Zupa Grzybowa (Polish Christmas Mushroom Soup)
This Polish soup is a lovely staple at the Christmas table and usually a part of the 12-dish meal on Christmas Eve. Many love making it year-round as well, however,...
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Piernik (Polish Gingerbread)
Piernik is a delicious Polish treat that has the same aromatic sweetness of gingerbread but it takes a cake-like form! This Polish spiced honey cake goes back several centuries and...
Makowiec (Polish Poppy Seed Roll)
Polish poppy seed roll is a sweet strudel-like cake with a nutty and sweet poppy seed filling, traditionally made and served around Christmas. It’s often enjoyed as a dessert after...
Fried Carp (Karp Smażony)
Fried carp holds a special place in Poland, particularly during Christmas. It’s a national dish often served on Christmas Eve (Wigilia), and its preparation varies among families—some prefer it coated,...
Sernik (Polish Cheesecake)
Sernik is perhaps one of the best appreciated Polish desserts, with a rich and creamy texture that never fails to impress. It’s made with twaróg, a type of fresh curd...
Kapusta Z Grochem (Polish Cabbage with Yellow Peas)
Kapusta Z Grochem (translated to “cabbage with peas”) is a vegetable side dish that the Polish enjoy especially at the Christmas Eve dinner. It’s a tradition dating back centuries, and...
Hamburger Pannfisch
This is a German classic dish where the star ingredient is white fish, typically cod, coalfish or redfish. It is said that this humble dish gained popularity in Hamburg, where fish was...
Pork Knuckle with Sauerkraut
Ask any German what they want for dinner and they will likely say, “Pork… maybe some Kraut!” Sauerkraut is one of the most popular foods in all of Germany – made popular...
Steckrübensuppe: German Turnip Soup
Steckrübensuppe is a classic German turnip soup that’s especially popular during the cold season (fall and winter). There are many slightly different variants to the recipe and every German household...
Berliner Döner
Whether this dish is Turkish or German is up to a heated debated, but the famous Berliner Döner has Turkish roots and also a flair of its own! The Berliner...
Hamburger Labskaus
This hearty dish from the city of Hamburg is a classic German meal. The amazing flavors are a result of the mix of boiled potatoes, onions, corned beef balanced out with...
Filets de Perches (Swiss Perch Filet)
Perch is a freshwater fish commonly found in the lakes of Switzerland. It’s much appreciated for its delicate flavor and tender flesh and when paired with a delicious butter sauce...
Russian Borscht
Although some might argue that this dish is Ukrainian, it has become a staple soup in Russian cuisine as well. The most important ingredient of this soup is beetroot, a...
Malakoff de Vinzel (Fried Gruyere Cheese Sticks)
Malakoff de Vinzel is a popular Swiss dish made from delicious Gruyère cheese sticks fried in a light batter. In some places, “Malakoffs” has become an interchangeable term for Beignets...
Frankfurter Green Sauce
Frankfurter green sauce is very popular in Germany and ideal for pouring over baked, boiled or mashed potatoes. The main ingredients are green herbs of various sorts (without the stems),...
Kasha (Russian Porridge)
One of the most prominent sayings about Russian cuisine roughly translates as “Shschi and kasha are our food”. And they have been for generations! Even now, kasha (known as buckwheat groats) is one...
Pryaniki (Russian Gingerbread)
Pryaniki, a traditional spiced cookie, bears resemblance to Western-style gingerbread and holds a prominent place in Russian cuisine. These cookies, rich in wintry spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger,...
Butter Noodles/ Butterspätzle
Butterspätzle is a simple noodle dish made from flour eggs, and delicious coated in butter and cheese. They are popular in the southwestern region of Germany where it’s often enjoyed...
Pozharsky Cutlet
In Russia, no child can resist these delicious cutlets made with minced meat and breadcrumbs. Crispy on the outside, yet so amazingly juicy on the inside thanks to the added...
La Salée au Sucre
This sweet pastry, also known as vaudoise cream tart is a dessert champion in French-speaking Switzerland, more popular with some than even the Vully cake or the Goumoens cake because...
Leckerli
Leckerli is a Swiss gingerbread with a hardened texture and a burst of winter spice flavor. It originated in the Basler area of Switzerland, hence why they are sometimes called...
Tatarák (Steak Tartare)
Steak tartare may not be an original Czech dish, but it’s so popular there the people have adopted it as their own. Tatarák, as it’s known in the Czech Republic,...
Le Gâteau Payernois (Payernois Cake)
Payernois Cake is a deliciously crumbly Swiss dessert and a specialty from the town of Payerne, where the recipe was developed. Since then it has withstood the test of time...
Lichiu (Henklesh)
Lichiu, called also “henklesh”, is a popular dessert in Transylvania made from simple ingredients that has a bygone taste. It was popular holiday treat especially among Transylvania’s German community and...