Świętokrzyskie cuisine

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

List of Świętokrzyskie dishes[]

Pastry and baked goods[]

Chałka

• Burocorz bogoryjski - oval, bread-like sweet bake with a hint of beet^[1]
• Gryska - oval-shaped wheat bread, with a minute salty taste^[2]
• Krówka opatowska (Opatów krówka) - milk condensate sweet with a minute vanilla taste; produced since the year 1980^[3]
• Pączek opatowski (Opatów pączek) - yeast-cake pączek, traditionally with plum marmalade or rose filling^[4]
• Piernik z żytniej mąki (piernik from rye flour) - creamy, honey and root gingerbread^[5]
• Szczodroki - a yeast-cake and śmietana rogal^[6]
• Wólecka chałka pleciona - traditional chałka from Wola Wiśniowska; creamy, quadruply plaited bread roll^[7]

Soups[]

• Fitka kazimierska - traditional soup from Kazimierza County; made from potatoes, vegetables, pork rind from fatback, barley kasza and tomato purée^[8]
• Jacentowski barszcz z kapustą - traditional barszcz from Jacentów; barszcz with cabbage^[9]
• Zalewajka świętokrzyska - żurek with diced potatoes, with kiełbasa or smoked bacon, onion and pork rind^[10]

Fish dishes[]

• Rytwiański karp w galarecie (Rytwiany carp in aspic) - Rytwiany carp prepared in aspic

Pork and beef dishes[]

Kugiel

• Dzionie rakowskie - kaszanka made from pork or beef intestine, visually similar to kaszanka pâté^[11]
• Kaszanka szarbianka - kaszanka with groat kasza in pork intestine^[12]
• Kiełbasa łosieńska - traditional Łosień smoked kiełbasa
• Kiełbasa radoszycka - traditional Radoszyce kiełbasa, with an elongated, characteristic orange colour^[13]
• Kiełbasa swojska opatwowska (homemade Opatów kiełbasa) - traditional kiełbasa from Opatów; aromatic oak taste with garlic and pepper
• Kiełbasa swojska wąchocka hycowana (homemade Wąchock kiełbasa) - traditional Wąchock kiełbasa, with an intense alder and birchen, heavy garlic taste ^[14]
• Kiełbasa z Pacanowa - traditional kiełbasa from Pacanów; with an aromatic garlic taste^[15]
• Polędwica tradycyjna z Wąchocka - traditional Wąchock sirloin^[16]

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes[]

• Farsz z kaszy gryczanej - groat kasza stuffing, traditional stuffing from the village of Małyszyn Dolny, in the centre-north of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
• Kugiel - noodle-like dish made from potatoes, served with meat^[17]
• Prazoki - kluski-like dish made from boiled potatoes and steamed flour, served with fatback and onion^[18]
• Rakowiski ziemniak pieczony - originating from the village of Dębno; sweet taste^[19]
• Słupiański siekaniec dworski - rouladen dish, sliced into c. 1.5 cm wide pieces; includes gentian and groat kasza^[20]
• Żabieckie gały - small, round kluski with speck and bacon lard^[21]

See also[]

• Lublin cuisine
• Podlaskie cuisine
• Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
• List of Polish dishes

References[]