Tastes of Podkarpackie

For foodies, Podkarpackie is a paradise. The regional cuisine based on natural products mixes the flavors of many borderland cultures – from old-nobility style delicacies once served in aristocratic mansions and palaces, to simple ethnic dishes of the Lemko, Bojko, Pogórzanie and Lasowiacy peoples and meals based on traditional recipes of Armenian, Tartar, Jewish, German and Ukrainian people who, for centuries, have been part of the history of this land.

The regional Podkarpackie cuisine based on natural products mixes the flavors of many borderland cultures.

Many of them have exotic names…

PROZIAKI a traditional type of flatbread, made of flour and sour milk with the addition of baking soda. They taste best with fresh country butter or sweet cream or cold milk.

HRECZANKI minced meat mixed with buckwheat groats, eggs and garlic, served with different sauces.

FUCZKI delicious pancakes made of soured cabbage.

 HAŁUSZKI – grated potato dumplings

GOMÓŁKI cone-shaped pieces of dried cottage cheese, its taste and aroma depend on the added spices, cumin, paprika, mint, herbs and garlic.

PIEROGI LASKOWIACKIE dumplings with potatoes stuffing, sprinkled with greaves and bacon.

These are simple, cheap and filling dishes – the result of the local traditions, product availability at different times of the year and dominating form of farming in a given part of the Podkarpackie region.

Podkarpackie is also well-known for its delicious cheese, game, honey and vine.

Travel the Podkarpackie Tastes Culinary Trail.

It connects places serving many of the regional dishes.

Taste Podkarpackie!