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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Vegetable soup with different vegetables and local spices
Włoszczyzna
Grilled vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, pepper, eggplant and onions
Grillowane warzywa
Boiled or baked potatoes with parsley, dill and spices
Ziemniaki Gotowane Lub Pieczone
Risotto z grzybami or Warzywami
Risotto z Grzybami or Warzywami
Tomato salad with onions and oil. Make sure: no sour cream is added
Sałatka z Pomidorów i Cebuli
Fermented cabbage with carrots. Make sure: no butter is added
Kapusta Kiszona
Local pickled cucumber in brine
Ogórki Kiszone
Thick plum jam
Powidła Sliwkowe
Beet and horseradish paste with lemon, balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt
Ćwikła
Sweet fruit jelly dessert made from fruits, sugar and corn starch
Kisiel
Cabbage salad with lemon juice, oil and often carrots or onions
Surówka z Kapusty
Cucumber salad with onion and dill in vinegar dressing
Sałatka ogórkowa
Pickled mushrooms and onion
Grzyby Marynowane
Fried beets with onions, lemon juice, sugar and oil. Make sure: no butter or lard are used
Buraczki Zasmażane
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Mixed seasonal fruit soup served cold with cream. To Veganize: ask for no cream to be added
Zupa Owocowa
Pasta with sauerkraut, mushrooms and onions and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat and make sure pasta has no egg
Łazanki (wa-zan-kee)
Cooked vegetable stew made from tomatoes, peppers, onions and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat or lard
Leczo
Wheatberry porridge with poppy seeds, honey, nuts and dried fruits. To Veganize: ask for no butter or honey to be used
Kutia
Boiled cauliflower cooked with butter and bread crumbs. To veganize: ask for oil to be used instead of butter
Kalafior Gotowany
Boiled green beans with butter and bread crumbs. To veganize: ask for oil to be used instead of butter
Fasolka Szparagowa gotowana
Barley soup with potatoes, leeks, celery, carrots, onion, parsley and chicken. To veganize: ask for no meat or meat broth to be used
Krupnik
Carrot and apple salad with cream and sugar. To veganize: ask for no butter or cream to be used
Surówka z Marchewki
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Fruit dumplings commonly contains egg in the potato-based dough
Makaron z Truskawkami
Potato dumplings made with meat and eggs
Kopytka
Potato patties will usually contain eggs and cream/butter
Placki Ziemniaczane
Thin rolled pancakes (crepes) made with eggs and dairy
Naleśniki
Tomato soup with rice/noodles, sour cream and meat stock
Zupa Pomidorowa
Fermented cabbage soup made with meat/ meat stock
Kapuśniak
Beetroot soup made with meat and sour cream
Barszcz Czerwony
Mashed potatoes, will usually contain butter and sour cream
Tłuczone Ziemniaki
Doughnut filled with jam, will be made with milk and eggs
Pączki
“Angel wing” cookies made from wheat, eggs and sometimes lard
Faworki or Chrusty
Bread that usually contains eggs
Chałka or Challah
Traditional vegetable salad, made with egg-based dressing
