Podlaskie cuisine is an umbrella term for all dishes with a specific regional identity belonging to regions encompassed by the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a subtype of Polish cuisine with many similarities to and signs of the influence of neighbouring Lithuanian and Belarusian cuisines.

List of Podlaskie dishes

Pastry and baked goods

Augustowska jagodzianka - bread rolls with berry filling, besprinkled with streusel Cebulniaczki - small bread rolls with onion stuffing Hajnowski marcinek - cake prepared from a layer of 30 pancakes, with butter cream between each layer Kreple - traditional doughnuts from East Prussia Makowiec z Ejszeryszek - light buttery, sour-tasting makowiec Mrowisko - faworki-shaped cake; pastry lightness dependent on eggs, natural honey Sękacz, bankuchen - pyramid cake, made of many layers; includes butter, egg whites, flour and cream; different variations exist around Podlaskie

Soups

Chołodziec litewski - cold soup made with soured milk, young beet leaves, beets, cucumbers and chopped fresh dill

Stews, vegetable and potato dishes Babka ziemniaczana - potato cake Bliny po litewsku - flat, oval potato pancakes with meat filling Cepeliny, kartacze sejneńskie - elongated, oval potato dumplings stuffed with meat and marjoram Kociołek cygański - thick-textured soup with chicken, pork, kiełbasa with added mushrooms and vegetables Kopytka - potato dumplings with fried onions Kołduny litewskie - a type of small pierogi, stuffed with meat, besprinkled with pork rind and onion Pieczeń wiedźmy - roast with pork ham, slices of fatback, onions and bay leaves Pierekaczewnik - an oval, curled pasty; taste dependent on filling Pierogi ruskie (Ruthenian pierogi) - quark cheese and potato dumplings Pierogi wigierskie - crescent-shaped pierogi with fruit stuffing Tort ziemniaczany - roast with Krakowska kiełbasa, cheese and onion

Fish dishes Okoń smażony - perch fried in butter

Pork and beef dishes Kiszka ziemniaczana - kaszanka with pork, bacon or fatback

Puddings Melszpejz zaparzany z jabłek - cake based on butter, apples and bread crumbs

See also List of Polish dishes Lublin cuisine Pomeranian cuisine Świętokrzyskie cuisine

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