Foodies, especially kielbasa enthusiasts, and vodka lovers now have a brand new, palate-tailored travel option: Poland Culinary Vacations. Poland native Malgorzata (Sarna) Rose has just launched her company to offer food fans a way to explore a traditional cuisine, culture and land through trips she personally designs. Each experience puts travelers in touch with Polish people and focuses on natural ingredients, local produce and the solid home-cooking of Rose's ancestors.

Her Web site, www.PolandCulinaryVacations.com, provides trip details and information about Poland and is all illustrated with large, colorful photos and maps. Charter members who book now for summer 2008 trips will receive a 10% discount. More information about the specific itineraries is available at www.PolandCulinaryVacations.com.

In addition to hands-on culinary experiences, Rose's unique itineraries include sampling regional specialties, learning about the rich cultural traditions of Poland and, of course, gathering recipes to bring home. Imagine this...lunch during a trip in Lower Silesia combines delectable Polish cuisine with a vast selection of vodka and is topped off by a tour of the distillery. Rose also takes travelers on additional excursions to neighborhood markets and Polish food festivals so they can sample local breads, cheeses, preserves, sausages, wild game dishes, beer and honey wines. Blueberry and mushroom hunting and visits to cultural sites round out the agendas. Even the guest accommodations in castles, palace and first-class hotels are a treat for trip takers.

"Only a native can help you discover and fully experience the authentic Poland," says Rose. "We cook in farmhouses, using the same ingredients and methods my grandmothers used. And we embrace modern Polish cuisine by learning from contemporary city chefs."