During our day trip to the Polish medieval town of Torun (in north-central Poland), we lunched at 4 Pory Roku (4 Seaons) restaurant.
4 Pory Roku is just beside the ruins of the Castle of the Teutonic Knights who founded Torun and ruled from 1233 to 1454 when they were overthrown by a farmers' uprising. Much of Torun's medieval architecture is intact, earning the town UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
4 Pory Roku looks contemporary, bright, welcoming, comfortable and family friendly inside.
Here and there, there are still traces of its medieval past such as these niches on the original red brick walls of the flour mill next to the Castle of the Teutonic Knights.
4 Pory Roku's kitchen is helmed by acclaimed chef Ariel Gomez Carusso from Argentina. Chef Ariel was awarded One Hat in Gault & Millau Polska 2019. The Gault & Millau yellow book (also French) is the alternative to the red Michelin guide.
4 Pory Roku's "field to plate" menu consists mainly of Polish dishes made with fresh seasonal produce from local farms nearby.
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For appetiser, I picked Liver in Red Wine which is my natural choice since I love liver (and the alternative is Vegan Beetroot Salad ๐ ).
The tenderly juicy veal liver sat on creamy onion mousse and dressed with apple, marinated pear, and fruits. The natural taste of liver from its juices was complemented by the sweet citrusy flavours from apple, pear and blueberry etc. I love this.
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Pink Baked Duck Breast. I picked this straightaway as I love duck and I love pink ๐ The decision was too easy for me as the alternative mains was baked pumpkin ๐
Baked and pan seared duck breast served with baked potatoes (skinned), mini turnip, orange peel, and spinach laid on orange sauce.
The slab of pink breast meat was tender but chewy. It was like chewing on flavoured gum, each bite releasing a nice savoury gamey sweet flavour. I especially love that strip of fatty skin, a signature of duck from colder climes.
If you like your duck breast less chewy, simply slice it thinner.
Hot pear tart.
Slice of dried pear, crumble and ice cream set on puff pasty.
Fondant Piernikowy.
Gingerbread fondant with ice cream, cherries, orange, chocolate sauce. Of course, Torun's gingerbread flavoured with many Asian spices are the best in the world.
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Restaurant name: 4 Pory Roku (4 Seasons)
Address: Przedzamcze 6, 87-100 Toruล, Poland
GPS: 53°00'35.0"N 18°36'40.7"E ๐ 53.009722, 18.611296
Tel: +48 56 619 09 17
Hours: 1:00pm - 10:00pm
Date visited: 3 Dec 2019
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