Making pierogies by hand at Slavic Kitchen in Fort Pierce
Volunteers make pierogies by hand on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Slavic Kitchen at the Saints Cyril & Methodius Byzantine Catholic Church in Fort Pierce.
Laurie K. Blandford, Wochit
Polish cuisine typically includes meat in almost all of their delicacies. Game meat, chicken and pork are some of the most popular. It has lots of influence from its bordering countries: Germany, Ukraine, Hungary and Russia.
Polish food tends to be very rich and seasoned compared to other European cuisines. Common ingredients are beetroots, sauerkraut, cucumbers, kohlrabi, sour cream and smoked sausages. Other staple ingredients are cereal grains, mushrooms, cabbage and potatoes.
The popular desserts are typically pastries and cakes. Due to the wide variety of ingredients used in traditional Polish dishes, they tend to take a considerable amount of time to prepare.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY
The Slavic Kitchen sells fresh, or freshly frozen, handmade Eastern European food to support the Byzantine Catholic Church, including pierogies, stuffed cabbage, nut and poppy seed rolls. It is owned by Eleanor and Cyril Skuban. It is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays. However, it closes in early April and reopens in early December.
1002 Bahama Ave., Fort Pierce; 772-595-1081; Facebook
MARTIN COUNTY
Mac and Eva Tomaszewski moved from Warsaw, Poland, to the U.S. in the 1980s. After realizing it was hard to find Polish food on the Treasure Coast, they opened a Polish market that eventually closed because the hours were too much while trying to raise their children. After awhile and with many people seeking Polish food, they opened Polka European Market and Restaurant in 2010. Eva learned to cook from her mother in Poland.
3950 N.W. U.S. 1, Jensen Beach; 772-692-1112; Facebook
Euro Food Market & Deli
Euro Food opened in 2021 and sells a wide variety of authentic European and Slavic deli items, wine, beer and groceries, including deli meats, seafood, bread, cheeses, pierogies, desserts, salads, soups, jams and cookies.
3249 N.W. Federal Highway, Jensen Beach; 772-208-5899; Facebook
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