Miod Malina

Alright, sorry for the break in posting about actual, edible food.  Well, I guess you can eat salt too, but not a lot of it and not straight.

We headed out for a late lunch/early dinner at Miod Malina.  It is an Italian/Polish place, but what we came for was the Polish food.  And we were not disappointed.  Like many of the other restaurants that we have dined at in Krakow, the place was small.  It was decorated with light wood furniture and red walls stenciled with flowers.  There are cozy tables with candles all over the place, but if you want to come here for a business meeting, then don't fear.  It's the food you came for.

A view from our window and the wine we had with our meal (an Italian white).  

We started with the plum stuffed dumplings with bread crumbs on top.  It is not a sweet dish like you might expect.  It has a savory aspect to it, put if you wanted them for dessert, you wouldn't get strange looks either.  The dough itself was light and fluffy while the filling was made with actual plums.  The breadcrumbs added needed crunch to the dish and the butter added a richness.  For our main course, Lynn and I both got the ribs marinated in honey and then covered with a plum sauce.  I also got steamed veggies that were topped with dill as a side dish.

Let me just touch on the vegetables first.  Steamed broccoli that is plain isn't high on my list of foods that I like to eat.  Add some butter or cheese, and I will eat it.  But plain with dill?  You know what- it changed my life.  It doesn't hurt that the vegetables taste like vegetables and are locally grown.  The dill added something special to it and didn't overpower them.  They were also cooked perfectly- not crunchy and not mushy.  Just right.

The ribs- oh my gosh the ribs.  Tender, juicy, spicy, sweet.  Fall off the bone good.  It's a small wonder that we headed back when we had guests in town and got the same dish.  The ribs are something that I dream about (well, not really, but you get the idea).  I just think the photo says it all.