Name: Rolada drożdżowa
Pronunciation: rɔˈlada drɔˈʒʤ̑ɔva
Translation: yeast roll
Energy: approx. 120 kcal per slice
Ingredients: Pastry: wheat flour, milk, eggs, sugar, butter, yeast.
Filling: walnuts, hazelnuts, raisins, apricots, eggs, honey.
Rolada drożdżowa is a yeast roll with various fillings: most frequently poppyseed (just like makowiec), curd cheese, apples, or, just like the one above, nuts. It’s perfect for a Saturday tea, or as a snack with a glass of milk.
Name: Chałka
Pronunciation: ˈxawka
Translation: challah
Energy: approx. 50 kcal per slice
Ingredients: wheat flour, milk, water, eggs, sugar, butter, yeast.
Crumble: wheat flour, butter, sugar.
Chałka is a traditional Jewish sweet yeast bread (served on Sabbath), which also became popular among Christians in Poland before WWII. It’s unique thanks to its braided shape. Poles eat it as a snack between meals or for breakfast/second breakfast, very frequently accompanied by a glass of milk.
Name: Naleśniki z serem
Pronunciation: naˈlɛɕɲiki s ‘sɛrɛm
Translation: crêpes with cheese
Energy: approx. 100 kcal per crêpe
Ingredients: Batter: wheat flour, milk, water, eggs, rapeseed oil, salt.
Filling: curd cheese, cream, sugar, vanilla, cardamom.
Naleśniki z serem are thin crêpes with sweet curd cheese filling. They are usually served as a main course for dinner or as a dessert. Among a number of various fillings, curd cheese is one of the most popular (alongside jam).
Name: Jacek
Pronunciation: ˈjaʦ̑ɛk
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Hyacinth
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 42 g/1.48 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 200 kcal
Ingredients: chocolate 54.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifier: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, fruit filling (apple sauce, pumpkin sauce, sugar, glucose syrup), hydrogenated vegetable fat, glucose syrup, whey powder, cream, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, fruit powder: orange 0.2%, acidity regulator: citric acid, flavours, colours: beta-carotene, cochineal. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.
Jacek is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with creamy orange-and-milk filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series.
Name: Szarlotka
Pronunciation: ʃarˈlɔtka
Translation: —
Energy: approx. 150 kcal per serving
Ingredients: Pastry: wheat flour, butter, egg yolk, sugar.
Filling: apples, walnuts, cinnamon, cloves.
Szarlotka is definitely among most beloved Polish cakes. There are a number of variations, but a typical szarlotka consists of a shortcrust bottom, on which a thick layer of apples (or apple sauce), with cinnamon and/or other spices, is placed. On top we find another layer of shortcrust pastry, either grated or crumbled.
Name: Adaś
Pronunciation: ˈadaɕ
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Adam
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 42 g/1.48 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 200 kcal
Ingredients: chocolate 54.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifier: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, glucose syrup, cream, hydrogenated vegetable fat, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, whey powder, dried egg yolk, enzyme: invertase, flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.
Adaś is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured milk filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series.
Name: Maciek toffi
Pronunciation: ˈmaʨ̑ɛk ˈtɔfʲi
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Matthias; tofffee
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 41 g/1.45 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 190 kcal
Ingredients: milk chocolate 54.5% (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour), sugar, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), glucose syrup, spirit, whey powder, hydrogenated vegetable fat, dried egg yolk 1.8%, enzyme: invertase (humectant), flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 30%.
Maciek toffi is a milk chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured creamy toffee filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series and shares its name with Maciek adwokat.
Name: Czekoladowe Kreacje Classic
Pronunciation: ˌʧ̑ɛkɔlaˈdɔvɛ krɛˈaʦ̑jɛ ˈklasʲik
Translation: Chocolate Creations Classic
Producer: Solidarność Lublin
Weight: approx. 20 g/0.70 oz per candy
Price: 16 PLN/$ 4.95/€ 3.80/£ 3.10 per 260 g/8.8 oz
Energy: approx. 100 kcal per candy
Ingredients*: sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, whole milk powder, whey powder, hydrogenated vegetable fat, hazelnuts, peanuts, apricot kernels, almonds, spirit, skimmed milk powder, milk fat, fat-reduced cocoa powder, dried egg yolk, salt, stabiliser: invertase, emulsifiers: soya lecithin, E 476, E 492, flavours.
*ingredients of individual candies are not given on the wrappers – this list applies to all candies and is found on the package.
The Chocolate Creations Classic are one of the most popular boxed pralines. They serve as gifts on various occasions (birthday, name/women’s/father’s.mothers/etc. days). There are two types of those pralines: Golden Chocolate Creations (12 flavours, without wrappers) and Chocolate Creations Classic (5 flavours, wrapped). The Classic line comprises:
Toffee (red wrapper) – caramelised sugar and milk filling covered with dark chocolate.
Nougat (green wrapper) – hazelnut and peanut filling covered with milk chocolate.
Choco (brown wrapper) – creamy cocoa filling covered with milk chocolate.
Marzipan (white wrapper) – creamy apricot kernel and almond filling covered with dark chocolate.
Advocaat (purple wrapper) – creamy egg yolk filling with alcohol covered with milk chocolate.
Name: Stefanka
Pronunciation: stɛˈfanka
Translation: feminine and diminiutive form of the name Stephen
Energy: approx. 190 kcal per serving
Ingredients: Pastry: wheat flour, eggs, sugar, honey, butter, baking soda.
Cream: butter, milk, farina, sugar.
Chocolate frosting: sugar, fat-reduced cocoa powder, butter, cream.
Stefanka is a layer cake that usually consists of three sheets of honey shortcrust pastry spread with milk filling based on wheat farina. It may also be topped with chocolate frosting. Most frequently, it’s served during birthday or name day (Polish: imieniny) parties.
Name: Maciek adwokat
Pronunciation: ˈmaʨ̑ɛk adˈvɔkat
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Matthias; advocaat
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 40 g/1.41 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 196 kcal
Ingredients: milk chocolate 54.5% (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour), sugar, glucose syrup, cream, hydrogenated vegetable fat, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, dried egg yolk 1.8%, enzyme: invertase (humectant), flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 30%.
Maciek adwocat is a milk chocolate rectangular bar with advocaat (egg yolk with alcohol) cream. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series. Its toffee version (Maciek toffi) is also available.
