Art of Polish Cooking, The - Hardcover

Alina Zeranska

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882897098 ISBN 13: 9780882897097

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 1989

Synopsis

A modern guide to traditional Polish cooking comprising five hundred recipes and interesting information about Polish cuisine

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Alina Zeranska grew up in Warsaw, where she learned Polish cooking and entertaining from her mother. She was a widely respected radio and print journalist, and edited the family page of the Canadian Alliancer, a Polish-language newspaper.

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Art of Polish Cooking

Polish culinary traditions are as old as Polish culture, which has a written history dating back to the tenth century. This definitive Polish cookbook perpetuates the traditions, with more than five hundred authentic recipes that reflect the customs and culture of the ancient Eastern European country.
Fragrant with dill, caraway, and green parsley; enhanced by onions; and richened by sour cream, Polish cuisine is marked by hearty and full-bodied flavors. This authoritative cookbook presents all of these tastes in a remarkable variety of dishes in all categories. The hors d'oeuvres include traditional bigos, cabbage rolls, and pierogies stuffed with savory meats, sauerkraut, or mushrooms. The soups are thick and sustaining, from Giblets Barley Soup to the classic staple of barshch, or delicate and refreshing, such as blueberry, strawberry, and spiced soups. Main dishes include Chicken with Paprika and Sour Cream, Veal Fricassee with Dill Sauce, and Pork Ribs with Onions. The variety of vegetable dishes reveal the versatile Polish sauces and salads, from polonaise (buttery bread crumb) preparations of cauliflower and other vegetables to bright, vinegary salads. With nearly one hundred dessert and pastry recipes, this volume incorporates every essential sweet dish, from a selection of babas to ten different varieties of mazurka, Polish doughnuts, and Poppy Seed Rolls.
Complete from appetizers through dessert, chapters also include entries on Polish customs, such as Christmas Eve supper traditions, menus for holidays and special occasions, and the author's memories from her childhood.

Author Alina Zeranska grew up in Warsaw, where she learned Polish cooking and entertaining from her mother. For more than twenty years she was the editor of the family page of the Canadian Polish-language newspaper the Alliancer. Zeranska passed away in 2005.

The Art of Polish Cooking

"A valued standard on Polish traditions and cuisine for thousands of readers in the United States and abroad."
--Washington Post

The leading Polish cookbook since the 1970s, The Art of Polish Cooking contains more than five hundred authentic recipes. Incorporating all of the hallmarks of Polish cuisine--from deep in the country's past to modern times--this definitive volume includes appetizers, soups, salads, mains, meats, and desserts.
Proud Polish traditions are featured in special holiday menus for entertaining small and large families, along with charming descriptions of traditional Christmas, New Year's Eve, and Easter celebrations. The recipes, all listed in both Polish and English, include a vast array of menu items such as cabbage rolls; barshch soups; chicken, beef, and veal entr�es flavored with various sauces; and Polish pastries, cakes, and baked goods. Details about the historic origins of each dish accompany the recipes alongside information about the ancient and colorful traditions of the Polish people.

Jacket illustration by Cezary Nerwinski

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882897098
• ISBN 13: 9780882897097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384