Polish food is steeped in tradition and heritage. From must-have recipes like kapusta kiszona and ogorki kiszone to hearty meaty dishes like bigos and golonka w piwie; there’s so much to discover in the Polish kitchen.
To savor the taste of Poland and have fun recreating Polish recipes that have been handed down through the centuries, there are some really great Polish cookbooks to choose from!
Whether you’re a beginner who’s just discovered Polish food, or a skilled who just wants a copy for your kitchen shelf, these top 12 Polish cookbooks are sure to enhance your Polish dining experience.
1. Polish Foodies Traditional Recipes Cookbook
With over 190 mouth-watering recipes, this book will have you and your family spending a lot of quality time testing different Polish recipes. From wholesome and traditional to rich and filling, the array of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts are both a feast for the eyes and senses.
Posting recipes that have been handed down through the generations, we treat you to recipes by my mom Ania, my Babcia Marysia, and my mom-in-law Jola. You’ll find the best Polish recipes from our blog in the Polish Foodies cookbook.
And of course, if you want to keep your pierogi ruskie and moczka separate from your murzin or soldra, you can always grab separate copies of our books for special occasions:
- Polish Christmas Cookbook
- Polish Easter Cookbook
- Polish Fat Thursday Cookbook
- Romantic Dinners mini-Cookbook
- Polish Breakfast Recipes
2. Treasured Polish Recipes For Americans
First published in 1948, this recipe book has now reached it’s 25th edition. The author Marie Sokolowski makes Polish cooking accessible to those who would otherwise find it a bit difficult.
She explains the foundational basics of Polish cooking really well while also teaching you how to improvise when you need to. With over 480 recipes, this 25th Edition of the Treasured Polish Recipes for Americans is a must-have!
3. Authentic Polish Cooking
More than just meat and potatoes, the Authentic Polish Cookbook features 120 recipes from pierogis to traditional babkas to golumpki rolls.
Marianna Dworak uses readily available ingredients to make tasty dishes ranging from simple to intricate. If you’re a beginner to cooking Polish food, this book on Authentic Polish Cooking will be perfect for you!
4. The Ultimate Polish Cookbook
In The Ultimate Polish Cookbook, Carla Tillery offers over 200 mouthwatering Polish recipes that are full of flavor and taste!
They’re not just traditional Polish dishes, but also Polish comfort food and Polish vegan dishes that your friends will love! Get The Ultimate Polish Cookbook of Polish recipes that the author has made really easy to follow!
5. Polska: New Polish Cooking
If you love Polish food but want a more contemporary take on it, here’s a reinvention of Polis dishes by Zuza Zak.
Zuza spent her childhood foraging for seasoal food in the Polish countryside with her grandmother. But she became a cultural anthropologist after completing her food-focussed PhD at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies.
Her book Polska presents tradtitional Polish food in a very modern form!
6. Fresh from Poland: New Vegetarian Cooking from the Old Country
For the vegetarian Poles, this cookbook is a must! Containing more than 80 traditional recipes from his mom and grandmom that have been mordernized with Michał Korkosz, this cookbook is rozkoszny (delightful)!
If you want to enjoy hearty asparagus risotto or goat cheese pierogi, get the Fresh from Poland cookbook!
7. Polish Cookery: Poland’s Bestselling Cookbook Adapted for American Kitchens
Good food is a tradition in Poland. Whether it’s a meal at a wayside inn or at a regular Polish restaurant, you’ll always find food worth telling home about!
And if you want to learn how to cook those famous Polish dishes, make sure you get a copy of Polish Cookery. It’s said to be an American adaptation of Uniwersalna Ksiazka Kucharska!
8. Polish Your Kitchen: A Book of Memories: Christmas Edition
In the Christmas version of her recipe book, Anna has put down 30 traditional Polish recipes that we eat for Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day. Anna has separated the recipes into sections for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Desserts.
All of the recipes are learned from her Babcia Stasia and display her Polish roots. If you want to experience Christmas in Poland, get this book!
9. Polish Cookbook
Alina Kowalska has taken the time to put together over 200 authentic Polish recipes in her cookbook. Readers love the natural tastes from haluski and kluski to bigos and more.
If you want to experiment with a Polish taste that is entirely different, try this modern spin on delicious Polish food.
10. Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes
Your Polish childhood will never leave you! Ren Behan takes us on an evocative journey through the food of her childhood.
From Polish farmer’s markets bought ingredients to homemade and contemporary dishes, here are 100 modern recipes featuring fresh, seasonal, healthy home cooking.
11. Old Polish Traditions in the Kitchen and at the Table
This 1996 cookbook by Maria Lemnis and Henryk Vitry features over 100 popular Polish recipes. From the ‘beer soup with cottage cheese’ to the ‘beef rolls with mushrooms’, this book showcases traditional Polish recipes to individuals with no Polish background.
If you’re used to saying golabki instead of beef in cabbage rolls, you might not like it so much. But if you’re new to Polish cuisine, you might just like the way the authors explain Polish hospitality, traditions, and food in their book on Old Polish Traditions.
12. Polish Classic Recipes
Peter and Laura Zeranski have picked their favorite traditional Polish recipes but adapted them to the modern kitchen. Using traditional techniques and modern equipment, they have tested their recipes to perfection!
From simple mizeria salads and beet soups to racuchy and mazurka, there’s a lot to discover in this Polish cookbook. For a flavorful dining experience that’s been passed down from generation to generation, get your copy of Polish Classic Recipes.
Of course, if you’re looking for only mazurkas, babkas, and other Christmas dishes, Peter and Laura have covered those in their other book on Polish Classic Desserts!
Which of these best Polish cookbooks do you own? And which are you planning on buying soon?
