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 Interesting culinary facts

•  First pizza in Gdynia was served at Karczma Gdyńska which still exists today, while Gdynianka in Świętojańska Street is famous for its pizza dough recipe which hasn't changed for years.
• Gdynia grew fond of Italian cuisine. Among all national cuisines, it is the Italian one which clearly reigns on the Culinary Route in the Centre of Gdynia.  
• Kapitan Cook has got its own two-chamber fish and meat smokehouse; every morning you can purchase still hot, smelling of smoke Baltic delicacies there.
• Trafik is probably the first in the Pomerania region restaurant which from the very moment it was opened has been placed in a group of fusion restaurants where atmosphere, people and creative approach towards cuisine are most important.
• At Blick you can try regional delicacies from all around Poland including Silesian, Kashubian, or … Gdynia ones.

•  The most famous salad offered by Gdynia restaurants is "Herring Salad" which has been served in its unchanged recipe at Pod Dębem in Orbis Hotel, it makes a favourite appetizer for many renowned Polish actors.
  
• Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish with main ingredients being raw fish and special kind of rice. Sushi's history is centuries-old, first accounts concerning this dish date back to 8^th century.
  
•  People in China and Japan are able to lift one grain of rice using chopsticks. Eating with chopsticks can be practices at among others Tokyo Sushi,  Moshi Moshi Sushi or Moon.
  
•  El Greco, apart from the commonly known Greek dishes, offers interesting regional dishes, e.g. Greek halloumi cheese baked with resin from mastic tree which grows only in Greece.
  
•  You can try renowned French delicacies such as crispy frog tights or snail fricassee at Petit Paris.
  
•  One of the hottest peppers in the world – Jalapeño, which is so hot that already cutting it can causes skin irritation – can be tried at the Mexican Pueblo.

• Fashion for seafood, including oysters, mussels, little octopuses, crabs or scallops was popularized in Poland by a Gdynia company Wilbo which imports frozen "frutti di mare" to restaurants in biggest Polish hotels and is beginning to offer seafood for the needs of  retailers.
  
• Currently, many restaurants serve fresh seafood straight from catching taking advantage of an extensive chain of "frutti di mare" suppliers in Gdynia.
  
• The oldest Indian restaurant in the Pomerania region is Taj Mahal in Gdynia, run by a native Indian and his family. The restaurant used to be located in the district of Gdynia called Orłowo, but it has moved to the centre of Gdynia recently.