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A Greater Poland soup of duck or goose broth thickened with the animal's blood, soured with vinegar and sweetened with dried fruit, served with kluski lane (egg noodles).
Czernina is the most Wielkopolska of all dishes and the most polarising of all Polish soups. The dish dates to at least the 17th century, when blood-thickened soups were common across Slavic Europe, and survived in Greater Poland after they faded elsewhere. The sweet-sour balance from vinegar and dried plums or pears distinguishes the Poznań version. In folk tradition, a serving of czernina was the signal a suitor's marriage proposal had been declined.
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Hyćka in Śródka, Poznań cooks the regional Wielkopolska canon: pyry z gzikiem, czernina, szagówki and szare kluchy, with bread baked on the premises.
OrderCzernina, the duck-blood soup, when it is on the daily board.
TipReservations are phone-only. Book a day ahead for weekend evenings; the room is small.
Podkoziołek on Stary Rynek in Poznań is a Wielkopolska restaurant opposite the Koziołki, with handmade pierogi, plendze, czernina and golonka in a vaulted.
OrderPlendze (Greater Poland potato pancakes) with mushroom sauce.
TipTime your visit to 12:00 to catch the Koziołki, the mechanical goats above the town hall, butting heads.
Ratuszova on Stary Rynek in Poznań is a modern-Polish room in a historic Stary Rynek 55 tenement, in business since 1954, with roast duck, czernina and game.
OrderRoast duck with apples and red cabbage.
TipSit in the vaulted cellar room for the proper Stary Rynek atmosphere; the upstairs is brighter but less characterful.
Czernina makes more sense with someone from Poznań explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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