Nowy Sącz County is
a land of fruit orchards. Apples, plums and pears mature in the sun
of mild hillsides of the Beskids. You can spot some robust runner
beans on the sides of Dunajec Gorge. The local cuisine abounds in
preserves and juices, soups and starters, it is unbelievable to what
extent you can use the gifts of nature. The rarities of this
mountainous region: delicate lamb and sheep's milk cheese, add
specific flavour to the local cuisine. Despite its small territory,
the region developed various culinary traditions: poprad tradition
from the Poprad river valley, Lemkovian tradition in the east,
Lendian tradition and Uplands tradition around Nowy Sącz. The
Małopolska "Gourmet Trail" leads through some must-visit
regional inns.
The famous distillate "łącka slivovitz"
and plum cuisine were allegedly created under the influence of the
local priests. During confession, a parish priest from Łącko would
make his congregation plant fruit trees, and this is how the numerous
orchards were created. Another parish priest, this time from
Laskowa, ordered his congregation to dry plums in order to avoid
overproduction of slivovitz.
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