Various brands of kielbasa

Kiełbasa is a Polish word for traditional Polish sausage. The word has become a commonly used North American term for Eastern European styles of sausage, including Ukrainian sausage, which is called kovbasa or kubasa. The sausage in Poland is usually sold in two forms, fresh and dry. The dry one has the advantage of being long lasting, while the fresh one can be eaten cold or cooked. It's the fresh one that is used in traditional polish dishes, such as "Biały Barszcz" or "Bigos". Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (999x868, 376 KB) Summary Various kinds of Polish kielbasa Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kielbasa Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (999x868, 376 KB) Summary Various kinds of Polish kielbasa Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kielbasa Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... This article is about the prepared meat. ...

Etymology

The term entered English simultaneously from different sources, which accounts for the different spellings. In the United States, the form kielbasa (usually pronounced /kiːlˈbɑːsə/ or /kɪlˈbɑːsə/) is more often used and comes from the Polish kiełbasa (IPA: [kʲewˈbasa] listen (help· info)) "sausage", in turn from Turkic külbastı "grilled cutlet"^[1]). In New Jersey and most areas of Greater New York City, the Czech pronunciation, or possibly a derivative of the Polish word is used, and is usually pronounced "ke-bah-see" (kiełbasi: incorrect form of the plural in Polish) or "keu-bah-sah." In addition to kielbasa, Canadians also use the word kubasa (/kuːbɒˈsɒ, ˈkuːbəsɒ/), an alteration of the Ukrainian kovbasa (ковбаса), and Albertans even abbreviate it as kubie to refer to the sausage eaten on a hot dog bun.^[2] Image File history File links Pl-kielbasa. ... The Turkic languages constitute a language family of some thirty languages, spoken across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to Siberia and Western China, and are traditionally considered to be part of the proposed Altaic language family. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

Usage

Sausage is a staple of Polish cuisine and comes in dozens of varieties, smoked or fresh, but almost always based on pork (although in many areas, it is available in beef, and sometimes in turkey, horse, lamb, even bison), every region having its own specialty. Popular varieties include: This article is about the prepared meat. ... Polish cuisine (Polish: kuchnia polska) is a mixture of Slavic, Jewish and foreign culinary traditions. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Smoking Smoking is the process of preserving, cooking, or flavoring food by exposing it to the smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, most often wood. ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... Species †B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus †B. latifrons †B. occidentalis †B. priscus Bison in winter. ...

• kabanosy, a thin, air-dried sausage flavored with caraway seed, originally made of horsemeat (but today usually pork or turkey)
• krakowska, a thick, straight sausage hot-smoked with pepper and garlic; its name originated from Kraków
• wiejska (pronounced in Polish /ˈvʲejska/), a large U-shaped pork and veal sausage with marjoram and garlic; its name means "a rural one".

In the U.S., "kielbasa" almost always means some form of wiejska (although often not U-shaped and seldom containing veal), which may be unsmoked ("fresh") or fully or partly smoked. Similar sausages are found in other Slavic nations as well, notably the Czech Republic (spelled "klobás") and Slovakia (spelled "klobása"). In Ukraine "kovbasa" is properly pronounced /kovbɑsɑ/, but in English is usually pronounced /ˈkʌbɑsɑ/. The Kabanos are the narrow darker sausages. ... Categories: | | | | ... Krakowska (pronounced: krah-KOV-skah) is a type of kieÅ‚basa, usually served as a cold cut. ... For other uses, see Krakow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... Veal is the meat of young calves (usually male) appreciated for its delicate taste and tender texture. ... Binomial name L. Marjoram (Origanum majorana, Lamiaceae) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. ... Binomial name L. Allium sativum L., commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

Original kielbasa is also called "Polska kiełbasa" for "Polish Sausage" or "Kielbasa Starowiejska" known as "Old Country Style Sausage". This one comes closest to what is generally known in America as "kielbasa" (Polish sausage, Polska Kiełbasa). Nowadays, many major meat packers across America offer a product called "kielbasa," but it differs from the original meaning of the same term.

Real kielbasa uses only the choicest cuts of tender pork, and often a little beef or veal is added to improve its body and character. The sausage is seasoned with fresh herbs and spices and then gently smoked, just long enough to achieve the right color, flavor and aroma. It is often eaten for breakfast or supper as a cold cut with horseradish or mustard. For English DJ duo, see Coldcut. ... Binomial name P.G. Gaertn. ...

In Poland, kielbasa is traditionally served with fried onions, red horseradish (which is blended with beets), and - in form of small pieces, fried together with onions - as an addition to pierogi, which are crescent-shaped dumplings filled with potato, cheese or mushrooms. Kielbasa can be served hot — boiled, baked or grilled. It can be cooked in soups (such as biały barszcz, kapuśniak, or grochówka), baked with sauerkraut, or added to bean dishes, stews (notably bigos, the Polish national dish), and casseroles. Pierogi frying A plateful of Pierogi Pierogi (also perogi, perogy, pirohi, piroghi, pirogi, pirogen, piroshke or pyrohy), from the Proto-Slavic pir (festivity) is the name most commonly used in English speaking areas to refer to a variety of Slavic semicircular (or, in some cuisines, square) stuffed dumplings of unleavened... Sauerkraut and sausage on a plate Pickled Eisbein, served with Sauerkraut Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Bigos is a traditional stew typical of Polish and Lithuanian cuisine that many consider as Polands national dish. ...

A less widely available variety of kielbasa is the White Fresh (biała), which is sold uncooked and unsmoked, then usually boiled or cooked in a soup in place of a typical meat. This variety of kielbasa is virtually identical to Italian Sausage.

The character of Johnny "Drama" Chase in the hit TV show Entourage has a passion for Kielbasa and in the episode "Dominated" ages some for three days. Jonathan Johnny Drama Chase is a character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage. ... Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... The following is a list of episodes for the HBO original series Entourage. ...

Trivia

• Kielbasa was featured in the hit show, Malcolm in the Middle, where Hal & Lois enter a Kielbasa eating competition.

See also

• Maxwell Street Polish

The prices A sign of the establishment The grill Enjoying a fish sandwich A Maxwell Street Polish consists of a grilled or deep-fried Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and mustard on a bun. ...

Notes

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Wiejska

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References

• Katherine Barber, editor (2004). The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, second edition. Toronto, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-541816-6.