

To this day, it is extremely popular to make trips to the forest to gather those kinds of products. Because Poland used to be (and still is) a country rich in woodlands, a wide variety of mushrooms and wild forest fruit became vital ingredients. Poles generally like trying new things, so all kinds of cuisine are popular, particularly in big cities, but there are certain elements that make a unique culinary tradition. The problem is that the most ancient tastes of polish cuisine are difficult to recreate without ingredients that are not popular abroad.

Without pre-packaged treats from home available, Adrian, one of the main characters of the book, learned to cook in order to satisfy his cravings.

Who knows, maybe one doesn’t have to choose 😉 Pierogiįood is an easily-attainable cure for nostalgia, and every immigrant or someone who temporarily lived in another country knows this. Through those characters we explored two conflicting feelings many immigrants face – the longing for home and everything it stands for, and the unstoppable curiosity that pushes them to explore. We’ve been thinking about setting a book in our native Poland for quite some time now, and the submission call for “World of Love” helped us come up with an angle 🙂 The two main characters are former high school sweethearts who meet after several years, and after the bitterness that resulted of their breakup, the reconnection is everything but smooth.
