The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Mr. Tomasz Lukaszuk and Mrs. Maria Lukaszuk along with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Marek Sawicki hosted an evening to bring their world renowned luxury and hospitality showcasing their wide selection of Polish vodka in India at Aura Vodka Bar, Hotel Claridges, New Delhi.
Vodka and pierogi are quintessentially Polish. In 1546, vodka was so important to the Polish people that the King of Poland issued a decree extending the right to make vodka to every citizen. Poland, the first country in the world to both produce and export vodka, possesses a vast repertoire of largely unexplored distillations.
On Pierogi: Pierogi is an important part of Polish culture and cuisine. Polish potatoes possess the flavour of the Polish soil. Cheese is one of the oldest traditional products. There is a vast variety of wild mushrooms in the ancient forests of Poland, and it is a point of pride to possess the knowledge to be able to wander into the woods and be able to forage the most prized edible varieties.
Polish people will argue that there are no better fruits and berries in the world than those grown in Poland. Recipes for Polish pierogi are simple in order that the ingredients can communicate the fullness of their flavours.
On Polish Vodka: Polish vodkas have been produced since the Middle Ages, with vast variations in the recipes across the regional distilleries. One of our most loved vodkas, Żubrówka, is infused with a few blades of bison grass in every bottle, instilling it with a distinctive citrus –like flavour that is rich in body and character. Bison grass grows in Białowieża Forest, one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain, and home to roughly 800 Polish Bison. Many of the most famous vodkas in the world, although branded in other countries, have come from Polish distilleries. Perhaps this is why James Bond chooses to imbibe Belvedere martinis, graced with the Poland’s presidential palace on every bottle.
Nidhi KM
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