For those of you who missed the memo, we recently spent a fabulous week in Poland travelling around the northwest in Sopot, Gdańsk and Olsztyn. While we were there we ate some terrific food. Peruse the photos below and be prepared for major food envy.
For regular readers, this Meatless Monday post may look eerily similar to last week’s, and it is. The saving grace – I hope – is that this version was made, and consumed, in my own kitchen!
There were not as many people clamoring to guess at the answer to this secret street food as there for for smalec, but nonetheless it is fantastic, fabulous and pretty flipping delicious. It’s osctypek with cranberry sauce!
I know you’ve all been waiting anxiously to find out the answer to yesterday’s ‘Guess the Polish Street Food…’ post and it is: smalec (pronounced sma-letz) – or properly, chleb ze smalcem i ogórkiem.
As part of our Polish adventures, we tasted a few new things and, needless to say, we loved them all! Over the next few days I will post pictures of some if these treats and ask you all to guess what they are.
The two main ingredients in this soup may not be obvious bed fellows, but their union was inspired by a single person. One of my closest friends is from Poland and she has opened my husband’s and my eyes to the delights of Polish food. Cabbage soup is one dish which has become a staple in our house, especially at the time of year when we need to shake a few pounds loose.