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Devolay (Polish Chicken Kiev’s)
Obviously chicken Devolay (Kiev’s) aren’t exactly of Polish origin. However, like many dishes of Slavic origin, Poles have a recipe of their own which is considered socially traditional. Specifically by adding…
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Polish Pork Stew (Gulasz Wieprzowy)
Traditionally served with potato pancakes (Placki ziemniaczane) and large dollop of sour cream, this comforting stew is perfect for the…
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Polish Pork Roulade (Rolada ze schabu)
I’ve always been impressed with the creativity of main elements to meals in Poland. This Polish Pork Roulade is a perfect example of that, simple and straightforward the recipe involves no playing with cocktail sticks and skewers…
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Meat stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Gołąbki)
ariations of this dish can be found all over the Baltics. Its not clear who developed the recipe first, but it seems that…
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Polish Beef Roulades (Rolada Śląska)
Polish Beef Roulades are known by all poles for being a key traditional dish of the Silesian (Śląskie) region in the southern part of Poland. So traditional in fact, you will find…
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Polish Beef Stew (Gulasz wołowy)
Polish Gulasz (Polish Beef Stew) is one of the most iconic Polish dishes. Out of all the restaurants I’ve experienced in Poland its the one dish that…
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Polish Chicken Roulade (Roladki z kurczaka)
Wherever you find an opportunity to combine chicken and pork, you’re guaranteed the Polish have already made a recipe for it. Variations of this dish can be found in countries all over Europe. However…
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Polish Chicken Casserole (Zapiekanka gyros)
This dish stands apart from the competition with the use of Gyros spices. Something that’s inspired from Greek recipes. Which is no surprise as the Poles…
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Polish Leczo
Polish Leczo is one of the most easy and impressive dishes I discovered in Poland. Its something you won’t find in Polish restaurants, Possibly due to its Hungarian origins. It serves as comforting, healthy and quick homemade dish that most Poles consider a very normal home cooked meal and thus…
Background of Polish Main Dishes
| Poland has some of the most prolific main dishes in the world. So much in fact that most people have heard of Pierogi or Gulasz. While these dishes are wonderful and well loved. The true roots of Polish cooking quite often go unnoticed. Most people don’t know these unnoticed recipes due to a strong language barrier. Polish language, being the 5th most difficult language in the world for an English speaker. Often has words to describe food that most translators just can’t help you with. For example, meat stuffed cabbage rolls is called “Gołąbki” in Polish. The literal translation for this word in English is “Young Pigeons”. Needless to say for someone not fluent in Polish this could generate a few confusing search engine results. Thus the English titles I have used in the above recipes are best representation for the native Polish intentions. Polish cuisine and culture has a strong background in Meat, Fish and Poultry. You will find that almost every main traditional dish in Poland has one of these. In fact most Poles consume around 80kg of meat per year. Some people ask why there are no vegetarian alternative to these recipes, and the answer is simple. There are vegetarian versions, but this site is about tradition and culture. Which means the recipes posted are from a time before being vegetarian was a choice. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t something for everyone in Polish traditional Cuisine. Poland Main Dishes are quite often vegetable based, making adaption easy. Traditionally, Main dishes in Poland are also served with soup and side salads. The variety of these options are overwhelming. If I was still a Vegetarian, Polish cooking would be my first stop for making weekly meals less boring and more comforting. The above lists may change from time to time, as new recipes will be added each week. So if you have a recipe you enjoy I encourage saving it to your favourites on your browser. |