Hungarian Renaissance Sausage - Taste of medieval conviviality

The Hungarian Renaissance Sausage is a local product inspired by a recipe manuscript from 1588.  Produced only in Miskolc area, North-Hungary. The original name "Diósgyőri Vitéz Kolbász" refers the long traditions of the regio. The first settlers at the Eastern valley of Bükk Mountain arrived around 45,000 BP called Szeleta-Culture.

In the Middle Ages this herb sausage was a popular meat product in the vicinity of Diósgyőr town.
The first castle was built in the 12th century, In 1316 it was mentioned as "new castle", which confirms the theory that it was built in place of a destroyed castle. In 1330 the town around the castle was one of the richest towns of the county. The Pauline Fathers build monastery near the castle and made beautiful gardens to welcome and satisfy the visitors of the queen of Hungary over centuries.

Original medieval looks of Castle of Diosgyor  Source: Wikimedia

This premium quality product - unlike modern well-known sausages, it does not contain caraway, pepper or paprika. The pepper was a gold-equivalent pricey luxury spice and the chili paprika not arrived yet from America.  However, its unique, gentle seasoning is familiar to Eastern-European consumers through its well known ingredients. For the preservation of the sausage they use only common salt and cold smoking with beech. It does not contain any other preservatives, artificial additives, flavor, coloring, flavor enhancers. 

This basic ingredients are minced meat and lard from pork with casing traditionally made from intestine. The seasoning is only mixture of local green spices and salt.

The Susage  well dried, handmade between 20-30 cm pieces.

In October 2016, the Vitéz sausage from Diósgyőr won the right to use the Traditions-Tastes-Regions trademark (HÍR program). This means that the product qualifies as a traditional local quality premium product, which is generally recognized in the EU.

Street Performances in Kraków: A Tourist Magnet

The talented street musicians and jugglers etc. are attracting the tourist, giving nice memories. Kraków — Poland’s historic cultural heart — is a city alive with music, and nowhere is that more tangible than in its streets. From the soaring towers of St. Mary’s Basilica to the winding alleys of Kazimierz, street musicians (buskers) bring melody to everyday life, enchanting locals and visitors alike. 

Street artists like Jacek Piotrowicz (playing for 5+ years on Main Square) add vibrant energy to Kraków’s cultural scene.

This record from May 2019, 
Watch the full performance clicking here (17K+ views)!.

Street musicians in Kraków remind us that public space is a stage, and music is a language that unites. Their performances—sometimes subtle, sometimes bold—add an aural layer to the city’s charm.  Many other artists are giving regular free concerts in local bars.

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Franchise in Poland - 2019

Per 2018, there are over 1,200 franchise brands on the Polish market and 100 was new. It is a growing sector by any means in 2019. The number of franchise stores and service outlets increased by 4 356 and reached 75 000  in 2018 - according to the report of the consulting company PROFIT, the system and the Franchising.pl portal. Most of Franchise brands are native Polish companies. An average employment of 5-6 people per franchise office, the total number of employees in franchise outlets exceeded 405 thousand. Reference: Raport o franczyzie w Polsce 2018

There is a Polish Organization of Franchisors what is about to organize this sector on national level.

Several Franchise portal shows opportunities in Poland

• franchising.pl is an international brand what shows  businesses in Polish. It has over 300 offer categorized by business type but has no analytical filter - the pages should checked and compared one by one.
• The www.franchiseeurope.com has around 50 choice with good delecting and filtering options. The main point is the sum of investment, license, marketing and equipment costs.
• The franczyzawpolsce.pl has 80 franchising offer. Business type categories and the important data shown on the main surface. Here is the biggest variety of options, some mention no money investments needed. 

There is a yearly Franchise Expo: October 17-19, 2019 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw with 200 exhibitors and 7000 expected visitors. Details: http://franchiseexpo.pl