Photos: Jakub T. Jankiewicz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Guntars Mednis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Jakub T. Jankiewicz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Guntars Mednis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oscypek, smoked and explained
Your local guide
Marta Gasienica
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Highlights
- Oscypek, grilled and explained
- A cheese shaped by hand on camera
- Three generations of the same recipe
- Protected status, and what it means
- Krupowki's food stalls, up close
About this tour
This session follows oscypek from a grilling stall on Krupowki to the small workshop where my family still shapes and smokes it by hand. You see the cheese cooking over an open flame, then the shaping process that gives it its distinctive pattern. It is a close look at a cheese that can only carry its name if it is made in these mountains.
We start at the stall with a short sound check, then move to the workshop for the rest of the time. I explain the protected status and the process as we go and take questions throughout. A short list of where to find the best versions follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone curious about regional food and how it is actually made rather than just tasted. It also works well before a longer session in the mountains themselves.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Zakopane before heading out.
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Krupowki cheese stall 15 min
The camera opens at a stall grilling oscypek over an open flame, and I explain how the smoked sheep's milk cheese earned protected status under EU rules.
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Family smoking workshop 15 min
We move to a small workshop nearby, and you see the cheese being shaped by hand before it goes into the smoke, a process my family has used for three generations.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Zakopane: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Oscypek and Centrum, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Warsaw time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Zakopane, showing you Krupowki cheese stall and Family smoking workshop live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Zakopane live with my phone.
Times shown in Warsaw time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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