An alternative guide to Katowice. What you also need to know about the city where COP 24 climate summit takes place

An alternative guide to Katowice

Local food.
Katowice is a specific city. It was here that a restaurant serving local cuisine, owned by the renowned restaurateur Magda Gessler, went bankrupt despite its location in the very centre. Traditional Silesian cuisine includes the sour rye soup called żur (in Poland soups are served as the first course rather than a starter), a stuffed beef slice called rolada with red cabbage and krupniok, a kind of sausage containing ... blood. It’s delicious and nutritious, but only for people with strong nerves. The same is true for flaki - tripe, a traditional Polish dish.