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Silesian cuisine belongs to the region of
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in
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. It is a subtype of Polish and German cuisine with many similarities to and signs of the influence of neighbouring cuisines. The cuisine is particularly renowned for its
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and
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dishes.


List of Silesian dishes

* ''Żymła'' - a well-baked
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, oval with a division in the middle, topped with poppy seeds, similar to Austrian ''Kaisersemmel''. * '' Kluski śląskie/Schlesische Kartoffelklöße'' (Silesian dumplings) - round dumplings served with gravy, made of mashed boiled potatoes, finely grated raw potatoes, an egg, grated onion, wheat flour, and potato flour * ''Schlesisches Himmelreich''/''Sylezyjske Niebo'' ("Silesian Heaven") - a dish of smoked pork cooked in water with dried fruit and spices * '' Rolada z modrą kapustą'' (rouladen 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'' - a salad made of cubes of boiled potatoes and carrots, peas, ham, various sausages, pickled fish, boiled eggs, seasoned with olive oil or mayonnaise * '' Kaszanka''/''Krupniok''/''Grützwurst'' - a type of blood sausage made of '' kasha'' and animal
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* '' Żymlok'' - like ''krupniok'' but instead of ''kasha'',
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(''żymła'') is used * '' Wodzionka''/ ''Brotsuppe'' - soup with
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and cubes of dried rye bread * '' Siemieniotka''/''Hanfsuppe'' - soup made of
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, a main
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meal * '' Knysza'' - pita bread filled with meat and cabbage * '' Moczka''/''Motschka''/''Lebkuchensauce''/''Polnische Sauce'' - a traditional Christmas Eve dessert, its main ingredients are
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extract, nuts and dried fruit, strawberry compote, and almonds. * '' Makówki''/''Mohnpielen'' - traditional Christmas Eve dessert, based on finely ground poppy seeds, with raisins, almonds, candied citrus peels, honey, sugar, and pudding, and flavoured with rum * '' Hauskyjza'' - strongly flavored, home-made cheese with caraway seeds * '' Kopalnioki'' - hard candies made of sugar, anise oil, and the essences of St John's wort, melissa, and
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, its black colour comes from
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food dye. * '' Streuselkuchen''/''Kołocz śląski'' - made of a yeast dough covered with a sweet crumb * ''Liegnitzer Bombe''/''Bōmba Legniczno'' - small chocolate-covered gingerbread cakes filled with marzipan and fruit or nuts, historically a speciality of
Legnica Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...
(Liegnitz)


References

Polish cuisine Silesians
Silesia Silesia (see names #Etymology, below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at 8, ...
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