The best Polish dishes
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Pierogi · Bigos · Żurek. (Updated Oct 28, 2024.)
The best-loved and most 'Polish' dishes according to surveys on Polish cuisine (bigos, żurek and pork cutlet seen as typically Polish) and rankings of traditional food.
Automatically translated (original in Polski). See the original
Top 15
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1
Pierogi
Dumplings with potato and cheese (ruskie), meat, cabbage and mushroom or fruit; the most Polish dish, known worldwide.
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2
Bigos
Hunter's stew of sauerkraut and cabbage with meat, sausage and mushrooms; 94% of those surveyed see it as typically Polish.
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3
Żurek
Sour rye soup with white sausage and egg, a must at Easter.
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4
Kotlet schabowy
Breaded pork cutlet with potatoes and cucumber salad, the Sunday lunch.
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5
Gołąbki
Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice in tomato sauce.
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6
Rosół
Sunday chicken and beef broth with noodles.
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7
Red borscht with uszka
Clear beetroot soup with mushroom dumplings for Christmas Eve.
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8
Placki ziemniaczane
Fried grated potato pancakes, with sour cream or goulash.
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9
Zupa pomidorowa
Tomato soup with rice or noodles, often made from yesterday's broth.
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10
Golonka
Roast or boiled pork knuckle with horseradish and beer.
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11
Kaszanka
Buckwheat and blood sausage, grilled or fried with onions.
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12
Pączki
Fried doughnuts with rose jam or custard, eaten in huge numbers on Fat Thursday.
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13
Kapuśniak
Sauerkraut soup with pork ribs.
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14
Zrazy zawijane
Beef rolls with bacon, gherkin and onion braised in gravy.
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15
Sernik
Twaróg cheesecake; with pierogi and bigos, what Poles would most like to serve foreign guests.
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16
Herring in cream
Herring with onion and apple in sour cream, a Christmas Eve classic.
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Comments (4)
Schabowy z ziemniakami i mizerią, klasyk niedzielnego obiadu 😋
Żurek w chlebie na Wielkanoc, nie ma nic lepszego.
Barszcz z uszkami tylko w Wigilię, cały rok na niego czekam.
Pierogi na pierwszym miejscu, oczywiście. Ruskie najlepsze!