Poland has a distinctive cuisine, with typical ingredients being dill, marjoram, caraway seeds, wild mushrooms and sour cream, which is frequently added to soups, sauces and braised meats. National specialities include bigos (sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, onions and any variety of leftover meat), kabanos (long, thick sausages) and pierogi (dumplings stuffed with meat, mushrooms and cabbage, cheese or fruit). Vodka and Zywiec, a bottled beer, are popular drinks.
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