Polish cuisine
Broth, pierogi, breaded cutlets, bigos. What Polish homes have cooked for generations.

Cakes
Polish sand cake

Dinners
Potato babka

Soups
White barszcz

Soups
Clear beetroot soup

Dinners
Hunter's stew

Dinners
Pork bitki

Soups
Vegetable stock

Bread
Kaiser rolls

Soups
Cold beet soup

Soups
Cold cucumber soup

Cakes
Plum yeast cake

Cakes
Cwibak loaf

Dinners
Braised red cabbage

Dinners
Breaded fried cod

Dinners
Polish baked beans

Dinners
Green beans with breadcrumbs

Soups
Tripe soup

Dinners
Stuffed cabbage rolls

Dinners
Lazy cabbage rolls

Dinners
Buckwheat and mushroom cabbage rolls

Dinners
Roast pork knuckle

Soups
Split pea soup

Dinners
Vegetable goulash

Dinners
Turkey goulash

Breakfast
Soft-boiled eggs

Breakfast
Fried eggs on bacon

Dinners
Roast duck with apples

Dinners
Cauliflower with breadcrumbs

Soups
Sauerkraut soup

Dinners
Fried carp

Cakes
Polish Carpathian cake

Dinners
Kartacze

Dinners
Buckwheat with mushroom sauce

Dinners
Kaszanka with onion

Cakes
Polish fruit cake

Dinners
Choux dumplings

Dinners
Spoon dumplings

Dinners
Silesian dumplings

Desserts
Kogel-mogel

Cakes
Kolaczki

Dinners
Potato dumplings

Dinners
Chicken Kiev

Dinners
Cutlets in batter

Dinners
Breaded pork cutlet

Dinners
Millet cutlets

Dinners
Egg cutlets

Dinners
Minced pork cutlets

Dinners
Cod fish cakes

Dinners
Turkey cutlets

Dinners
Buckwheat cutlets

Dinners
Chicken cutlets

Dinners
Sauerkraut and mushroom croquettes

Dinners
Meat croquettes

Desserts
Milk fudge

Dinners
Roast chicken

Dinners
Łazanki with cabbage

Dinners
Baked salmon

Dinners
Strawberry pasta

Dinners
Noodles with curd cheese

Cakes
Poppy seed roll

Breakfast
Cheese crepes

Dinners
Mushroom pasties

Dinners
Homemade pâté

Dinners
Stuffed mushrooms

Dinners
Polish meatloaf

Dinners
Beef pot roast

Dinners
Slow-roasted pork neck with a dark crust and pan gravy.

Dinners
Pierogi ruskie

Dinners
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi

Dinners
Meat pierogi

Dinners
Lentil pierogi

Cakes
Yeast streusel cake

Dinners
Zucchini fritters

Dinners
Potato pancakes

Dinners
Pork in mushroom sauce

Dinners
Meatballs in dill sauce

Dinners
Stuffed potato dumplings

Soups
Polish chicken broth

Dinners
Fish Greek style

Dinners
Baked rice with apples

Salads
Polish vegetable salad

Dinners
Roast pork loin

Cakes
Polish cheesecake

Cakes
Kraków lattice cheesecake

Cakes
Meringue-topped cheesecake

Dinners
Chicken thighs with potatoes

Dinners
Uszka with mushrooms

Dinners
Roasted vegetables

Dinners
Baked pasta

Dinners
Potato and sausage bake

Dinners
Honey ribs

Dinners
Rolled beef with bacon and pickle, braised in a dark gravy.

Dinners
Beef roulades

Soups
Dill pickle soup

Soups
Tomato soup with rice

Soups
Sour rye soup
Cakes
Marble cake
Cakes
Sponge cake
Desserts
Chocolate block
Desserts
Chocolate pudding
Desserts
Vanilla pudding
Bread
Garlic pull-apart rolls
Bread
Cheese and chive buns
Bread
Pumpkin buns
Bread
Graham rolls
Bread
Butter buns
Bread
Oat rolls
Bread
Crusty white rolls
Bread
Rye rolls
Preserves
Grated beetroot with apple and onion in small jars — a winter dinner side ready in five minutes.
Bread
Onion flatbread
Bread
Polish braided bread
Bread
Spelt loaf
Bread
Wheat-rye bread
Bread
No-knead white bread
Bread
Wheat sourdough loaf
Bread
Rye sourdough loaf, dense and moist, baked in a tin.
Bread
Sandwich loaf
Bread
Multigrain loaf
Bread
Potato bread
Bread
Rye sourdough loaf
Preserves
Homemade grated horseradish with lemon and vinegar, no cooking — white, hot, in small jars.
Cakes
Lemon drizzle loaf
Cakes
Yogurt cake
Cakes
Moist sponge soaked in coconut milk, with cream and toasted flakes.
Cakes
Strawberry tart
Cakes
Carrot cake
Cakes
Apple sheet cake
Cakes
Poppy seed sheet cake
Cakes
Rhubarb streusel cake
Preserves
Pickled courgette
Preserves
Beetroot horseradish relish
Breakfast
Buttery yeast buns with a well of sweet farmer's cheese and crumble.
Preserves
Bilberry jam
Preserves
Apricot jam
Preserves
Strawberry jam
Preserves
Blackcurrant jam
Preserves
Pumpkin jam
Desserts
Angel wings
Desserts
Fruit jelly cups
Preserves
Clear ruby jelly set without any added pectin.
Preserves
Redcurrant jelly
Desserts
Waffles
Preserves
Pears in syrup
Breakfast
Oven cheese toasts
Preserves
Pickled mushrooms
Desserts
Winter spiced tea
Desserts
Baked apples
Breakfast
Millet porridge with pear
Bread
Blueberry yeast buns
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Breakfast
Creamy scrambled eggs set over steam — no scorching, no weeping.
Breakfast
Stuffed eggs
Breakfast
Eggs in horseradish sauce
Breakfast
Tuna paste
Preserves
Homemade sauerkraut
Soups
Potato soup
Breakfast
Semolina porridge
Preserves
Homemade ketchup
Desserts
Raspberry kisiel
Preserves
Garlic cloves in brine — mild, slightly sour and crunchy.
Breakfast
Lazy dumplings
Desserts
Poppy seed noodles
Desserts
Plum dumplings
Preserves
Sour cherry compote
Preserves
Apple compote
Desserts
Rhubarb compote
Preserves
Dried-fruit compote
Preserves
Sour cherry preserve
Bread
Cheese crackers
Soups
Intensely pink soup from roasted beetroot with ginger.
Soups
Cauliflower soup
Soups
Roasted tomato soup
Soups
Celeriac soup
Soups
Pea soup
Soups
Barley soup
Desserts
Kutia
Soups
Kwaśnica
Desserts
Homemade lemonade
Desserts
Strawberry ice cream
Desserts
Vanilla ice cream
Desserts
Raspberry cloud
Preserves
Quince marmalade
Cakes
Kajmak mazurek
Cakes
Honey layer cake
Salads
Cucumber salad
Cakes
One-pot cocoa cake
Desserts
Chocolate mousse
Preserves
Apple purée
Desserts
Strawberry mousse
Preserves
Homemade mustard
Breakfast
Crepes
Breakfast
Pancakes without wheat flour, made from oats blitzed in a blender.
Desserts
Apple crepes
Desserts
Polish cream slice
Bread
Kraków bread rings
Preserves
Fermented dill pickles
Preserves
Sweet-and-sour pickles
Preserves
Half-sour pickles
Breakfast
Soufflé omelette
Breakfast
Vegetable omelette
Cakes
Curd cheese doughnuts
Breakfast
Apple porridge
Desserts
Polish doughnuts
Desserts
Steamed yeast dumplings
Preserves
Pickled peppers
Preserves
Homemade passata
Breakfast
Egg salad spread
Breakfast
White bean spread
Breakfast
Smoked mackerel spread
Breakfast
Roasted pepper spread
Desserts
Pavlova
Cakes
Gingerbread cookies
Cakes
Honey gingerbread cake
Desserts
Blueberry pierogi
Cakes
Fluffy yeast cake with plums and crumble, from a tray.
Cakes
Plum streusel cake
Breakfast
Curd cheese pancakes
Bread
Polish flatbreads
Preserves
Plum butter
Desserts
Ptasie mleczko
Desserts
Cream puffs
Breakfast
Apple fritters
Cakes
St Martin's croissants
Bread
Yeast crescent rolls
Cakes
Sponge roll
Desserts
Rice pudding
Salads
Gyros layered salad
Salads
Mexican bean salad
Desserts
Fruit salad
Salads
Herring salad
Preserves
Swedish cucumber salad
Salads
Broccoli salad
Salads
Roasted beetroot salad
Salads
Finely shredded cabbage with apple and walnuts in a vinegar dressing.
Salads
Green bean salad
Salads
Pear and blue cheese salad
Salads
Egg and chive salad
Salads
Chinese cabbage salad
Salads
Fluffy buckwheat with vegetables, feta and lemon dressing.
Salads
Chicken and pineapple salad
Salads
Chicken and celery salad
Salads
Pasta salad
Salads
Pearl barley salad
Salads
Roasted squash with feta, rocket and seeds, served warm.
Salads
Roasted vegetable salad
Salads
Tomato salad
Salads
Leek salad
Salads
Tuna salad
Salads
Polish potato salad
Cakes
A cheesecake with no cheese and no gluten — millet blended into cream.
Desserts
No-bake cheesecake
Cakes
Peach cheesecake
Salads
Herring in oil
Salads
Herring in sour cream
Preserves
Lard spread with cracklings
Preserves
Raspberry syrup
Preserves
Horseradish sauce
Preserves
Garlic sauce
Preserves
Tartar sauce
Salads
White cabbage slaw
Salads
Kohlrabi slaw
Salads
Sauerkraut salad
Salads
Carrot and apple salad
Salads
Leek salad
Salads
Celeriac and apple salad
Preserves
Elderflower cordial
Preserves
Golden syrup from dandelion flowers, tasting close to honey.
Cakes
Polish apple pie
Cakes
Poured apple cake
Cakes
Crisp meringue discs with whipped cream and berries.
Desserts
3-bit no-bake cake
Breakfast
Radish cheese spread
Cakes
Warsaw W-Z cake
Soups
Zacierki milk soup
Bread
A rye starter from scratch in seven days — flour, water and patience.
Preserves
Beet ferment
Soups
Zalewajka
Breakfast
Mushroom zapiekanka
Soups
Garlic soup
Soups
Pumpkin soup
Soups
White bean soup
Soups
Dried mushroom soup
Soups
Summer vegetable soup
Soups
Cauliflower soup
Soups
Dill soup
Soups
Cream of broccoli
Soups
Carrot and ginger soup
Soups
Cream of mushroom soup
Soups
Fruit soup
Soups
Leek and potato soup
Soups
Fish soup
Soups
Sorrel soup
Soups
Spinach soup
Soups
Chanterelle soup
Soups