Silesian cuisine
Silesian cuisine belongs to the region of Silesia in Central Europe. 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 poppy seed and knödel dishes.
List of Silesian dishes
Hauskyjza - strongly flavored, home-made cheese with caraway seedsKaszanka/''Krupniok/Grützwurst - a type of blood sausage made of kasha and animal bloodKluski śląskie/Schlesische Kartoffelklöße - round dumplings served with gravy, made of mashed boiled potatoes, finely grated raw potatoes, an egg, grated onion, wheat flour, and potato flourKnysza - pita bread filled with meat and cabbageKopalnioki - hard candies made of sugar, anise oil, and the essences of St John's wort, melissa, and peppermint, its black colour comes from charcoal food dye.Liegnitzer Bombe/Bōmba Legniczno - small chocolate-covered gingerbread cakes filled with marzipan and fruit or nuts, historically a speciality of Legnica 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 rumMoczka/Motschka/Lebkuchensauce/Polnische Sauce - a traditional Christmas Eve dessert, its main ingredients are gingerbread extract, nuts and dried fruit, strawberry compote, and almonds.Rolada z modrą kapustą - best-quality beef-meat roll; stuffed with pickled vegetable, ham, and good amount of seasoning; always served with red cabbage ; traditionally eaten with kluski śląskie for Sunday dinnerSchlesisches Himmelreich/Sylezyjske Niebo - a dish of smoked pork cooked in water with dried fruit and spicesSiemieniotka/Hanfsuppe - soup made of hemp seed, a main Christmas Eve mealStreuselkuchen/Kołocz śląski - made of a yeast dough covered with a sweet crumbSzałot - a salad made of cubes of boiled potatoes and carrots, peas, ham, various sausages, pickled fish, boiled eggs, seasoned with olive oil or mayonnaiseWodzionka/Brotsuppe - soup with garlic and cubes of dried rye breadŻymła - a well-baked bread roll, oval with a division in the middle, topped with poppy seeds, similar to Austrian Kaisersemmel.Żymlok - like krupniok but instead of kasha'', bread roll is used