Michael kielbasa age

The Middle Ages

Until the late 900’s when Poland became the unified country there were no written records on Polish customs or everyday life. We do know from archeological sites that trade merchants from Rome and other countries visited Polish teritories reaching as far north as the Baltic Sea as early as 500 B.C. They followed what was known as the Amber Route to get the amber (thousands of years old crystalized tree resin or sap) that was held in high esteem and was washed ashore by the Baltic sea. Besides valuable amber the local tribes provided merchants with fine furs.

On the other hand the merchants displayed manufactured goods like gold and silver jewelry, silver and bronze dishes and drinking cups, gold medalions with likenesses of Roman nobles and coins. They brought the swords, knives, spices and dry sausages. Romans liked pork and made the whole assortment of sausages. Without a doubt the art of making sausages had originated in Rome and reached Michael kielbasa and jennifer deluca.