niedziela, 5 maja 2013

Special food - Christmas Eve dinner


Christmas Eve dinner in Poland is very special. There is a white tablecloth on the table.
There is one place for an unexpected guest.
There are twelve dishes.
The dinner is meatless.
We share ‘opłatek’ with our family and  wish merry Christmas.
Christmas Eve dishes are:

- fish (carp and herring)

- soups (borsch with ‘uszka’ – little dumplings;  mushroom soup)

- pierogi (dumplings) with mushrooms and cabbage

- sauerkraut with mushrooms

- bread


There are also a lot of sweet things:

-         cheesecake

-         poppy seed cake

-         ‘makiełki’ ( noodles with poppy seed)

-         gingerbread

-         ‘kutia’ (wheat with poppy seed and honey)

-         dried fruit compote

Special food - Easter

Easter Sunday in Poland is celebrated with an Easter breakfast.
Easter breakfast is very special.
There are Easter decorations and special tablecloth on the table.
Easter breakfast includes the foods blessed on Easter Saturday.
On Easter table you can find: eggs, sausage, ham, salt, smoked bacon, cheese, mayonnaise, horseradish, Easter Bread, sugar lamb, Easter bunny and cockooflower.