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Andruty Kaliskie
Andruty Kaliskie is a dessert from Kalisz, a sweet finish to the local table.
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Faworki
Polish 'angel wings': thin, crispy, twisted pastry strips, deep-fried and dusted with powdered sugar. A Fat Thursday and Carnival tradition, crunchy and sweet, a national treat.
Poland
Karpatka
A Polish cream pie of choux pastry (top and bottom) filled with custard, resembling the Carpathian mountains. A bakery and home dessert, flaky and creamy, a national treat.
Poland
Kremówka
The colloquial name for napoleonka, especially in southern Poland. A cream pie of puff pastry and custard, famously associated with Pope John Paul II. A bakery staple, creamy and flaky.
Poland
Makowiec
Polish poppy seed roll: a yeast dough rolled with a sweet poppy seed filling, raisins, and nuts, baked until golden. A Christmas and Easter tradition, sweet and nutty, a national dessert.
Poland
Napoleonka
Ukrainian Napoleon Cake
Polish cream pie: two layers of puff pastry filled with custard cream, dusted with powdered sugar or glazed. A bakery and café staple, creamy and flaky, a national dessert.
Poland
Pasztecik Szczeciński
A Szczecin street food: a deep-fried cylindrical pastry filled with meat, cabbage, or cheese. A regional icon since 1969, served with barszcz, a PGI-protected snack.
Poland
Pierekaczewnik
Pierekaczewnik is a pastry from Podlaskie Voivodeship, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Poland
Pieróg biłgorajski
Pieróg biłgorajski is a pie from Lublin Voivodeship, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Poland
Pieróg postny ze Starych Kolni
Pieróg postny ze Starych Kolni is a pie from Stare Kolnie, rooted in local cooking tradition.
Poland
Ptysie
Cream puffs.
Poland
Pączki
Polish doughnuts: round, deep-fried yeast doughnuts filled with rose petal jam, plum jam, or custard, glazed with icing or dusted with sugar. A Fat Thursday (Tłusty Czwartek) tradition.
Poznań, Poland
Rogal Świętomarciński
A Poznań St. Martin's croissant: a crescent-shaped pastry filled with white poppy seeds, raisins, and nuts, glazed with icing. A November 11 tradition, PGI-protected, sweet and rich.
Israel
Rugelach
רוגלך
Small rolled pastries of yeasted dough around chocolate or cinnamon filling, baked and soaked in sugar syrup while hot.
Poland
Strudel Jabłkowy
A Polish apple strudel, thin pastry filled with apples, raisins, and cinnamon, baked until golden. A café and home dessert, sweet and tart, a national treat, served warm with vanilla sauce.
Poland
Szarlotka
Polish apple pie: a shortcrust cake filled with grated apples, cinnamon, and raisins, served warm with vanilla ice cream. A national dessert, sweet and tart, a café and home staple.