Stories about food, places and people. What culture has to say?
Category: culture talks
On Forest and Wild Edibles.
Once we realise that food doesn't come from the supermarket, we discover that we're capable of enriching our diets in edibles hitherto unknown. And with the knowledge of where the food comes from - comes respect for it.
On chocolate and Valencia.
A story of cocoa beans, Valencian bollet and the Chocolate Factory and Museum in Sueca.
Souvenir, the taste of a place.
Bringing edible souvenirs gives one a chance to share a little bit of the journey, allows one to paint a picture of the place and reinforce it with flavour. A story of Džiugas, a famous cheese from Lithuania.
Obwarzanek, Krakow’s favourite bake
The symbol of Krakow with a few-centuries-old tradition. Introducing obwarzanek, my favourite bread from Krakow.
Fat Thursday, when everyone in Poland feasts on doughnuts
One of my favourite Polish traditions. Have you had your Fat Thursday's pączek yet?
Andrzejki and a Polish custom of predicting the (matrimonial) future.
A rather interesting Polish (and not only) custom of predicting one's future love life from hot wax poured onto cold water. Happy Andrzejki, everyone!
103 a few stories about Palm Sunday, memory and nostalgia
A story on how palms for Palm Sunday are traditionally made in Poland. Enjoy the colours!
Polish Easter Eggs (Pisanki)
Have you ever tried natural dye for your Easter eggs? Try this Polish method, to give your eggs a deep maroon or a vivid blue hue.
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