Food of the Polish Carpathians

15 dishes and products of the Polish Carpathians on karpaty.rocks — with photos, descriptions and a map. Use the filters to pick a range or other options; the map shows everything nearby.

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VegetarianVurdaCheeses · Hutsul regionTender boiled cheese made from whey left after Budz, with the addition of fresh sheep's milk. A Carpathian relative of ricotta.

LentenCarpathian herbal teasSoft drinks · Hutsul regionDaily drink of the Carpathian villages: thyme, motherwort, St. John's wort, mint, linden blossom, leaves of blueberries and raspberries, dried from summer.

Halushky with bryndzaDumplings and dough · Lemko regionSmall dumplings made from grated raw potatoes, mixed with sheep's bryndza and drizzled with cracklings. A daily dish of the Lemkos and Slovak highlanders.

VegetarianZhentytsiaDairy · Hutsul regionSheep whey that remains on the polonyna after making Budz. It is used to make Vurda, to soften cheese for figurines, and is also consumed as a drink.

EU protected nameOscypekCheeses · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandHard smoked cheese made from sheep's milk in the shape of a spindle with a carved pattern — the most famous taste of the Polish Tatra Mountains and Podhale.

Lenten variantKwaśnicaSoups · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandA very sour thick soup made from sauerkraut in a meat broth. The main winter dish of Polish Gorals.

LentenFuchky (sauerkraut pancakes)Main dishes · Boyko regionFried pancakes made from sauerkraut in a liquid batter are a simple dish of the Boykos and Lemkos, served with sour cream or garlic sauce.

BundzCheeses · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandFresh tender cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in bacówkas of Podhale and the Polish Beskids. The tastiest is the May variety.

EU protected nameBryndza PodhalańskaCheeses · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandA soft salty cheese made from sheep's milk, produced in Podhale. The first Polish product with a protected name in the European Union.

EU protected nameRedykołkaCheeses · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandSmall smoked cheeses in the shape of sheep, roosters, hearts, and spindles, which the Hutsuls distributed during the autumn redyk.

EU protected nameLentenSuska sechlońskaPreserves · Polish Beskids and Subcarpathia · PolandSmoked dried plum from the foothills of the Ostry Beskid. It is smoked for several days using beech wood.

VegetarianAdzymkaBaking and ritual bread · Lemko regionA plain Lemko flatbread made with sour milk and baking soda, about the thickness of a finger. Once made with oat flour; it is eaten warm with butter or honey.

Tourist dish, not traditionalPlacek po zbójnickuMain dishes · Podhale and the Tatras (Gorals) · PolandA large potato pancake folded in half, filled with goulash inside. A favorite dish among tourists in the inns of Zakopane.

18+Śliwowica łąckaAlcohol (18+) · Polish Beskids and Subcarpathia · PolandA very strong plum distillate from the Łącko commune on the border of the Sądecki and Ostry Beskids. Part of local history; 18+.

VegetarianProziakiBaking and ritual bread · Polish Beskids and Subcarpathia · PolandFluffy cakes made with soda and sour cream from Polish Subcarpathia, baked on a stove and eaten hot with butter.