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Polish sour rye soup built on a soured rye starter, simmered with smoky sausage and potatoes, finished with cream and halved boiled eggs — a tang no other soup quite reaches.
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For 2026-10-29
Polish sour rye soup built on a soured rye starter, simmered with smoky sausage and potatoes, finished with cream and halved boiled eggs — a tang no other soup quite reaches.
Cabbage leaves softened in boiling water, rolled around pork, beef and rice, and baked slowly under tomato and sour cream until the leaves go silky.
An upside-down caramelised apple tart from the Loire Valley — dark, sticky, buttery caramel beneath a blanket of tender apples and crisp, golden pastry. Simple in theory, spectacular in execution. Serve warm with crème fraîche.