the POLSKI blog

I remember when I was a kid and my mom made smalec (basically pork drippings – LARD, in other words) I used to run a mile. I hated this stuff – nothing but pig’s fat with pepper, some onion and – if you’re lucky – some herbs.
Nowadays, when you go to a restaurant in Poland, [...]

I’m currently going through my recipe book to select the best Polish recipes with you, but frankly, I’m not sure where to start…
Polish food, you say? Isn’t that just potato, kiełbasa and, well, stodge in general? No, not really and I’ll prove it here. But just out of curiosity, any idea what this yummy dish [...]