- Claudia Roden was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1936.
- She moved to Paris in 1951.
- Then to London in 1954.
- Her family was Jewish.
- She collected recipes from family, friends and anyone else who would contribute.
- She has written many cookery books.
- I recently bought a second hand copy of ‘Jewish Cookery from Samarkand to Vilna’- mainly because of the Polish connections, especially Vilna (Wilno), the nearest large town my father identified with.
- A few years ago I heard a programme on the radio in which Claudia said
- “Our Food is Our Identity”.
- I so agree with this statement.
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- Polish Cookery is influenced by food from other countries – in the past from France, Italy & Germany as well as – Lithuania, Finland & Sweden.
- Jewish cookery has also influenced some of the dishes served in Poland.
- Many people say that when they made a recipe they always remember the person that gave then this recipe.
- Do you have such recipes?
- Here are just a few of my Mama’s recipes, which will always remind me of her.
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- Bigos
- Pierogi
- Polish Apple Cake
- Polish Potato Pancakes