List of poppy seed pastries and dishes


This is a list of poppy seed pastries and dishes. Poppy seed is an oilseed obtained from the opium poppy. The tiny kidney-shaped seeds have been harvested from dried seed pods by various civilizations for thousands of years. The seeds are used, whole or ground, as an ingredient in many foods, and they are pressed to yield poppyseed oil. Poppy seeds are less than a millimeter in length, and minute: it takes 3,300 poppy seeds to make up a gram, and a pound contains between 1 and 2 million seeds. The primary flavor compound is 2-Pentylfuran.

Poppy seed pastries and dishes

NameImageOriginDescription
Bein montMyanmar Pancake made with a rice flour batter, garnished with grated coconut, peanuts, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds
Bublik breadUkraineA traditional Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian and Lithuanian bread roll. By far the most popular variety of bublik has a liberal amount of poppy seeds added to it.
GermknödelA fluffy yeast dough dumpling with a mix of poppy seeds and sugar, filled with spicy plum jam and melted butter on top, often eaten with vanilla cream sauce. It is a culinary speciality of Austria, Bavaria, and Bohemia. The dish is served both as a dessert and as a main course.
HamantashenA triangular cookie filled with fruit preserves or honey and black poppy seed paste, eaten during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Hamantashen are made with many different fillings, including poppy seed, prunes, nut, date, apricot, apple, fruit preserves, cherry, chocolate, dulce de leche, halva, or even caramel or cheese. Their formation varies from hard pastry to soft doughy casings.
KalachA traditional East Slavic bread, commonly served during various ritual meals. The name originates from the Old Slavonic word kolo meaning "circle", "wheel".
Kluski z makiemPolandPolish noodles with poppy seeds. Polish Christmas dishes may include poppy seeds because they are thought to help with sleeping peacefully.
KołaczPolandA traditional pastry in Polish cuisine, originally a wedding cake that has made its way into American homes around the Christmas and Easter holidays. The pastry is a light and flaky dough filled with a variety of sweet and savory fillings such as apricot, raspberry, prune, sweet cheese, poppy seed or even a nut mixture.
Колач со афион Republic of MacedoniaPoppy seed roll
KutiaUkraineA sweet grain and poppy seed pudding from Ukraine.
Lemon poppyseed muffins or cakeUnited StatesThese are popular in the US.
Mákos bejgliHungaryHungarian poppyseed roll, also known as "Christmas bread"
Mákos guba HungaryA Hungarian bread pudding dessert made from crescent rolls, poppy seeds, and milk
Mákos metélt HungaryA dessert in Hungarian cuisine made with noodles, poppy seeds and sugar.
MakovníkSlovakiaA nut roll filled with poppy seed paste
MakovnjačaCroatiaA Croatian poppy seed cake or roll
Makový závinCzech RepublicCzech poppy seed roll
MakówkiA traditional poppy seed-based dessert from Central Europe. It is most notable in Silesia, where it is served almost exclusively on Christmas Eve.
MohnbeugelA sweet filled pastry with poppy seeds
MohnstriezelGermanyGerman poppyseed cake
MohnstrudelGermanyPoppyseed strudel popular in Germany and Austria
Obwarzanek krakowskiKraków, PolandA ring-shaped bread product made of strands of dough twisted into a spiral that is boiled and sprinkled with salt, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, etc., before being baked
Poppy seed bagelBagels with poppy seeds, often on top. Poppy seeds are sometimes called by their Yiddish name, spelled either mun or mon which is very similar to the German word for poppy, Mohn, as used in Mohnbrötchen.
Poppy seed kolache A type of pastry that holds a dollop of fruit rimmed by a puffy pillow of supple dough. Originating as a semisweet wedding dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States. The word kolache itself means 'a small cookie' in Macedonian.
Poppy seed rollA pastry consisting of a roll of sweet yeast bread with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling of poppy seed. An alternative filling is a paste of minced walnuts, making it a walnut roll. The dough is made of flour, sugar, egg yolk, milk or sour cream and butter, and yeast. The dough may be flavored with lemon or orange zest or rum. The poppy seed filling may contain ground poppy seeds, raisins, butter or milk, sugar or honey, rum and vanilla. It is popular in parts of Central Europe, Eastern Europe and in Israel. It is commonly eaten at Christmas and Easter time.
It is traditional in several cuisines, including the Hungarian cuisine, Russian cuisine, Serbian cuisine, Bosnian cuisine, Polish cuisine, Czech cuisine, Slovak cuisine, Lithuanian cuisine, Croatian cuisine, Romanian cuisine, and Austrian cuisine 		Such as "Mohnpielen," a Silesian chilled bread and poppy seed pudding, and a Senegalese-influenced lime-scented poppy-seed rice pudding by Marcus Samuelsson
Štrudla s makomSerbia/MontenegroA Serbian/Montenegran poppy seed strudel, cake or roll
SushkiRussiaTraditional Russian and Ukrainian tea breads. Similarly to the bubliki, they are often topped with poppy seeds. Usually, poppy seeds are also added to the dough.