soup Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/soup/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:47:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Fermented Botwinka soup for June https://zuzazak.com/2025/06/fermented-botwinka-soup-for-june/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fermented-botwinka-soup-for-june Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:06:33 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2522 A seasonal Polish soup from the kitchen garden The kitchen garden is full of hope at this time of year. It’s a huge source of comfort in these turbulent times we are going through on our little planet. This Botwinka soup has a similar, soothing...

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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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]]> Top 3 Lockdown meals East-European style https://zuzazak.com/2020/05/top-3-lockdown-meals-east-european-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-3-lockdown-meals-east-european-style Fri, 22 May 2020 11:08:56 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1957 What a time. Me – feet swollen, tired with mild anaemia, trying to prepare for the unpredictable act of giving birth whilst finishing PhD, editing a book and juggling childcare. The outside world – still in the midst of a pandemic, unsteady and unsure, trying...

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]]> Eating seasonally: Chłodnik, cold beetroot soup https://zuzazak.com/2017/06/eating-seasonally-chlodnik-cold-beetroot-soup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-seasonally-chlodnik-cold-beetroot-soup Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:43:55 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1403 I am extremely excited to tell you that I will be appearing on Food Network shortly in a little film about Polish Food (I believe it will be part of the Global Gourmet series, shown in ad breaks). We filmed it just a couple of...

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]]> My Top 3 Polish Christmas Recipes https://zuzazak.com/2016/12/my-top-3-polish-christmas-recipes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-top-3-polish-christmas-recipes Wed, 21 Dec 2016 23:54:31 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1320 Christmas is my favourite holiday of the year, and it’s not because I was born just a few days before the big day (and my daughter also) on Winter Solstice. Actually, as far as birthdays go, it’s not ideal. It gets hurried through and swept...

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]]> 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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]]> Roasted purple carrot and sage soup, and earth-mothering https://zuzazak.com/2016/05/roasted-purple-carrot-and-sage-soup-and-earth-mothering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roasted-purple-carrot-and-sage-soup-and-earth-mothering Thu, 12 May 2016 11:18:00 +0000 I am doing my own brand of earth-mothering right now. Although I can’t quite bring myself to use cloth nappies, I am washing my bubba in camomile water and using the most eco friendly, natural products possible. While I’m probably not going to do prolonged...

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]]> Simple spinach soup https://zuzazak.com/2016/04/simple-spinach-soup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simple-spinach-soup https://zuzazak.com/2016/04/simple-spinach-soup/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:21:00 +0000 I always say that in food, as in life, simplicity is a virtue. Simple days, simple pleasures are the best. A baby’s laugh, the sun coming out from behind a cloud, a flower in bloom, these are beautiful things we do not need to fight...

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]]> https://zuzazak.com/2016/04/simple-spinach-soup/feed/ 2 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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]]> Chicken and vegetable soup with gherkin “croutons” https://zuzazak.com/2015/02/chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:37:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/02/chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons/ My vegetarianism lasted about 6 weeks. It wasn’t the taste of meat that knocked me off the wagon, it was something much bigger and more exciting – my book-to-be. There is a very good chance that I may get it published soon. The point being...

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