{"id":630,"date":"2009-10-24T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T01:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=630"},"modified":"2009-10-24T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T01:48:30","slug":"kapusniak-cabbage-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/kapusniak-cabbage-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapu\u015bniak &#8211; Cabbage Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many definitions and examples of comfort food \u2013 I\u2019m pretty sure that every culture has its very own typical dishes that fall into this category. And one thing is certain, when you\u2019re sick you crave that yummy, comforting goodness. And I am and I do. But what do I crave? <strong>Kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> (cabbage soup).<\/p>\n<p>Now, maybe not exactly your typical Polish comfort food (but what would be? <strong>Schabowy<\/strong> and potatoes plus <strong>sur\u00f3wka<\/strong>?) but <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> is what I want to eat whenever I am sick.<\/p>\n<p>The only problem is that I can\u2019t make a really good cabbage soup if my life depended on it. Why? First there\u2019s this issue of whether to use fresh cabbage (<strong>\u015bwie\u017ca<\/strong>) or sauerkraut (<strong>kiszona<\/strong>). I like my <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> sour, but not too sour. So what are the correct fresh\/sour proportions? And second, what about the soup base? Mine never tastes like it should. It always has that \u201cnouvelle\u201d air to it instead of an honest, hearty and satisfying down to earth <strong>kapu\u015bniak <\/strong>flavor.<\/p>\n<p>My dad makes the best <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> on the planet and I love it, even though he likes his with fresh cabbage. However, I have never mastered this <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> making skill and hence I am stuck with improvising whenever I feel like eating a bowl of cabbagey goodness.<\/p>\n<p>And to be completely honest, I\u2019ve had no idea that cabbage soup is (was?) one of those newfangled weight loss fads. Really? We, Poles have been eating it for at least a thousand years, so it\u2019s nice to see the rest of the world catching up.<\/p>\n<p>OK, but back to the original question. How to make my <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong> taste right the Polish way? Because right now, I make it somewhat like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>shred a bunch of cabbage<\/li>\n<li>open a jar of sauerkraut<\/li>\n<li>cut up some veggies<\/li>\n<li>get a couple of those bullion cube thingies or a can of ready-made consomm\u00e9 (I\u2019m not the patient type to boil some bones for soup stock)<\/li>\n<li>some bacon and a couple of bratwursts<\/li>\n<li>random seasonings and spices (read: whatever\u2019s available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s still good and quite tasty, but nothing like my dad used to make.<br \/>\nSo, how do you make your <strong>kapu\u015bniak<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/10\/cabbage-soup.jpg\" aria-label=\"Cabbage Soup\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-631\"  alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"221\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/10\/cabbage-soup.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PS. And by the way, how does this old saying go? <strong>Po kapu\u015bcie d..pa chluszcze<\/strong>. (something like: after eating cabbage soup, stuff spouts from your behind, except that it vaguely rhymes in Polish), so be careful. And the d-word is considered vulgar, so there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2009\/10\/cabbage-soup-350x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>There are many definitions and examples of comfort food \u2013 I\u2019m pretty sure that every culture has its very own typical dishes that fall into this category. And one thing is certain, when you\u2019re sick you crave that yummy, comforting goodness. And I am and I do. But what do I crave? 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