Bryja

Bryja - thin kasza or mash,[1] a Germanic, Celtic and Slavic dish, based on overcooked oat or kasza, that formulated the basis of their respectable cuisine. It is also the name of a traditional Silesian dish served during Wigilia. The dish's names: bryja, breja, brejka, breha, the German Brei have their roots in Celtic languages.

Bryja
Breja po kapucińsku
Alternative namesBreja, brejka, breha, Brei
TypeKasza
CourseMain
Place of originSilesia, Poland
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsKasza, millet

Variations

While a primarily savoury dish, the bryja base can also produce different types of sweets, including the poppy seed-based kutia, as well as the traditional Silesian dish with the same name, made from plums, apples, pears, with the addition of śmietana, wheat flour, cinnamon, sugar and salt.[2]

See also

References

  1. Zdanowicz, Alexander (1861). Słownik języka polskiego t. 1. p. 116.
  2. Lis, Hanna Lis, Paweł (2009). Kuchnia Słowian : o żywności, potrawach i nie tylko--. Kraków: EGIS/Libron. ISBN 9788373968394.
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