The author of the article suggests that cooking is a very important element shaping the sense of community. On the other hand it is a factor determining the specific character of the community in comparison to other groups. Food not only satisfies our basic need but it is also an act of great social significance connected with the history and culture of the community. The author points out that many words in Polish culinary lexis are remainders of influences of foreign cuisines (for example German borrowings like: bigos, cebula, kartofel, szynka). Moreover, the author presents some quotations excerpted from dictionaries and literature concerning Old Polish cuisine and Polish hospitality. Special attention is paid to semantic analysis of the verbs biesiadować, ucztować, częstować and raczyć analysed from the historical perspective.
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