Polish Dinner Cookup Challenge - Sat 2 Aug, 5pm

Calling all home cooks, bakers, and culinary explorers, we're trying something new again !

Kitchen Catchup hosts Shar and Natia invite you to our newest style of event — the Country Cookup Challenge, where we dive deep into a country’s food culture and share a homemade feast together.

Our first stop: Poland !

From soulful soups and hearty mains to indulgent desserts, Polish cuisine is rooted in comfort and tradition — showcasing ingredients like earthy beetroot, tangy sauerkraut, creamy sour cream, fragrant dill, sweet poppy seeds, and hearty grains like buckwheat. Now it’s your turn to bring one of these vibrant dishes to life.

### 🥄 How it works:

• RSVP to this event and let us know (in your rsvp or in the event page comments) which dish from the list below that you'd like to make.
• Prepare your dish at home, then bring it to share in a potluck-style dinner.
• We’ll provide you with a recipe from a traditional Polish source if you need one, or feel free to find your own!
• Portions don’t need to be huge — just enough for tasting and sharing among the group.

### 📋 Polish Dish Pick List & Menu – Select one when RSVPing (once a dish is selected, we will add that person's name against it here to avoid duplicates) :

Starters & Sides:

• Borscht Soup - Helen
• Beer Soup
• Dark Rye Bread
• Smalec (Pork Lard Spread with Onion & Apple) - Pawel
• Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream & Dill
• Sauerkraut Salad with Carrots, Apples & Caraway
• Pickled Mushrooms
• Sauerkraut
• Kielbasa (Polish Sausage) - Mel M

Mains:

• Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Gołąbki)
• Hunter’s Stew (Bigos)
• Polish Sausage with Red Cabbage - Amit
• Pierogi (Dumplings with potato & cheese) - Natia
• Potato Pancakes (Placki ziemniaczane) - Marc
• Buckwheat with Mushrooms - Shonesy
• Sauerkraut Pancakes (Fuczki)
• Egg Noodles with Poppy Seeds & Raisins

Desserts:

• Poppy Seed Roll (Makowiec) - Paulina
• Walnut Torte
• Decorated Layered Flat Cake (Mazurek)
• Polish Doughnuts with Jam filling - Popular Polish jams are plum or rosehip jam, but we are not strict on this (Pączki)
• Tree Cake (Sękacz)

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We can’t wait to eat, share, and learn together — Polish-style! 🍽️
So choose your dish, get cooking, and bring your Polish culinary masterpiece to the table!

Logistics :
🕔 Doors open: 5:00 PM
🍽️ Dinner begins: ~5:30 PM
📍 Location : Near Auburn Central in Auburn. Location details be emailed to attendees a couple days prior to the event.

We will also provide contact information in the email with the location details in case of anyone needing help to find us.

Transport Notes :

• For those driving : Street parking is available nearby.
• If you're coming by Public Transport, the location will be a 5-6 min walk from Auburn train station.

We'll also have cups, plates and cutlery available, so no need to bring these for your dishes.

Looking forward to hearing (and tasting) what everyone is bringing !

Cheers,
Natia

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