Food, cooking and eating...

I love french food. French food isn't all about complicated cuisine and fine dining - some of the best food to be enjoyed in the French capital can be bought for a course of euros. There some recomendations of wonderful food you can eat in Paris: Baguette Its is safe to say that Paris is the place on Earth with the highest density of top-quality, artisanal baguettes.  Croque-monsieur Most brasseries and cafés in Paris offer non-stop service, and a staple of their menu is the croque-monsieur, an oozy and crisp grilled ham and cheese sandwich usually moistened by a touch of Béchamel sauce. If you’re extra hungry, get the croque-madame, which adds a fried egg on top. Croissant Walk past any bakery in the wee hours of the morning and you’ll be instantly spellbound by the warm buttery smell of fresh croissants escaping from the air vents at pavement level.  Macarons The delicate pastry, consisting of two almond meringue shells glued together with...

Traditional Polish cuisine flows from the melting pot of diverse influences as befits country at the world crossroads, inhabited by traveled and novelty-happy entrepreneurs, merchants, soldiers and worldly gentry. In the metropolitan Krakow considerable contingents of immigrant Germans, Italians, Jews, Hungarians, Scotsmen, Czechs, Austrians, etc. also left their mark on the city’s menu over ages. Pierogi (dumplings)  – A sort of pasta shell stuffed with meat, spices and vegetables. Kotlet schabowy  – A tenderised pork shnitzel dipped in egg and flour and coated in breadcrumbs. Served with – you guessed it – dill and scoops of creamy mashed potato. Barszcz  – Beetroot soup thickened with sour cream and served with hunks of bread Kielbasa  – Honky sausages served with fried onions and……DILL! Placki ziemniaczane  – Potato pancakes served with a rich beef goulash What is your favorite?