page_title: Comfort food
section_title: Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Comfort food / By region / Poland
caption_attribution_description: English: Dumplings topped with with fried onions Polski: Pierogi ze smażoną cebulką.
context_page_description: Comfort food is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone, and may be characterized by its high caloric nature, high carbohydrate level, or simple preparation. The nostalgia may be specific to an individual, or it may apply to a specific culture.
context_section_description: Some Polish comfort food include:
  Soups and stews
  Bigos – hunters stew
  Barszcz z uszkami – clear beetroot soup with forest mushrooms dumplings
  Gulasz – goulash / meat and vegetable stew
  Kapuśniak – sauerkraut soup
  Rosół – chicken soup with fine noodles
  Zupa grzybowa – wild mushroom soup
  Zupa ogórkowa – sour cucumber soup
  Zupa pomidorowa – clear tomato soup with rice or noodles
  Zupa szczawiowa – sorrel soup served with boiled egg
  Żurek – sour rye soup
  Budyń waniliowy z malinami – vanilla pudding with raspberries
  Kotlet schabowy – pork schnitzel
  Golonka – pickled ham hock
  Jagody ze śmietaną – blueberries with cream
  Kopytka – small potato dumpling
  Łazanki – large flat noodles with fried sauerkraut
  Makaron ze śmietaną i truskawkami – pasta with cream and strawberries
  Mielone z ziemniakami i mizerią – pork burgers with mashed potatoes and cucumber salad
  Naleśniki z twarogiem – pancakes with milk curd
  Pierogi – filled dumplings
  Placki ziemniaczane – potato pancakes
  Sernik – baked cheesecake
  Śledź w oleju – pickled herring
  Zapiekanka – toasted open-face sandwich
caption: Steamed pierogi, with fried onions on top
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