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Sliced roasted beef tongue on a round serving dish, coated in a pale green sour cream sauce with visible capers and parsley, on a wooden table in a warm kitchen, natural light
nose to tail

Baked Tongue in Green Sauce

Beef tongue braised with herbs, larded with bacon and roasted until golden, served in a green sauce of capers, anchovy, parsley and sour cream.

Total time: 200 min
Servings: 4-6
A dark chocolate steamed pudding turned out onto a round glass dish, crowned with pale pink strawberry foam, set on a folded linen cloth on a worn wooden table in a warm kitchen
desserts cakes

Cold Chocolate Koh with Strawberry Foam

A flourless steamed chocolate pudding with ground almonds and egg whites, served cold beneath fresh strawberry foam — an early twentieth century classic.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 8
Mixed potato and pea salad in a wide bowl, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with chopped parsley
salads

Mixed Salad with Peas

A hearty Central European potato and pea salad with cucumber, onion, and a clean oil-and-vinegar dressing, finished with fresh parsley.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 4-6
Warsaw Almond and Chocolate Torte as a whole square cake with smooth dark chocolate glaze, espresso cup beside it on a dark wooden table
desserts cakes

Warsaw Almond and Chocolate Torte

A flourless no-bake torte of boiled egg yolks, ground almonds, and dark chocolate, filled with Italian meringue and almond cream, glazed with chocolate.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 12-16
Kale dumplings on a round plate, glistening with browned butter and breadcrumbs, with sour cream alongside
vegetables preserves

Kale Dumplings with Browned Butter and Sour Cream

Tender boiled kale dumplings bound with semolina and egg, finished with golden breadcrumbs fried in butter and a spoonful of sour cream.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4
A deep bowl of dark oxtail soup with tender meat and finely chopped vegetables, steam rising, on a linen-covered wooden table
soups stews

Oxtail Soup

A slow-cooked oxtail soup with seared flour-dredged tail, root vegetables, whole spices, and aged red wine stirred in at the finish.

Total time: 280 min
Servings: 4
A deep pan of dark cuttlefish risotto with a glossy finish, garnished with parsley, shot from above on a rustic wooden surface
soups stews

Cuttlefish Risotto

A deeply savoury risotto built on slowly braised cuttlefish, tomato, and garlic, finished with butter and Parmesan. Three classic variations included.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4–6
Golden hazelnut biscuits pressed into traditional shapes, arranged on a wire cooling rack
desserts cakes

Hazelnut Biscuits

Rich, buttery biscuits shaped through a cookie press, packed with roasted ground hazelnuts and vanilla.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: ~120 cookies
Braised veal steaks in white wine sour cream sauce, served in a terracotta casserole
meat poultry

Veal Steaks in White Wine

Tender braised veal marinated in white wine, slow-cooked in a covered casserole, and finished with a light sour cream and lemon pan sauce.

Total time: 90 min
Servings: 4
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