1. POLAND COURTNEY SUDAC SARAH DOERFFLER LIZZIE BROWN

2. HISTORY POLISH DISHES IN MIDDLE AGES WERE BASED ON THE AGRICULTURES- CEREAL CROPS, WILD ANIMALS, FRUIT, HONEY, GAME, SPICES, AND HERBS. DISHES ARE TYPICALLY HIGH CALORIE BREAD WASN'T USED MUCH BEER WAS THE MOST COMMON DRINK SPICY SAUCES POPULAR DUE TO SURROUNDING COUNTRIES

3. POLISH FOOD TODAY AMERICAN FOODS SUCH AS KFC AND MCDONALDS ARE STARTING TO FADE OUT IN POLAND DUE TO THE FACT POST POLES PREFER THEIR OWN CUISINE BREAD REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CUISINES BREAD AND SALT IS USED FOR HOSPITALITY POLISH CUISINE HAS EVOLVED OVER CENTURIES FROM OTHER EUROPEAN INFLUENCES SHARES MANY CUISINES WITH COUNTRIES SUCH AS UKRAINE, RUSSIA, AND BELORUSSIA MAINLY INFLUENCED BY CENTRAL EUROPEAN CUISINES

4. COMMON FOODS MEAT IS VERY PROMINENT IN POLISH CUISINES DEPENDING ON THE REGION, PORK, CHICKEN AND BEEF ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF MEAT SPICES ARE WIDELY USED A LOT OF EGGS AND CREAM USED IN RECIPES VARIOUS TYPES OF NOODLES

5. MEALS THREE MEALS PER DAY; BREAKFAST, DINNER AND SUPPER DINNER IS THE MAIN MEAL, SERVED AROUND 2:00 PM USUALLY THREE COURSES EACH; SOUP, ENTRÉE, DESSERT

6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MEAD- POLISH WINE BEER- 3 RD LARGEST PRODUCER IN EUROPE VODKA- VERY POPULAR

7. NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SOFT DRINKS COFFEE TEA KOMPOT SUSZ WATER

8. KLUSKI

9. KASHA

10. HORSERADISH

11. PARSLEY

12. COMMON HERBS AND SPICES IN EASTERN EUROPE

13. FOOD CULTURE

15. BIGOS

16. ZRAZY

17. POLISH MUSHROOM SOUP

18. POLISH DESSERTS

19. HOLIDAYS AND FEASTS HolidayMeal Options Easter Blessed basket foods (bread, salt, boiled eggs, smoked meat, cheese, horseradish, cake) Hams, roasted pork loins, poultry dishes, and sausages Zur or horseradish soup Pound cakes, mazureks, and wheat cakes Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Carp or pike in a gray sauce Beetroot soup with mushrooms Stuffed dumplings Cabbage dish Compote drink

20. EASTER

21. CHRISTMAS

22. FOOD-BASED DIETARY GUIDELINES NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION INSTITUTE, WARSAW