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41 Polish food Polish cuisine is tasty and hearty but high in calories con- tent. A lot of dishes, like the Polish culture, were influenced by other nations like Jewish, Hungarian, German and Ukrain- ian. You can’t leave Poland without tasting pierogi (kind of ravioli with different filling, the famous ones are pierogi ruskie with cottage cheese and potatoes inside), gołąb- ki (pork meat with rice wrapped in cabbage) or bigos (sauerkraut with sausages, meat and mushrooms), gulasz (small pieces of meat in thick sauce), kluski śląskie (Sile- sian dumplings made of potatoes) or kotlet schabowy (traditional breaded pork cutlet). Poles eat much pork and potatoes, they have also unique pickled cucumbers and sauerkraut that you will not find anywhere else. The Polish start their day with śniadanie (breakfast) – they usually eat sandwiches with cheese or ham. Obiad (lunch time) starts between 13.00–16.00 or even later and consists of a big meal: an obligatory soup (pomidorowa – tomato soup, barszcz – red beetroot soup and żurek are typically Polish), the main course is usually a piece of meat in thick sauce, potatoes or rice, and salad. Kolacja (supper) is usually the same as breakfast. Polish sweet specialty is sernik (cheese cake), makowiec (poppy seed cake) and pączki (doughnuts). FOREIGNERS IN POLAND