Until August 15, the Small Market will be filled with the smell and taste of various dumplings. And all this as part of the 19th Pierogi Festival.
You will never know what Krakow tastes like, until you will take part of the Pierogi Festival!
If you never tasted a pirogi before, you are in for a treat! Pierogi are made from dough and they come in various shapes and sizes and with different fillings: from meat to vegetables to seasonal fruits (those are always served with sour cream, and sometimes with sugar on top).
During the festival, it is great to join in as the restaurants compete for the best pierogi and they experiment with the tastes. They don’t just do the regular ones (like pierogi ruskie) but come up with combinations that blow your mind away! One of the most successful editions was the 2007 Pierogi Festival when around 30,000 pierogies were consumed daily.
Pierogi Festival in Krakow was first organized in August 2003 and lasted 2 days!
During this year’s edition of the festival, there will be many competitions. For the best Russian dumplings (pierogi ruskie), the winners will receive a statuette of St. Jack. The second statuette – King Casimir the Great – will go to the hands of those who will make the one and only – the best dumplings! This time, the winners in both categories will be selected by the jury, and not by the audience.
Gourmets will be awaited by 12 exhibitors – dumplings and restaurants, which will serve their signature dishes in various forms.
When is the Festival running?
It started yesterday, 11th August, and will run until the 15th of August 2021. The stands will be open from 10.00-24.00. The organizer of the festival is the Krakow Merchant Congregation.
I do hope you will get to check it out and eat some fine pierogi!
Lots of love,
The Twisted Red LadyBug
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