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History of Polish S ausages The Middle Ages Until the late 900¶s when Poland became the unified country there were no written records on Polish customs or everyday life. We do know from archeological sites that trade merchants from Rome and other co untries visi ted Po lish teritories reaching as far north as the Baltic Sea as early as 500 B.C. They followed what was known as the Amber Route to get the amber (thousands of years old crystalized tree resin or sap) that was held in high esteem and was washed a shore by the Baltic sea. Besides valuable a mber the local tribes provided merchants with fine furs. On the other hand t he merchants displayed manufactured goods like go ld and silver jewelry, silver and bronze dishes and drinking cups, gold medalions with likenesses of Ro man nobles and coins. They brought t he swords, knives, spices and dry sausages. Romans liked po rk and made the whole assortment of sausages. Without a do ubt the art of making sausages had or iginated in Rome and reached other areas by trade merchants and Roman military legions. The ties between Poland and Rome strengthened when Poland accepted Christianity as a nation in 966. In 1000 Otto III, a highly educated Holy Roman Emperor and a fervent Christian, travelled to Poland where he became friends with Polish King Boleslaw I the Brave (Boleslaw Chrobry). Both nobles exchanged g if ts and d ined for three days. Contacts of this kind were he lpful in learning social customs and culinary arts between d ifferent countries and new ways of meat preparation were of great interest to all. The Catholic Church required many days of fasting and that influenced the way people dined. On many days not only meat, but even eggs, butter or milk were prohibited and the penalties were very severe. Adding to it the fact that meat was very expensive and beyond the reach of an average peasant we can conclude that sausages were mainly consumed by the privileged class and clergy. The monasteries were cultural centers where most of the science research was conducted and those places were familiar with methods of meat preservation o r beer and wine making. Polish cuisine of that era was simple and based on meats, sausages, fish, bread, gro uts, vegetables, fruits and honey that was commonly used in place of an expensive sugar. The food warehouse or kitchen pantries were stocked with items like wheat and rye, flour, bread, buckwheat and barley groats, peas and beans, vegetable oils, dry a nd pickled mushrooms, sourkraut, salted and smoked meats, sausages, salted and smoked fish, cheeses, butter, eggs, wooden barrels with beer, honey, wine and fruit wines. The most popular vegetables were cabbage, on ion, garlic, cucumbers, carrots, parsley and caraway. The dishes were simple but the plate had to be large and full of food. In the Middle Ages as t he cities grew larger in size and the food markets developed, this culinary exchange of ideas progressed even further and people got acquainted with new dishes and recipes. Some regions became well known for the type of sausage they made and many sausages of today still carry those original names. Those independent households gave origin to the regionally prepared foods and sausages were no exception. In the second part of the Middle Ages

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