Editing Poland (section)

=== Cuisine ===
{{Main|Polish cuisine}}
[[File:Healthy-regional-dishes-1329449.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kielbasa]] sausage, a staple of Polish cuisine, with [[pickled cucumber]]s and [[rye bread]]]]

The cuisine of Poland is eclectic, with many regional varieties, sharing some similarity with other neighbouring cuisines.<ref name="Puri">{{cite book |last=Puri |first=Vinod |date=2023 |title=Science of Food Nutrition and Health |chapter=The Cuisine of Central Europe |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2m_SEAAAQBAJ&dq=polish+%22cuisine%22+similarities+german+czech&pg=PT527 |location=Chicago |publisher=Austin Macauley Publishers |isbn=9781398454125 |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref> Among the staple or regional dishes are [[pierogi]] (filled dumplings), [[kielbasa]] (sausage), [[bigos]] (hunter's stew), [[kotlet schabowy]] (breaded cutlet), [[gołąbki]] (cabbage rolls), [[borscht|barszcz]] (borscht), [[żurek]] (soured rye soup), [[oscypek]] (smoked cheese), and [[tomato soup]].<ref name="Marc Heine" /><ref name="Strybel 2003" /> [[Bagel]]s, a type of [[bread roll]], also originated in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Amanda Fiegl |date=17 December 2008 |title=A Brief History of the Bagel |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-the-bagel-49555497/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=smithsonianmag.com}}</ref>

Traditional dishes are hearty and abundant in pork, potatoes, eggs, cream, mushrooms, regional herbs, and sauce.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Byrd Hollar |first1=Melanie |url={{GBurl|id=_cUOEAAAQBAJ|dq=dunn+byrd+cuisine+poland|p=432}} |title=Cooking through history: a worldwide encyclopedia of food with menus and recipes |last2=Dunn |first2=John P. |date=2020 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=978-1-61069-456-8 |location=Santa Barbara |pages=431–432}}</ref> Polish food is characteristic for its various kinds of [[kluski]] (soft dumplings), [[soup]]s, cereals and a variety of breads and [[open sandwich]]es. Salads, including [[mizeria]] (cucumber salad), [[coleslaw]], [[sauerkraut]], carrot and [[Searing|seared beets]], are common. Meals conclude with a dessert such as [[Cheesecake|sernik]] (cheesecake), [[makowiec (pastry)|makowiec]] (poppy seed roll), or [[napoleonka]] ([[mille-feuille]]) cream pie.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Steves |first1=Rick |url={{GBurl|id=T09IDgAAQBAJ}} |title=Rick Steves Snapshot Kraków, Warsaw & Gdańsk |last2=Hewitt |first2=Cameron |date=15 August 2017 |publisher=Avalon Publishing |isbn=978-1-63121-624-4}}</ref>

Traditional alcoholic beverages include honey [[Mead in Poland|mead]], widespread since the 13th century, [[Beer in Poland|beer]], wine and [[vodka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=gorzała – Słownik języka polskiego PWN |url=https://sjp.pwn.pl/sjp/gorzala;2462442.html |website=sjp.pwn.pl}}</ref> The world's first written mention of vodka originates from Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of vodka production, at the official page of Polish Spirit Industry Association (KRPS), 2007 |url=http://krps.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930131416/http://krps.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=27 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The most popular alcoholic drinks at present are beer and wine which took over from vodka more popular in the years 1980–1998.<ref name="beverages" /> [[Grodziskie]], sometimes referred to as "Polish Champagne", is an example of a historical beer style from Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jim Hughes |date=4 February 2013 |title=Forgotten Beer Styles: Grodziskie |url=http://badassdigest.com/2013/02/04/forgotten-beer-styles-grodziskie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217050209/http://badassdigest.com/2013/02/04/forgotten-beer-styles-grodziskie |archive-date=17 February 2015 |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=badassdigest.com}}</ref> Tea remains common in Polish society since the 19th century, whilst coffee is drunk widely since the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Strybel |first1=Robert |url={{GBurl|id=UtA6-pyGJmMC|q=tea+19th+century+most+popular+in+poland|p=692}} |title=Polish Heritage Cookery |last2=Strybel |first2=Maria |date=31 March 2019 |publisher=Hippocrene Books |isbn=978-0-7818-1124-8 |access-date=31 March 2019 |via=Google Books}}</ref>