Bigos

Bigos - a hearty stew cooked with several sorts of chopped meats, sauerkraut, and shredded raw cabbage that is frequently translated as "hunter's stew." This cabbage-based stew is a must-have on every Polish family's Christmas table.

Bigos is a famous one-pot dish that was once cooked over an open fire and consisted of whatever meat hunters brought home, primarily wild boar or deer. It normally includes of both fresh and fermented cabbage, various types of meat sliced into chunks, various types of Polish sausages, onions, dried wild mushrooms, and a multitude of herbs and spices like as bay leaves, cloves, nutmeg, marjoram, and others. A diversity of meats is regarded necessary while cooking bigos - the more types, the better.

It's a meal in and of itself, best served with thick slices of crusty sourdough bread and butter. Bigos improves with age, so eat it on the third day, after it has been warmed and cooled several times.