Staropolska leksyka kulinarna
Old Polish Culinary Terminology

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses 185 names of food and drink used in the old Polish period. Specifically speaking, they describe various types of baking, soups, fat, cheese, cured meat, groats, meat, vegetables, sauces and also dishes made of eggs and offal. A separate, numerous group of words contains general names of food. The majority of examples were found in 15th century texts. More than 44% of the lexical field in question are terms used in old Polish only once. The author distinguishes and discusses: 1) the oldest lexis, inherited from the pre-Slavonic period (e.g.: {chleb, ciasto, kisiel, kołacz, kwas, mleko, napój}); 2) domestic terms created in the Polish language (e.g.: {jedzenie, pieczeń, polewka, potrawa}); 3) borrowings (mainly from German, Czech and Latin; e.g.: {cukier, placek, smalc, strucel, szołdra, żur}). The research shows that about 30% of old Polish culinary terminology survived till modern days, sometimes in an altered from or meaning.

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