-feeling-human Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:59:35 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2753 “Alberty” cookies from Kuchnia Polska I must admit I’d never heard of “Alberty” cookies prior to finding them in a 60s version of Kuchnia Polska this summer. However, I know that they have been around for a long time. A Polish recipe I saw online...

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]]> Hundred year cookies recipe https://zuzazak.com/2025/08/hundred-year-cookies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hundred-year-cookies Sun, 24 Aug 2025 21:44:28 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2701 Buttery apricot cookies with hardly any butter in them Probably the most satisfying part of my job is bringing old recipes back to life. These buttery cookies may not look like anything special, but for me this is a recipe worth reviving for a couple...

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]]> The most Polish of soups – rosòl with poured egg noodles https://zuzazak.com/2025/08/the-most-polish-of-soups-rosol-with-poured-egg-noodles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-polish-of-soups-rosol-with-poured-egg-noodles Sun, 17 Aug 2025 20:27:50 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2680 A broth for everyone The most Polish of soups, rosół, is traditionally eaten every Sunday. It would be served as a starter, before the roast or whatever the main part of the meal might be. It is served with fresh parsley, dill, some cooked carrot...

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]]> Lazy gołąbki to calm and comfort https://zuzazak.com/2025/05/lazy-golabki-making-polish-food-easy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lazy-golabki-making-polish-food-easy Wed, 28 May 2025 21:28:43 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2490 Making Polish food easy Half term is proving quite tiring, so making proper gołąbki – Polish stuffed cabbage rolls – felt beyond my capabilities today. During hectic times, I try to keep food simple and nutritious, and definitely aim to stay away from anything faffy....

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]]> Can pierogi ever be healthy? A recipe for wholewheat pierogi with dandelion and young beet https://zuzazak.com/2025/05/recipe-for-wholewheat-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recipe-for-wholewheat-pierogi Fri, 16 May 2025 11:16:21 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2433 “Pierogi will make you strong and healthy” While many a Polish grandma has no doubt uttered these words, no-one eats pierogi to be healthy. Apart from me, that is. I’ve always been a huge pierogi fan and sang their praises for many reasons. They can...

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]]> 2 favourite Summer salads with Polish flavours https://zuzazak.com/2022/06/summer-salad-polish-flavours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-salad-polish-flavours Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:32:08 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2251 Quick lunch recipes I miss those huge, Parisian-style salads, so substantial that they are a meal in themselves. Salad is a hard one for the kids – all those long leaves and sharp dressing everywhere, so recently I’ve been making them for our adult lunches...

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]]> My top 3 polish soups for winter https://zuzazak.com/2021/02/my-top-3-polish-soups-for-winter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-top-3-polish-soups-for-winter Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:36:58 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=2059 We could all use a bit of comfort these day, so I thought I’d share my top 3 wintry soups with you.  Soups are always my go-to comfort food at this time of year, but it seems we are eating them more than usual. Perhaps that’s...

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]]> An alternative Christmas cake: Almond and poppyseed https://zuzazak.com/2020/12/an-alternative-christmas-cake-almond-and-poppyseed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-alternative-christmas-cake-almond-and-poppyseed Sun, 06 Dec 2020 11:54:40 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=2026 Apologies to any traditional, British Christmas cake lovers out there, but I’m not fan (too heavy, too sweet). I felt it was time to come up with an alternative Christmas cake. You can, of course, make this alternative Christmas cake to compliment the traditional one...

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]]> Vegetarian gołąbki https://zuzazak.com/2020/11/vegetarian-golabki/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vegetarian-golabki Sat, 28 Nov 2020 21:36:49 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1995 It’s that time of year again – a time for contemplation and gołabki. I don’t know why I always eat so many “little pigeons” at this time of year. Perhaps it’s the abundance of cabbage and mushrooms… This year, after having various meaty versions wrapped...

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