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Stanisław Czerniecki
(; ''floruit, fl.'' 1645–1698) was a Polish soldier, property manager, chef and writer, best known as the author of ''Compendium ferculorum, albo Zebranie potraw'' (''A Collection of Dishes''), the first cookbook written originally in the Polish language. He was an ennobled burgher who held the titular offices of royal secretary and (deputy pantler) of Zhytomyr. During much of his life he served some of the powerful Magnates of Poland and Lithuania, magnate houses of Poland, including the Wielopolski family, Wielopolski, House of Zamoyski, Zamoyski, House of Wiśniowiecki, Wiśniowiecki and House of Lubomirski, Lubomirski families. It was as head chef at the court of Prince Aleksander Michał Lubomirski (d. 1677), Aleksander Michał Lubomirski that Czerniecki wrote his cookery book. As a designer of spectacular banquets, he has been called "the Polish Vatel" by Karol Estreicher (senior), Karol Estreicher, although Czerniecki did not meet the tragic fate of François Vatel, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strzyżów
Strzyżów is a town in Strzyżów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, along the Wisłok river valley. Strzyżów is one of the towns within the Strzyżowsko-Dynowskie Foothill, located south-east of Kraków and 30 km from Rzeszów. According to statistics from 30 June 2010 from GUS (the Central Statistical Office in Poland), there are 8,782 inhabitants. History The history of Strzyżów dates back to the 9th century, to the times of the Wiślanie tribe (Vistulans) when a legendary pagan Vistulan prince is said to have built a watchtower by Stobnica and Wisłok river called "Strzeżno", for the defence of eastern borders of his land. In 1279, in Buda (Hungary), the Pope's legate named Bishop Philip confirmed the abbot's right to take a special tax (a tithe) from Czudec and Strzyżów. Strzyżów obtained town rights between 1373 and 1397. The town was surrounded by a soil defence embankment (Zawale Street still exists and it relates to that embankment). These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
