Poland's food guides showcase apricots, pastry bags, coffee drinks and truffles

Dried apricots are highlighted for their high potassium content – over 1,100 mg per 100 g, far above the 358 mg found in the same amount of bananas. Fresh apricots are low‑calorie and provide beta‑carotene, vitamins C and E, and dietary fiber.

Pastry bags, both disposable and reusable, are presented as tools that improve precision and speed in frosting, reduce ingredient waste and, increasingly, feature biodegradable options.

A summer coffee recipe, crema di caffè, calls for cold cream whisked with chilled espresso added drop‑by‑drop, optionally topped with cocoa, creating an icy, mousse‑like coffee dessert.

Biedronka’s store brand Gusto Bello Spianata Piccante is an Italian salami made from pork and Calabria chili, priced around 10 zł for 90 g and noted for its pronounced, spicy flavour.

Adding one egg yolk to the dough of Silesian dumplings (klusek śląskich) makes the dumplings softer, more elastic and less prone to cracking during cooking.

For hot weather, coffee experts recommend drinks such as espresso tonic (espresso poured over tonic water and ice), affogato (espresso over vanilla ice cream), and classic iced coffee with cold milk, all of which can be sweetened or flavored.

Polish forests yield prized black‑gold truffles, valued at up to 2,000 zł per kilogram. They grow in alkaline, calcium‑rich soils of sites such as Bory Tucholskie and can be cultivated using inoculated seedlings.