All of the food served at the Second Annual Polish Oktoberfest is made using traditional Polish recipes using the freshest and best quality ingredients. Please come, try all of them, and take some with you to share amongst your family and friends. Smacznego!
| Golonka |
Slow cooked pork hocks (also called knuckles or ham hocks; translates to the ankle of the pig) that are finger licking good!
| Gulasz po Śląsku |
A thick and hearty goulash prepared in a traditional Silesian-style.
| Grilled Kielbasa |
Polish sausage fresh off served with your choice of mustard and ketchup.
| Kapusta |
Tangy sauerkraut blended with mushrooms and onions.
| Placki Ziemniaczane |
Simple, yet tasty potato pancakes made with egg, onion, spices, and potato, a Polish classic!
| Pierogi |
Polish dumplings in two delicious variations, with a tasty meat stuffing and Russian-style (cheese and potatoes).
| Nalesniki |
Our Polish version of the classic French crepe offered with a variety of fillings/sauces.
| Assorted Polish Cakes |
Polish-style cheesecake to the traditional apple cake, szarlotka.
| Polish Beer |
Poland may not be one of the first countries to spring to mind when thinking of beer, but it does have much in this sphere to warrant attention. It combines elements of the Czech, German and British traditions and even has a unique style of its own, the intriguing and obscure grodziskie beer.
The practice of brewing stretches well back into the middle ages, but it was in the 19th century when large-scale brewing began. At this time, as elsewhere in continental Europe, made ideas, techniques and machines were borrowed from the industrial breweries which were beginning to develop in Britain. The first beers produced in these new Polish breweries also originated in Britain; porter. As in many countries around the Baltic, this style gained popularity through exports from Britain in the late 19th century.
As bottom-fermenting techniques were developped elsewhere in Europe in the middle of the century, these were also adopted (not surprising at a time when large parts of present-day Poland were under German or Austrian rule), giving rise to pale lager beers. Porter, however, was never completely supplanted by these new beers and is still produced today. Beer production grew steadily up until the outbreak of the First World War, after which the state of Poland reappeared.
| Soft Drinks |
Soft drinks trace their history back to the mineral waters found in natural springs. Ancient societies believed that bathing in natural springs and/or drinking mineral waters could cure many diseases.
| Water |
While the temperature may be cooler in November, water is a necessity when dealing with the Arizona sun. There will be plenty of ice cold water available.
| Coffee |
The earliest credible evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree appears in the middle of the fifteenth century, in the Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen. It was here in Arabia that coffee beans were first roasted and brewed, in a similar way to how it is now prepared.
Food and desert images came from the following sites:
Golonka - http://www.foody.pl
Gulasz po Śląsku - http://www.niam.pl
Grilled Kielbasa - http://savoryfareblog.blogspot.com
Kapusta - http://thewholekitchen.wordpress.com
Placki Ziemniaczane - http://grabtika.blogspot.com
Pierogi - http://www.viziteazalumea.ro/2011/08/destinatii-pentru-buget-de-criza-%E2%80%93-polonia/
Nalesniki - http://gallery.necopunch.net/v/travels/poland/food/Nalesniki+with+strawberry.jpg.html
Szarlotka - http://www.bethkendrick.com/
