Join Zuza Zak and Alissa Timoshkina for an afternoon of pierogi and stories to celebrate Zuza's new book. We will be making two types of pierogi (and a few pierożki too) with both sweet and savoury fillings. Zuza will teach how to make a couple of different types of dough, take you through her favourite pinching techniques and talk about the process of researching, writing and cooking her Pierogi book.
This is an online Zoom class with all proceeds going to #CookforUkraine campaign. You will receive a recipe booklet and a zoom link upon booking. A recording of the class will be made available to you afterwards so please consider signing up to the event even if you can’t make the live zoom session.
About the book
The bible of Polish dumplings, Pierogi is the essential cookbook for learning about this popular food.
With over 15 million people of Polish descent in the United States alone, pierogi have become a ubiquitous and instantly recognisable comfort food.
Both traditional and modern, Pierogi is divided into six chapters across 60 recipes. In North, South, East and West we delve deep into the regions of Poland, along with the dumplings, traditions and stories that define them. In the Vegan and Gluten-free chapters, we find a fun, contemporary take on dumplings for a modern audience. Throughout, the recipes are interspersed with mini-essays on some of the key ingredients used to make pierogi.
With beautiful location photography, thoughts on the history and development of pierogi, and tips and tricks for perfecting them, Pierogi is a deep-dive into this compelling and culturally significant food.
You can add a book to your cooking class ticket or you can purchase a signed copy of the book separately below.
About the author
Author of Polska, Zuza Zak calls herself a Storyteller-Cook and her aim is to inspire the world to cook and eat more food from Eastern Europe. Zuza’s interest lies in the culture and history of food and as such she uses storytelling as a medium for delving into another cuisine and through it, into another culture. Both in her writing and her food-focussed PhD at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL), Zuza explores food as a cultural anthropologist, in the context of identity, society and culture. Passionate about instilling an appreciation for food from an early age, she is now passing on her culinary love to her daughters.