
One of the most rewarding prizes for a cordial multicultural coexistence is the open opportunity to taste typical dishes of different countries and if the cookers are good and don’t disregard of the salt… the glory!
In the first trimester of my stance in Łódź, like a good drifter, I delighted my gastronomic culture with a variety of classical polish recipes. Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez? I can talk about all kind of soups (for example, żurek or barszcz czerwony), about pierogis or naleśniki, but my favorite, for the moment, is the racuchy (oh, Edyta! I’m missing your talented hands, so good in the kitchen, so good making tattoos…). Also, I’ve unbeatable opinion about the polish breakfasts and in general about the regional dish tasting evenings. If I like the polish food? Dlaczego nie?! I can appreciate the quality of its fresh fruits and vegetables and its renowned milky offer, between other goodness.
Nevertheless, what has wake up my ferocious interest and vocation of apprentice is the staging in the cuisine of my German, Italian, Greek and Hungarian colleagues. The variations of the vegetable combination of the briam or the ingredients that accompany a good plate of pasta can be found throughout the Mediterranean basin, but the critical sampling with persons with different educated taste sense isn’t so easy to come across.
Now, I’m in the conviction that one of my most celebrated works in Poland is prepare and teach how to prepare the Spanish omelet, adapted for a vegetarian diet and for a carnivorous one. Peel the potatoes and the onion, fry with olive oil, the “critical moment” of turn it and voilà!
I am noting down all the recipes that conquer my stomach (maybe one day I could write an interesting book about them) and I try to tackle the losing of energies that the cold of Poland mean. Eat, eat and enjoy the after-dinner with a good conversation!