Polish Czarnina (Duck Blood) Soup Recipe

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Czarnina is pretty much a traditional Polish dish, yet shows just how much we in the Western world (UK, in my case) have become detached from our food. All meat has blood in it, but the mere mention of a soup where blood is the primary ingredient still never fails to raise an eyebrow.

Babka Cytrynowa – Polish Lemon Cake

Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Polish Lemon Cake

Easter is a big deal in Poland, a country where 90% of the population are Roman Catholic. The end of lent is marked by feasting throughout the Easter weekend, and this cake “Babka Cytrynowa” (literally translated as “lemon Grandma cake”) is just one of the many traditional dishesthat is used to mark the occasion.

Barszcz Czerwony; Polish Beetroot Soup

Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Barszcz - Polish Beetroot Soup

This bright red beetroot soup is popular throughout the whole of Eastern Europe and it’s easy to see why – the colour is stunning and the taste is delicious!

Sliwki w Czekoladzie (Plums in Chocolate)

Monday, December 29th, 2008
Sliwka w Czekoladzie / Plums in Chocolate

Otherwise known as the rather easier to pronounce “plums in chocolate”; a very popular sweet in Poland, and with very good reason – they’re delicious!