No night is more special in Poland than Christmas Eve (Wigilia). Families gather around the table to share 12 🇵🇱 traditional dishes, many of them vegetarian or vegan, following customs passed down for generations.
In this episode of Pulse of Culture, we explore the stories behind Poland’s most iconic Christmas foods – carp, poppy seed desserts, and beetroot soup (barszcz) – and why Christmas food traditions remains sacred for so many Polish families.
From symbolic ingredients to festive rituals, discover how Polish Christmas cuisine shapes the country’s most important holiday. And for dessert, hop aboard a miniature gingerbread Christmas train at Warsaw’s famous Kolejkowo exhibition.
This episode is perfect for anyone curious about European Christmas traditions, Polish holiday culture, or festive food from around Poland.
Host: Sally Jastrzębska
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