“Pierogi are a very Polish dish. I used to make them for my friends when I lived in Switzerland, France, and Germany to share our culture,” said Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski during a call with Axiom Space and members of the Ax-4 mission on Sunday .
"On the ISS, we eat pierogi filled with cabbage and mushrooms, just like the ones traditionally served at Christmas," he added.
Sonya Gavankar McKay from Axiom Space connected with the Polish astronaut and mission commander Peggy Whitson, who were aboard the Columbus laboratory module.
The crew appeared with the floating pierogi in the background - part of the food supplies Uznański brought with him.
“These are vegetarian pierogi, the kind we eat at Christmas,” Uznański-Wiśniewski said.
Freeze-dried pierogi - the same kind that the Polish astronaut brought to the ISS - are now available for purchase in a major grocery chain in Poland.
On Monday, Uznański-Wiśniewski, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, answered questions from Polish journalists gathered at Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre.
No borders, no countries, just 'one beautiful planet': Polish astronaut
Asked whether he had seen Poland from orbit, Uznański-Wiśniewski said that so far he had not managed to take clear photographs of Polish cities.
When the ISS passed over the country, the station was still illuminated by sunlight while Poland was already in Earth’s shadow, making it difficult to capture good images, he added.
Speaking about observing Earth from the Cupola module, he noted that “you can’t see borders or countries - you see one beautiful planet with a very delicate, thin atmosphere.”
Uznański-Wiśniewski expressed hope that humanity would use its resources responsibly.
Presentation of duplicate items taken into space by astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, July 7, 2025. The live event at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw was held as part of the ARISS programme, which enables people around the world to communicate with astronauts aboard the ISS. Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada
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