Culinary heritage as used in the present : selected elements of the culinary heritage management in contemporary Poland

The issue addressed in the following text has been the subject of research for a long time now, but it has only relatively recently become an element of practical management, as local and regional cuisine is increasingly often used for marketing, tourism product development and for supporting regional and local entrepreneurship. The text is divided into two parts: in the first part, the author presents a brief history of Polish cuisine. The second part focuses on the contemporary usage of culinary heritage in many contexts, including regional policy.