Polish Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/polish/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:20:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Kwaśnica – another type of Polish sauerkraut soup https://zuzazak.com/2016/11/kwasnica-another-type-of-polish-sauerkraut-soup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kwasnica-another-type-of-polish-sauerkraut-soup Sat, 12 Nov 2016 23:31:11 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1315 The most well known Polish sauerkraut soup is Kapuśniak, but there is another Polish sauerkraut soup that arguably has an even more acquired taste – it’s called Kwaśnica. The sour one. I personally prefer it – I like the omittance of pork and that feral...

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]]> Courgette “placki” – a quick, easy and healthy supper https://zuzazak.com/2016/10/courgette-placki-a-quick-easy-and-healthy-supper/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=courgette-placki-a-quick-easy-and-healthy-supper Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:59:58 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1308 “Placki” are where it all began as far as the slavic people are concerned. In Russia, they might say blini is where it all began, but that’s just splitting hairs. Placki are everything that has that flat, round shape, and blini come under that category too. Archaeological evidence shows...

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]]> Eating Seasonally: Autumnal Apples https://zuzazak.com/2016/09/eating-seasonally-autumnal-apples/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-seasonally-autumnal-apples Fri, 30 Sep 2016 21:15:36 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1300 There is something about the humble apple that always reminds me of Poland. Even when there was nothing in the shops we still had apples, and therefore apple cake (Szarlotka) and apple “racuchy” were common during my childhood.  Now that Putin has banned imports on...

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]]> Trout “Little Ears” dumplings in “rosół” broth https://zuzazak.com/2016/09/trout-little-ears-dumplings-in-rosol-broth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trout-little-ears-dumplings-in-rosol-broth Tue, 06 Sep 2016 13:46:53 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1285 Since becoming a mother a few things have changed undoubtedly. Not only in my life as a whole (which is to be expected), but also in my personality and my preferences. I have become a better version of myself in many ways – I am...

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]]> Eating seasonally: Summer berries https://zuzazak.com/2016/06/eating-seasonally-summer-berries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-seasonally-summer-berries Thu, 23 Jun 2016 08:09:33 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1200 You know that summer has arrived when you can finally eat juicy, flavoursome, local berries. They don’t taste quite the same at different times of the year. I always make it my general policy to eat as many berries as it takes to make myself...

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]]> My book: “Polska” https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/my-book-polska/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-book-polska Tue, 31 May 2016 16:00:12 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=478 It is the way of life to always take you by surprise. For many years I felt like I was writing “Polska” only for myself. Then finally it all happened at once – the dreamt-of book deal… and the pregnancy. Two babies had decided to...

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]]> My top 3 Polish vegetarian recipes https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/my-top-5-polish-vegetarian-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-top-5-polish-vegetarian-recipes https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/my-top-5-polish-vegetarian-recipes/#comments Mon, 30 May 2016 18:49:22 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=454 Polish is not the first cuisine that comes to mind when you utter the word “vegetarian”, and yet there are many recipes that are either vegetarian or lend themselves particularly well to being meat-free. Poland, being a Catholic country, has many “fasting” days. In days...

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]]> https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/my-top-5-polish-vegetarian-recipes/feed/ 4 Super healthy Polish sauerkraut soup https://zuzazak.com/2015/12/super-healthy-polish-sauerkraut-soup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=super-healthy-polish-sauerkraut-soup Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:30:00 +0000 Sauerkraut doesn’t sound terribly sexy I know. Yet it’s one of the healthiest things you can eat due to its vitamin C, mineral and probiotic content. The juice from the cabbage is a brilliant hangover remedy, my dad assures me, although I haven’t tried it...

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]]> Prune sauce for venison and the joys of experimentation https://zuzazak.com/2015/05/prune-sauce-for-venison-and-the-joys-of-experimentation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prune-sauce-for-venison-and-the-joys-of-experimentation Sat, 30 May 2015 12:54:00 +0000 Experimentation is always fun, as long as you keep your mind open, your ideas flexible and some degree of control over what you’re doing. If you see something’s not quite working out, why not change direction? This is what I did with this venison (and...

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]]> Herrings in Soured Cream with Apple https://zuzazak.com/2015/03/herrings-in-soured-cream-with-apple/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=herrings-in-soured-cream-with-apple Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:19:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/03/herrings-in-soured-cream-with-apple/ The human condition is a strange one. The closer we get to what we want the more anxious we become. The stakes get higher as we realise that we have more to loose than before. Recently, I have had to remind myself constantly to enjoy...

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