The Flavors of Eastern Europe

Eastern Europeans love dining alfresco on gourmet food or indulging in street food sitting down or standing up.

This is a review of Warszawa Restaurant in Santa Monica, California.

This is a picture gallery of Warszawa Polish Restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif.

I am a shiksa who loves to cook Jewish food.

What makes Eastern European foods quintessentially Eastern European? We'll discover the ties that bind and what sets them apart.

The food and cooking of Bulgaria have been influenced by the many countries that have occupied her, as well as neighboring Turkey, Greece, Italy, Russia and others.

Bulgarian food has been influenced by its Balkan neighbors of Romania, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Albania, as well as that of Turkey, the Near East, Italy, Germany, Austro-Hungary and Russia. This delightful blend of flavors has created a memorable cuisine. Take this tour in pictures of the flavors of Bulgaria.

Does anyone really need a reason to try Hungarian food? Well, if convincing is what you're after, consider this. Hungarian cuisine has been influenced by the French, Germans, Italians and Turks, not to mention the Polish, Slavs and Asians. The result is a rich blend of one-pot meals cooked for hours over open fires and pastries that would put...

Kerry Kubilius, the Guide to Eastern European Travel, gives you her take on traditional Polish food.

A typical Polish meal would consist, probably, of pork or chicken, a green vegetable, a fruit compote, potatoes and dessert. This stovetop (including the dessert) menu is especially great for warm weather cooking, but it's a meal my family enjoys year-round.

Kerry Kubilius, the Guide to Eastern European Travel, gives her take on traditional Lithuanian food.

Kerry Kubilius, the Guide to Eastern European Travel, gives her take on traditional Russian food.