Red cabbage soup is a delicious soup deeply loved by Poles. Although people usually eat this dish, it is a traditional dish that must be eaten on Christmas Eve. It is mainly reflected in the preparation of ingredients. Usually, the soup base fermented by beet is prepared several days in advance, and then when the soup base is made into soup on Christmas Eve, the broth made of dried wild mushrooms and vegetables and the "small wonton" with Polish characteristics are added.
2. mushroom soup on Christmas eve
Similar to cabbage soup, mushroom soup is one of the most common delicacies in every household in Poland on Christmas Eve. It is made of air-dried wild mushrooms. Of course, families with conditions can also use first-class wild boletus as raw materials. In addition to the above two kinds of soup, the traditional soup on Christmas Eve in Poland also includes fish soup, white sweet vegetable soup and vegetarian sour rye soup.
3. carp on Christmas Eve
Carp has always been one of the important ingredients in Polish cuisine. Traditionally, because Polish families can't eat red meat on Christmas Eve, carp has become an essential ingredient in Polish family cooking that day, usually with vegetable salad or tomatoes.
4. Flavor carp
Little Poland in Poland used to be the place with the most intensive Jewish activities in Central and Eastern Europe, so many families still cook Jewish carp on Christmas Eve. The key to making this dish is to mix the fish head with carrots, onions and other ingredients to make a silky and delicious white fish soup, then put the fish pieces in it and decorate it with raisins and almond slices.
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Herring is also one of the most consumed fish in Poland, and the Christmas Eve dinner is no exception. Poles have many cooking methods about herring, among which the most classic method is to soak herring pieces in oil (usually the healthiest linseed oil) and take them out when eating.
6. Polish jiaozi
As we all know, Polish jiaozi is world-famous. As the most famous food in Poland, it is absolutely indispensable for Christmas Eve. Because you can't eat meat (except fish) at dinner on Christmas Eve, there are usually pickles and mushrooms in jiaozi on Christmas Eve. In eastern Poland, there are some interesting practices, such as making dumplings with smoked plums.