Ania

Babcia Ania made us pampuchy, a Polish steamed dumpling similar to bao buns. They can be eaten sweet or savoury. It’s the dish her grandchildren always ask for when they go to visit her.

On pampuchy day Babcia had 14 mouths to feed. This meant we ate in two ‘loads’ at the table while Babcia established a very successful production line steaming a round of buns while others rose. We ate them first with a rich pork and onion stew called gulasz, using the fluffy buns to soak up the gravy. Then we ate them with the blueberry sauce - made with blueberries we’d watched her barter for with serious gusto at the market in Poznan that morning.