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n cuisine with many similarities to and signs of the influence of neighbouring cuisines.

List of Świętokrzyskie dishes

Pastry and baked goods

*''Burocorz bogoryjski'' - oval, bread-like sweet bake with a hint of beet *''Gryska'' - oval-shaped wheat bread, with a minute salty taste *''Krówka opatowska'' ('' Opatów krówka'') - milk condensate sweet with a minute vanilla taste; produced since the year 1980 *''Pączek opatowski'' ('' Opatów pączek'') - yeast-cake pączek, traditionally with

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marmalade or rose filling *''Piernik z żytniej mąki'' ('' piernik from rye flour'') - creamy,

honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...

and root gingerbread *''Szczodroki'' - a yeast-cake and śmietana rogal *''Wólecka chałka pleciona'' - traditional

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from

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; creamy, quadruply plaited bread roll

Soups

*''Fitka kazimierska'' - traditional soup from

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; made from potatoes, vegetables, pork rind from fatback, barley kasza and tomato purée *''Jacentowski barszcz z kapustą'' - traditional barszcz from Jacentów; barszcz with

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*''Zalewajka świętokrzyska'' - żurek with diced

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, with kiełbasa or smoked

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, onion and pork rind

Fish dishes

*''Rytwiański karp w galarecie'' ('' Rytwiany carp in aspic'') - Rytwiany

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prepared in aspic

Pork and beef dishes

*''Dzionie rakowskie'' - kaszanka made from pork or beef intestine, visually similar to kaszanka pâté *''Kaszanka szarbianka'' - kaszanka with groat kasza in pork intestine *''Kiełbasa łosieńska'' - traditional Łosień smoked kiełbasa *''Kiełbasa radoszycka'' - traditional Radoszyce kiełbasa, with an elongated, characteristic orange colour *''Kiełbasa swojska opatwowska'' (''homemade Opatów kiełbasa'') - traditional kiełbasa from Opatów; aromatic oak taste with

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and pepper *''Kiełbasa swojska wąchocka hycowana'' (''homemade Wąchock kiełbasa'') - traditional Wąchock kiełbasa, with an intense alder and birchen, heavy

taste *''Kiełbasa z Pacanowa'' - traditional kiełbasa from Pacanów; with an aromatic

taste *''Polędwica tradycyjna z Wąchocka'' - traditional Wąchock sirloin

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes

*''Farsz z kaszy gryczanej'' - groat kasza stuffing, traditional stuffing from the village of Małyszyn Dolny, in the centre-north of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship *'' Kugiel'' - noodle-like dish made from potatoes, served with meat *''Prazoki'' - kluski-like dish made from boiled potatoes and steamed flour, served with fatback and onion *''Rakowiski ziemniak pieczony'' - originating from the village of Dębno; sweet taste *''Słupiański siekaniec dworski'' - rouladen dish, sliced into c. 1.5 cm wide pieces; includes gentian and groat kasza *''Żabieckie gały'' - small, round kluski with speck and

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References

{{Reflist Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish cuisine