Is That Smalec I Smell?

Chleb ze smalcem (bread & dripping)
Originally uploaded by Aussie in Poland.

Mmmmm, I think it is.

A picture from Aussie in Poland on Flickr and from Warsaw Voice and their tips for hibernating through the coming winter: The recipe for Smalec.

In Polish and English.
Smalec
smalec

kupić słoninę,
buy pork fatback,
pokroić ją w kostkę,
dice it,
włożyć do garnka i stopić,
render in a heavy pot,
przelać do kamiennego naczynia,
pour the rendered fat into a stone crock,
dodać usmażoną cebulę z boczkiem,
add fried onions and bacon,
wymieszać i poczekać, aż zastygnie.
mix and wait until it has set.
Smalec - bardzo niezdrowy - zajadamy na kromkach chleba z ogórkiem kiszonym.
Eat the smalec - although it is very bad for you - on slices of bread with pickled cucumber.