Opole cuisine facts for kids

Opole cuisine is an umbrella term for all dishes with a specific regional identity belonging to the region of Opole. It is a subtype of Polish and German cuisine with many similarities to and signs of the influence of neighbouring cuisines.

List of Opole dishes

Pastry and baked goods

Kołocz śląski

Buchty śląskie

• Anyżki - flat, oval aniseed biscuits
• Chleb mleczny praszkowski (Praszków milk bread) - traditional, slightly sour tasting bread
• Chrust, faworki (angel wings) - traditional sweet crisp pastry, deep-fried, sprinkled with powdered sugar
• Buchty śląskie - unleavened dough pampuchy, traditionally served with berry kompot, powidła, pork, sauerkraut or sugar
• Hałwa sezamowa (sesame halva) - largely unflavoured, sesame based taste
• Kołocz śląski - made from yeast dough with a sweet crumb topping
• Jeż - cake with blackberry cream dollop
• Kretowina - yeast dough cake with chocolate
• Śliszki - bread rolls with poppy-seed filling
• Szpyrek - biscuits with pork fat; light sweet taste

Soups

• Germuszka, warmuszka, biermuszka - bread, cumin soup of thick texture
• Ścierka opolska - thick flour-egg, sweet-sour tasting soup
• Siemieniotka - bird seed soup
• Śląski żur na maślance (Silesian buttermilk sour rye soup) - sour rye soup with buttermilk
• Wodzionka - stale bread and fat with water or milk

Fish dishes

• Harynki w cebulowej zołzie (herring in onion sauce) - lightly salted Baltic herring served with sweet-sour onion sauce; may be served with śmietana
• Karp niemodliński (Niemodlin carp) - a slightly sweet-tasting carp

Pork and beef dishes

Krupniok śląski

• Żymlok opolski biały (white Opole żymlok) - kaszanka from pork lung, heart or kidney
• Krupniok śląski (Silesian krupniok) - kaszanka; generally with barley-groat stuffing
• Krupnioki z Górek (Górki krupniok) - originated from Górki; a kaszanka, kasza with garlic
• Leberwurst drobno mielony z Górek (liverwurst from Górki) - a liverwurst produced after pig slaughter, spiced with garlic and pepper
• Opolska rolada wołowa (Opole beef rouladen) - a rouladen with baked beef; generally with pickled cucumber, bacon
• Modziki - a pigeon meat based dish, generally served with fresh vegetables

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes

Placki ziemniaczane

• Ciapkapusta, pańczkraut, pańćkraut - potato, cabbage pureé dish
• Pierogi postne ze Starych Kolni (Lent pierogi from Stare Kolnie) - originating from the village of Stare Kolnie; resembling a mid-sized cake, stuffed with groat kasza and potato
• Placki kartoflane (potato pancakes) - round, flat potato pancakes
• Oberiba na gęsto - a thick, turnip-based salad
• Biołe kluski - potato dumplings with a small depression in the centre
• Śląskie niebo - bacon with kluski and sauce, generally with vegetables
• Szałot śląski - potato, cucumber and onion salad

Puddings

• Mołcka - a traditional Silesian Wigilia viand, made from dried fruit