Podlaskie cuisine facts for kids

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

List of Podlaskie dishes

Pastry and baked goods

Sękacz sejneński

• Augustowska jagodzianka - bread rolls with berry filling, besprinkled with streusel
• Cebulniaczki - small bread rolls with onion stuffing
• Hajnowski marcinek - cake prepared from a layer of 30 pancakes, with butter cream between each layer
• Kreple - traditional doughnuts from East Prussia
• Makowiec z Ejszeryszek - light buttery, sour tasting makowiec
• Mrowisko - faworki-shaped cake; pastry lightness dependent on eggs, natural honey
• Sękacz, bankuchen - pyramid cake, made of many layers; includes butter, egg whites, flour and cream; different variations exist around Podlasie

Soups

Chołodziec litewski

• Chołodziec litewski - cold soup made with soured milk, young beet leaves, beets, cucumbers and chopped fresh dill

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes

• Babka ziemniaczana - potato cake
• Bliny po litewsku - flat, oval potato pancakes with meat filling
• Cepeliny, kartacze sejneńskie - elongated, oval potato dumplings stuffed with meat and marjoram
• Kociołek cygański - thick-textured soup with chicken, pork, kiełbasa with added mushrooms and vegetables
• Kopytka - potato dumplings with fried onions
• Kołduny litewskie - a type of small pierogi, stuffed with meat, besprinkled with pork rind and onion
• Pieczeń wiedźmy - roast with pork ham, slices of fatback, onions and bay leaves
• Pierekaczewnik - an oval, curled pasty; taste dependent on filling
• Pierogi ruskie (Ruthenian pierogi) - quark cheese and potato dumplings
• Pierogi wigierskie - crescent-shaped pierogi with fruit stuffing
• Tort ziemniaczany - roast with Krakowska kiełbasa, cheese and onion

Fish dishes

• Okoń smażony - perch fried on butter

Pork and beef dishes

• Kiszka ziemniaczana - kaszanka with pork, bacon or fatback

Puddings

• Melszpejz zaparzany z jabłek - cake based on butter, apples and bread crumbs