Once very popular in traditional folk cooking, today these ingredients are truly underappreciated and underused. Various grains, seeds, and nuts — from sunflower seeds to hemp (with their phenomenal protein content), pumpkin seeds, and walnuts. On the one hand, they no longer play the role they once did, when even a hundred years ago, nuts and seeds … Read more
The European Commission wants to ban the use of 29 meat-related names to describe plant-based products.This proposal effectively highlights the contradictions that plague the Commission and the EU as a whole. It comes just after the European Court of Justice blocked a French law that tried to enforce such a ban on a national level.Powerful … Read more
A culinary creation is also an open work, dependent on context. Different people will taste different dishes from the same pot, shaped by the context of their experiences. And it’s not only about culinary experience — often, cultural context is even more influential. This becomes clear when, like me, you cook from within one culture for people from … Read more
Noodles laid are almost the cornerstone of Polish cuccina povera, the cuisine of the poor, the folk cuisine. And like most such dishes, they fell out of favor with the enrichment of society. Funny enough, I used to stumble upon this poor folk dish in fancy vegan restaurants in Warsaw before my departure. The basic … Read more
I try to manage the products during events in a way that produces as little waste as possible. Reducing food waste was one of my goals last year and still remains high on the priority list. Of course, there’s always something left, and for a few days after the event, I build my menu largely … Read more
Scrambled egg, known to everyone as a popular and widely recognized way of preparing and serving eggs, is also described by the term “scrambled,” referring to the texture and preparation method. Scrambled egg plant refers to a plant-based version of scrambled eggs, while scrambled eggplant is name for scrambled egg plant made with eggplant, scrambled … Read more
First shake was made, or at least described, in 1885, but it was different from today’s shakes. It was a sweetened alcoholic drink made with whisky, eggs, and milk, somewhat similar to eggnog (and here’s my “coconogg”). INGREDIENTS:1 ripe mango1 ripe banana1 tablespoon of ground nettle300 ml of oat milk (or any other milk)1 teaspoon … Read more
Punch, punch, mulled wine, and similar beverages. Somehow in Poland, drinks like these, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, are not really a part of the Christmas tradition. It’s completely different from Anglo-Saxon countries, from Canada, through the USA, England, to Germany, where all kinds of punches, mulled wines, and eggnogs are a mandatory part of the Christmas … Read more
