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I'm reliably informed today is the feast day of St Hyacinth of Poland, patron saint of pierogi!!
A 12th & 13th century Dominican friar & nephew of the Bishop of Kraków, he has several pierogi-based stories associated with him.
Only fair to honour him, I guess...
A 12th & 13th century Dominican friar & nephew of the Bishop of Kraków, he has several pierogi-based stories associated with him.
Only fair to honour him, I guess...
One story says it was he who introduced pierogi to Poland from Kiev where he fell in love with their taste while visiting. This story credits him with coining the name 'Ruskie Pierogi' named after Kievan Rus, which is widely associated with modern-day Ukraine.
Two further legends describe famines.
In the first, he is said to have prayed for a miracle after the town of Kościelec's crops were destroyed by a sudden storm. When the crops grew back he was thanked by the townsfolk with a plate of pierogi filled with the miraculous harvest.
In the first, he is said to have prayed for a miracle after the town of Kościelec's crops were destroyed by a sudden storm. When the crops grew back he was thanked by the townsfolk with a plate of pierogi filled with the miraculous harvest.
The other claims that he invented the dish to feed the starving following the destruction wrought by the Mongol Tatar raids of the mid 13th century.
What's for sure is he is remembered through the exclamation 'Święty Jacku z pierogami' which essentially means 'Goodness Me!!'
What's for sure is he is remembered through the exclamation 'Święty Jacku z pierogami' which essentially means 'Goodness Me!!'
