Podlaskie cuisine is an umbrella term for all dishes with a specific regional identity belonging to the region of Podlaskie. It is a subtype of

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

List of Podlaskie dishes

Pastry and baked goods

*''Augustowska jagodzianka'' - bread rolls with

berry A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, raspb ...

filling, besprinkled with streusel *''Cebulniaczki'' - small bread rolls with onion stuffing *''Hajnowski marcinek'' - cake prepared from a layer of 30

pancake A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a Starch, starch-based batter (cooking), batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or fryi ...

s, with butter cream between each layer *''Kreple'' - traditional

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s from

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*''Makowiec z Ejszeryszek'' - light buttery, sour tasting makowiec *''Mrowisko'' - faworki-shaped cake; pastry lightness dependent on eggs, natural

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 ...

*'' Sękacz'', ''bankuchen'' - pyramid cake, made of many layers; includes butter, egg whites, flour and cream; different variations exist around

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Soups

*'' Chołodziec litewski'' - cold soup made with soured milk, young beet leaves, beets,

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s and chopped fresh dill

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes

*''Babka ziemniaczana'' - potato cake *''Bliny po litewsku'' - flat, oval

potato pancake Potato pancakes are Frying, shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or flour and a binding ingredient such as Egg as food, egg or applesauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasoning. They may be topped with ...

s with meat filling *''Cepeliny'', ''kartacze sejneńskie'' - elongated, oval potato

dumpling Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), oftentimes wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour, buckwheat or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fi ...

s stuffed with meat and marjoram *''Kociołek cygański'' - thick-textured soup with chicken, pork,

kiełbasa Kielbasa (, ; from Polish ) is any type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English the word typically refers to a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the ''Wiejska'' ...

with added mushrooms and vegetables *''Kopytka'' - potato dumplings with fried onions *''Kołduny litewskie'' - a type of small

pierogi Pierogi are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a savory or sweet filling and cooking in boiling water. They are often pan-fried before serving. Pierogi or their varieties are associated with the cuisines of Central, Easter ...

, stuffed with meat, besprinkled with pork rind and onion *''Pieczeń wiedźmy'' - roast with pork ham, slices of fatback, onions and

bay leaves The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the dish before consumption, or less commonly used in ground form. It may come from several species of tr ...

*''Pierekaczewnik'' - an oval, curled pasty; taste dependent on filling *'' Pierogi ruskie'' (''Ruthenian pierogi'') -

quark cheese Quark or quarg is a type of fresh dairy product made from milk. The milk is soured, usually by adding lactic acid bacteria cultures, and strained once the desired curdling is achieved. It can be classified as fresh acid-set cheese. Tradit ...

and potato dumplings *''Pierogi wigierskie'' - crescent-shaped

with fruit stuffing *''Tort ziemniaczany'' - roast with Krakowska

cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

and onion

Fish dishes

*''Okoń smażony'' - perch fried on butter

Pork and beef dishes

*'' Kiszka ziemniaczana'' - kaszanka with pork,

bacon Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork made from various cuts, typically the belly or less fatty parts of the back. It is eaten as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), used as a central ingredient (e.g., the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sand ...

or fatback

Puddings

*''Melszpejz zaparzany z jabłek'' - cake based on butter, apples and bread crumbs

References

{{Reflist Polish cuisine Lithuanian cuisine Belarusian cuisine Podlaskie Voivodeship