Yes it’s that time of the year again! It’s Easter. Lazing around, basking in the sunlight (Well ya it snowed a little this time, I know), eating scrumptious food till you feel like your stomach is going to explode and getting spoiled by your loved ones. It’s the holiday season
Little background: I came to Warsaw to get a graduate degree exactly six months back. I was very excited when my roommate invited me over to spend the Easter with her family. With my main purpose being to explore new cultures and meet as many people as I can, I readily accepted. Days dragged by and finally Easter is here.
The family lives in Brwinów, a small peaceful town close to Warsaw and they has been the most cordial and hospitable. I am not quite sure if it was destiny but I found myself a roommate whose parents are very inclined towards my country (India) and its culture, spending substantial time in India. There are traces of India in their home every where and I was offered a pair of footwear from Punjab and I felt at home already, not to mention all the love showered on me from the pets (three cats and two dogs) every since I got here made me feel like I belong here. They are the best! (Vicha is sitting on my lap as I blog)
After arriving here on Wednesday evening, first two days were spent lazing around, talking, watching TV, drinking coffee, getting pampered. Oh, and you know what else have we been doing? Baking and cooking. Lots of it!
Few pictures to show how hard we worked! ;)
Stuffing eggs
Beating eggs
Mixing dough. oh boy, was it hard!
Posing in between. Haha
Decorating eggs
Finally, all the hard work paid off! We had a feast! The meal was incredibly delicious! As a vegetarian I find it hard to find any authentic Polish food for me. Today I had Barscz soup with croutons, boiled egg, horse raddish and soy sausage (oh holy mother of god! It was unbelievable!), salad, poppy seed cake, cheese cake and Mazurki (I’m sorry if I got any of the names wrong).
Recently I came across this Danish cultural concept called hygge which loosely translates to togetherness, according to “Visit Denmark” website, it is “In essence, creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people”. I did exactly this, this Easter. Hope you have a hyggee time too! :)
How did you celebrate Easter? Any suggestions for me? Leave a comment :)
Before I go, I want to give you love from these guys
Ok, but I’m still waiting for my meal))))
Great post! may i use your recipe for Kozminski International Cook Book? :)
@ Artem : Haha. I know. I am ready to cook anytime, just tell me when :)
@Ksenia: Thanks a lot and although it’s not “my” recipe, you can definitely use it for Kozminski Cook Book :)
I heard it somewhere already))
Looks like an amazing experience!!! And the food looks delicious :)
And yeah, Polish households are all about cooking and baking around every holiday time. We simply love eating ;)
@pjp030 : I totally get that and the food was delicious indeed! I really like how Poles celebrate holidays ;)
The food looks so yummy…Seems like you had a wonderful experience with how Easter is celebrated here :)
Great :)