Silesian cuisine

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Silesian dumplings

Silesian Cuisine (Silesian: ślůnsko kuchńo, Polish: kuchnia śląska, German: Schlesische Küche) is the local culinary tradition of Silesia, a region in Central Europe.

It has been influenced by cuisines of many nations, particularly (alphabetically) Czech, German, Hungarian, and Polish. In turn, it influenced the culinary tradition of those nations.

List of Silesian dishes

• Zymła - a well-baked bread roll, oval with a division in the middle, topped with poppy seeds, similar to Austrian Keisersemmel.

• Kluski śląskie (Silesian dumplings) - round shaped dumplings served with gravy, made of mashed boiled potatoes, finely grated raw potatoes, an egg, grated onion, wheat flour and potato flour.

• Rolada z modrą kapustą (roladen with red cabbage) - best-quality beef-meat roll; stuffed with pickled vegetable, ham, and good amount of seasoning; always served with red cabbage (with fried bacon, fresh onion and allspice); traditionally eaten with kluski śląskie for Sunday dinner.

• Szałot (Silesian potato salad) - a salat made of squares of boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, ham, various sausages, pickled fish, boiled eggs, bonded with olive oil or mayonnaise.

• Krupniok - kind of blood sausage made of kasha and animal blood.

• żymlok - like krupniok but instead kasha there is bread roll

• Wodzionka or brołtzupa (ger. brot - bread, pol. zupa - soup) - soup with garlic and squares of dried rye bread.
• Siemieniotka - soup made of hemp seed, one of main Christmas Eve meals.

• Knysza - pita bread with meat and lots of cabbage.

• Makiełki or moczka - traditional Christmas Eve dessert, its main ingredients are: gingerbread extract, nuts and dried fruit, strawberry compote and almonds.

• Poppy seed pastry - many elaborate recipes possible; based on finely ground poppy seeds, with raisins, almonds, candied citrus peels, honey, sugar, pudding, and flavoured with rum. Decorated with fingers of crumbling.

• Fitka - soup

• Hauskyjza - strongly-flavored, home-made cheese