What is Kielbasa?
{{for|a surname|Kiełbasa (surname)}} {{Infobox food | name = Kielbasa | image = Kielbasa.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Four types of kiełbasa made in [[Poland]]: biała kiełbasa (white sausage), kiełbasa [[krakowska]], the thin [[kabanos]] (pl. 'kabanos'), and kiełbasa wiejska (farmhouse sausage). | alternate_name = | country = [[Poland]] | region = [[Central Europe]] | creator = | course = Main | type = [[Sausage]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Meat]] ([[pork]], [[beef]], [[turkey as food|turkey]], [[lamb and mutton|lamb]], [[chicken as food|chicken]] or [[veal]]) | variations = | calories = | other = }} '''Kielbasa''' ({{IPAc-en|k|iː|l|ˈ|b|ɑː|s|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|k|ɪ|ˈ|b|ɑː|s|ə}}; from Polish '''{{lang|pl|kiełbasa}}''' {{IPA-pl|kʲɛwˈbasa|}}){{efn|Other common names include: ''kołbasa'', ''klobasa'', ''kobasa'', ''kolbasi'' and ''kovbasa''. In English, these words refer to a particular type of sausage, common to all Central and Eastern European countries but with substantial regional variations. In the [[Slavic languages]], these are the generic words for all types of sausage, local or foreign.}} is any type of meat [[sausage]] from [[Poland]], and a staple of [[Polish cuisine]]. In [[American English]] the word typically refers to a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the ''Wiejska'' ''sausage'' (typically pork only) in [[British English]]. ==Notes== {{Noteslist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons|Kielbasa}} {{Cookbook|Wiejska}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091019223846/http://www.polishfoodinfo.com/polish-food/delicacies/82-polish-sausages-polish-kielbasa.html Polish Kielbasa (Polish Sausage)] * [http://www.labuznik.cz/recept/domaci-uzene-klobasy/ Czech klobásy recipe (In Czech)] {{Food-stub}} [[Category:Sausage]] [[Category:Polish food]]