Potato babka is a savoury baked potato dish, popular especially in Belarus[1][a] and northeastern Poland, where it is known as babka ziemniaczana.[2][b] It is considered the most famous dish of the Polish region of Podlachia.[3]
It is made from grated potatoes, eggs, onions, and pieces of smoked, boiled or fried bacon and (especially in Poland) sausage. It is oven-baked in a crock, and often served with a sauce of sour cream and pork flitch. Depending on recipe and cooking method, it may be either a flaky potato pie or a heavy potato pudding.[1]
In 2016, the purported world's largest potato babka, 2 metres (6+1⁄2 ft) in diameter, was baked in the village of Sula, Belarus.[4]
Similar dishes
The dish is similar to the Lithuanian kugelis and the Ashkenazi Jewish potato kugel, also known as kartoffelkugel in Yiddish.
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Notes
References
- 1 2 Bolotnikova, V.A. (1979). Byelorussian Cuisine. Uradzhai. pp. 4, 6. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Planet, L.; Baker, M.; Di Duca, M.; Richards, T. (2016). Lonely Planet Poland. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-76034-120-6. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- 1 2 Mętrak-Ruda, Natalia (23 February 2022). "Polish Cuisine by Region: Podlachia & The Suwałki Region". Culture.pl. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "LIETUVIAMS NUTĮS SEILĖ: BALTARUSIAI IŠKEPĖ MILŽINIŠKĄ BULVIŲ PLOKŠTAINĮ"