NAZWY POTRAW WE FRAZEOLOGII POLSKIEJ
FOOD NAMES IN POLISH PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to present the linguistic and cultural image of old Polish cuisine and consumption practices contained in Polish phraseology. The analysis covers old and modern idioms and proverbs with names of dishes and food products as their components. On the basis of the research carried out, it is possible to outline a certain menu of the past generations of Poles and indicate the dishes that are favourite and most willingly eaten by them till now. From the analyzed lexical material, an image of a socially diverse diet, depending on the wealth of consumers, emerges. Regardless of social status, culinary proverbs encourage consumption minimalism, praise moderation and diligence. The balanced variant of the old Polish diet depicted in the phraseological units can be successfully considered by modern eaters as an ecological cuisine, which is very popular these days.

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