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Delicious Polish Cuisine in Cracow - Miod Malina

If you are looking for a delicious dinner or lunch in Cracow with a welcoming atmosphere, you shouldn’t miss the recommended by Michelin Guide and very appreciated by me restaurant ‘Miod Malina’.

In there you can try typical polish food but if you would rather go for international dishes, you can try their big choice of very good pasta.

I especially recommend typical polish soup made of fermented rye (Zur) served in the bowl made of bread. For the main dish all meat lovers shouldn’t miss roasted knuckle of pork, watch out, it’s for those with a big appetite. For those with a smaller one a good choice are fried potato pancakes with a meat stew and if you are a fan of mushrooms you should definitely choose roasted leg of veal with chanterelle sauce. The other main dish that is definitely worth trying is a roe deer with a cherry sauce and grilled gold mushrooms. When it comes to sweets, there is one dessert that I can never resist, traditional apple pancakes (that have nothing to do with pancakes that you can try overseas) with a mouthwatering blend of caramel and vanilla sauce. 

left top: fried pancakes with a meat stew 27 PLN - 7 euro

right top: roasted leg of veal with chanterelle sauce 41 PLN - 10 euro

left down: typical polish cheese made of sheep milk

right down: apple pancakes 15 PLN - 4 euro

Address: ul. Grodzka 40, Krakow

It is just so good. 

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Christmas time in Poland

Christmas is already gone for a while, but the 6th of January is a good moment to sum up a few beautiful and meaningful polish traditions and share some good food ideas.

Hospitality – Polish are known for that one. During Christmas Eve, around the table, there is one extra seat, left for an unknown guest, because during this time, no one should be left alone.

Christmas Tree – traditionally is decorated the 24^th of December, just before the Christmas dinner.

Opłatek – one of the most revert Polish customs, not only in Poland, but around the world. Opłatek is a thin, white wafer made of flour and water. By the tradition before starting the Christmas Dinner, everybody breaks a small part of the wafer from each other’s piece and wish one another happiness, joy, good health and fabulous life. Opłatek and good wishes are exchanged with all those present, including family and strangers.

Christmas Eve Dinner is vegetarian. Traditionally there are 12 dishes and you need to try each and every one of them.

herrings with pomgranate and onion in oil

herrings with cranberries

pierogi 

boiled dumplings stuffed with cabbage and mushrooms

carp aspic - jellied carp

sauerkraut with mushrooms

dessert with poppy seeds 

(in this version Pavlova cake with poppy seeds, almonds and cream based on mascarpone)

During the First Day of Christmas and St. Stephen's Day meat is introduced to the menu.

roasted turkey stuffed with orange juice, oranges and apricots

cake with vanilla & chocolate cream and fruits

ginger cookies