{"id":9046,"date":"2021-04-16T17:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=9046"},"modified":"2021-04-16T17:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T17:15:17","slug":"how-many-of-you-have-tried-kaszanka-polish-blood-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/how-many-of-you-have-tried-kaszanka-polish-blood-sausage\/","title":{"rendered":"How many of you have tried kaszanka: Polish blood sausage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I mention <strong>kaszanka<\/strong>\/blood sausage to my friends&#8230;everyone just makes this horrible face&#8230;Well, people here in USA are not exactly used to eating blood sausage. Unless you grew up in Poland!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9051\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9051\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9051\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"cold kaszanka\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold kaszanka. Image by gratzwolfgang from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Even though there are different regional varieties of this famous Polish delicacy, it typically consists of pork offal (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>podroby wieprzowe<\/strong>)<\/span>, animal\u2019s blood (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>krew zwierz\u0119ca<\/strong>)<\/span>, barley (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>j\u0119czmie\u0144<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span>or buckwheat (<strong>kasza gryczana<\/strong>), and a variety of fresh herbs and spices (<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"pl\"><strong>r\u00f3\u017cnorodno\u015b\u0107 \u015bwie\u017cych zi\u00f3\u0142 i przypraw<\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9050\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9050\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9050\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Kaszanka Blood Sausage\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/grill-1048149_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by RealAKP from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It can be prepared few different ways: grilled, fried, or roasted, it is usually served alongside caramelized onions, potatoes, or sauerkraut. I have to admit that it can actually be really delicious&#8230; It&#8217;s cooked\/smoked, so it is literally ready to eat even cold, like cold cuts.<\/p>\n<p>My mother would usually fry it on the pan and this was my favorite way to eat it. You can serve it with a spicy dipping sauce (or any other sauce you prefer), some people eat it with ketchup as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9052\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9052\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9052\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920-350x219.jpg\" alt=\"kaszanka, liver sausage, blood sausage\" width=\"350\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/liver-sausage-4670565_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by RitaE from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to make it from the scratch, you can definitely buy it in most of the deli stores. But if you decide to take on this time consuming task, make sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/The-Polish-Kaszanka\/\">this<\/a>\u00a0post! These directions will guide you through making kaszanka from the scratch, with detailed informations and great photos!<\/p>\n<p>The name <strong>kaszanka<\/strong> is derived from<strong> kasza<\/strong> (groats), one of the main ingredients. It was unknown in Polish territory until the 17th century. Some people say that it must have made its way to Poland from Denmark, others think it was Germany. Wherever it first came from, it is eaten to this day!<\/p>\n<p>I would love to hear what do you think about this dish? If you do like it, what is your favorite way it is prepared? Please let us know in comments below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"cold kaszanka\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/04\/sausage-2109025_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Every time I mention kaszanka\/blood sausage to my friends&#8230;everyone just makes this horrible face&#8230;Well, people here in USA are not exactly used to eating blood sausage. Unless you grew up in Poland! Even though there are different regional varieties of this famous Polish delicacy, it typically consists of pork offal (podroby wieprzowe), animal\u2019s blood (krew&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/how-many-of-you-have-tried-kaszanka-polish-blood-sausage\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":9051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[70,913],"tags":[557425,306832,557812,306827,7529,306833],"class_list":["post-9046","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-traditions","tag-cold-cuts","tag-cooking","tag-european-food","tag-food","tag-polish-food","tag-traditions"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9046"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9055,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9046\/revisions\/9055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}