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Traditional Polish Foods Anyone Will Enjoy

November 14, 2011 By Holly Hammersmith 4 Comments

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Recently I asked my dad if we had any Polish recipes that were my grandmother’s. I am half Polish. Now that I’m finally learning how to cook, I think it’s time I embrace those roots by trying some authentic fare. Pierogi is a traditional Polish food. Time to enjoy some traditional Polish foods.

Traditional Polish Foods

And ever since moving to Cleveland two months ago I have been hearing even more about pierogi. According to The Plain Dealer, Cleveland ranks seventh in national sales of frozen pierogi – with locals eating 850,000 pounds of these stuffed dumplings each year.

Cleveland, along with Toledo (my hometown) and Detroit rank high among cities with a large percentage of Polish-Americans.

While I would love to say I made my own pierogi – I haven’t yet. I bought the next best thing, locally made pierogi at a farmer’s market on Sunday.

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Traditional Polish Foods

I browned the cheese and potato-filled dumplings in a skillet and served them alongside some more butternut squash. And we had some “two buck chuck” White Zinfandel. A lovely Sunday dinner!

Traditional Polish Foods

Traditional Polish Foods

I’m hoping to try making a homemade placek soon, which is a traditional Polish coffee bread. While I don’t remember eating a lot of ethnic food growing up, this is one staple I remember and hope to recreate.

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In Summary

I hope this post was informative in sharing some traditional Polish foods with you. I hope to continue to make these foods and enjoy other foods from my family’s roots.

I am half Polish and it’s been really fun to discover these foods again or for the very first time! My husband has also enjoyed trying them for the very first time. I hope to share these foods with our daughter too.

Have you made foods that are unique to your ethnic heritage?




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About Holly Hammersmith

Holly Hammersmith is an independent writer and editor. She blogs about how to keep a healthy home and lifestyle. Topics include wellness, household, saving money, gardening and more. Holly lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, preschooler daughter and rescue dog Lulu.

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  1. Faith says

    November 14, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    I’m pretty much the worst German ever. I hate cabbage, kraut, sausages…I guess I’ll just take the potatoes and the beer and call it a day!

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  2. Jessica B. says

    November 14, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Love me some pierogies! Sokolowski’s has some of the best in Cleveland if you get a chance to check it out.
    My family is Croatian so we bake a lot of nutrolls during the holiday seasons. I don’t cook normally but working on perfecting my stuffed cabbage (sarma in croatian).

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  3. Mandy says

    November 14, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    SO my grandmother makes these all the time – I have been eating them my whole life. Growing up, I thought everyone had Pierogies every night for dinner! She has handed the recipe down to me, and I have made them with her a few times. She sometimes puts saurkraut in them (with the potatoes)… YUMM

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  4. Heather says

    November 14, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    I can’t remember the last time I had a homemade pierogi. Yum!

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