Polish Cuisine for Body and Soul with Karolina Klesta of "Polish Foodies"

For many of us, the element that unites us throughgood times and bad is the cuisine of our culture. Indeed, the very title of our program “pierogi to prayer” contains a reference to the most distinctive food in Polish culture. One of the greatest expressions of this also comes out during the Christmas Season when Poles around the world gather for a myriad of Polish traditions and food. It is in that spirit that we eagerly welcome our guest today. Karolina Klesta is the founder of the Polish internet sensation Polish Foodies. https://polishfoodies.com/ Through heronline community and social media presence, Karolina has developed thousands of followers, eager to learn about Polish food and culture. We were so fortunate to have her sit down with us to talk about what makes Polish food so special aswell as many of her favorite recipes. Yet like everything with Polish culture, our conversation also touched on many other topics. Family, faith, history, and the generational trauma that comes with being a Pole are a part of thatheritage as much as the Wigilia meal. No doubt the conversation will leave you with plenty to chew on metaphorically… but also, I would advise you not tolisten on an empty stomach, as the subject matter will no doubt have you running to your kuchnia (meaning kitchen) at your first opportunity or to your local Polish deli.Chopin pieces courtesy of: https://www.classicals.de/Grande Valse Brillante Opus 18Christmas choir music courtesy of St. Lucia’s Choir at St. Joseph’s Church,used with permission.Other sound effects courtesy of freesounds.orgAccordion-music-reverb.wav by eyenorth --https://freesound.org/s/482212/ -- License: Attribution 4.0