zapiekanka

See also: zapiekanką

English

A typical zapiekanka served on a paper tray

Alternative forms

• zapiekanki (proscribed)

Etymology

From Polish zapiekanka.

Noun

zapiekanka (countable and uncountable, plural zapiekanki or zapiekankas)

1. A Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat.
   • 1988 September 13, John D. Harbron, “World Affairs: Capitalism still lives”, in Standard-Freeholder, Cornwall, Ont.: Thomson Newspapers Company Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, “Editorials – Opinions – Letters” section, page 4, column 6:

     Family-owned pushcarts now sell the ever-popular zapiekanki (hot dogs) in a major meat-producing country where city dwellers have to line up for hours for their ration of meat from half-empty state-owned food markets.

   • 1990 August 9, Al Stark, “Ice cream makes Poland easier to swallow”, in Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg, Miss.: Gannett, →OCLC, page 8B, columns 2–3:

     Sometimes half the Poles walking toward you down any sidewalk in Warsaw or Krakow will be eating some treat or another from their hands: Sausages in buns … Zapiekanki, which are shortbreads sliced submarine style and spread with cheese and tomato sauce and heated …

   • 2008 September 5, Anna Spiewak, “Zapiekanka, a true taste of Poland: Clifton eatery offers favorite Polish food”, in Clifton Journal, Clifton, N.J.: North Jersey Media Group Inc., →OCLC, pages 3–4:

     Aside from traditional make-up ingredients, one could also request the following toppings on a zapiekanka: fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, corn, mayonnaise and ketchup, and others. […] “There’s not enough access to zapiekanki in the United States,” said Pilega, who had never had one outside of Poland until that day.

   • 2013 January 8, Anne Applebaum, “Revolutionary eating in Poland”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-01-09:

     When I first moved to Warsaw to work as a journalist, in the autumn of 1988, a zapiekanka was the most common form of street food.

   • 2015, Maciej Zglinicki, “What to Eat”, in Poland (Insight Guides), 3rd edition, Singapore: Apa Publications, →ISBN, “Eating Out: Recommended Restaurants, Cafes & Bars” section, page 370, columns 1–2:

     Even fast foods have experienced a transformation, with the old zapiekankas (grilled baguettes with cheese, mushrooms and lots of ketchup) superseded by oriental kebabs, falafels and wonderful Italian pizzas, often prepared by immigrant Italian chefs.

   • 2015, Teresa Czerniewicz-Umer, Małgorzata Omilanowska, Jerzy S. Majewski, “Where to Eat and Drink”, in Poland (Eyewitness Travel), London: DK, →ISBN, “Travelers’ Needs” section, page 307, column 1:

     Poland’s favourite street snack, the zapiekanka, is a halved baguette covered in meat, cheese and vegetables, then toasted. Zapiekankas are sold from fast-food kiosks all over Poland.

   • 2022, Karolina Klesta, Patryk Klesta, “Zapiekanka: Polish Sandwich”, in Polish Foodies: Traditional Recipes, →ISBN, “Snacks” section, page 85:

     Put zapiekankas in the stove and bake until the cheese is melted (about 10 minutes).

   • 2023, Pari Forood, “Zakopane/Zurich”, in The Goodwill Mission, New York, N.Y.: Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN, part II (Poland):

     Brad, our drummer who never says a word, Ben our aspiring constitutional scholar, and Bernie our bassist who has a deep crush on Mrs. Palmer, all nod with mouths full of zapiekanka.

Further reading

• zapiekanka on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

zapiekanka sense 1

zapiekanka sense 2

Etymology

From zapiekać +‎ -anka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za.pjɛˈkan.ka/

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• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: za‧pie‧kan‧ka

Noun

zapiekanka f

2. casserole (food, such as a stew, cooked in a casserole)
4. zapiekanka (Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat)

Declension

Declension of zapiekanka

	singular	plural
nominative	zapiekanka	zapiekanki
genitive	zapiekanki	zapiekanek
dative	zapiekance	zapiekankom
accusative	zapiekankę	zapiekanki
instrumental	zapiekanką	zapiekankami
locative	zapiekance	zapiekankach
vocative	zapiekanko	zapiekanki

Related terms

(verbs):

• zapiec pf
• zapiekać impf

Descendants

• → Belarusian: запяка́нка (zapjakánka)
• → Czech: zapékanka
• → English: zapiekanka
• → Greek: ζαπιεκάνκα (zapiekánka)
• → Russian: запека́нка (zapekánka)
• → Ukrainian: запіка́нка (zapikánka)

Further reading

• zapiekanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zapiekanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN