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FUZZYWICKETS  8 | 1878  
12 Jun 2011 /  #31
Antek_Stalich wrote:

Yeah, it's the cultural difference.

No, it's the food difference. I don't understand what you're talking about.

Antek_Stalich wrote:

You need to eat fat to survive heavy winters, for instance.

It's the year 2011. People have cars, heated houses, high quality jackets.......when do you need to eat fatty foods "to survive"? Do you live in a cave?

Antek_Stalich wrote:

Have you tried the chłodnik soup, the ice-soup?

Yeah, not for me.
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
12 Jun 2011 /  #32
You need to eat fat to survive heavy winters, for instance.
It's the year 2011. People have cars, heated houses, high quality jackets.......when do you need to eat fatty foods "to survive"? Do you live in a cave?

Contrary to the US, there are pavements in Poland. Ask Seanus why he prefers eating pierogi in the winter time.
teflcat  5 | 1024  
12 Jun 2011 /  #33
It's the year 2011. People have cars, heated houses, high quality jackets.......when do you need to eat fatty foods "to survive"? Do you live in a cave?

A couple of winters ago, sitting on the 0630 bus on my way to work, I counted the items of clothing I was wearing. Twenty. I don't know where you live but winters here (Poland) can get extremely cold, and a salad for lunch just ain't enough!
FUZZYWICKETS  8 | 1878  
12 Jun 2011 /  #34
Antek_Stalich, I honestly have no idea what your last post is supposed to mean.....but please fix your quote, it looks like I said "You need fat to survive heavy winters, for instance" when in fact you said that.

teflcat wrote:

A couple of winters ago, sitting on the 0630 bus on my way to work, I counted the items of clothing I was wearing. Twenty. I don't know where you live but winters here (Poland) can get extremely cold, and a salad for lunch just ain't enough!

Yet somehow, thousands and thousands of super skinny Polish girls "survive" Polish winters....every year.

Are we seriously having this conversation.
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
12 Jun 2011 /  #35
Antek_Stalich, I honestly have no idea what your last post is supposed to mean.....but please fix your quote, it looks like I said "You need fat to survive heavy winters, for instance" when in fact you said that.

I said, majority of Poles walk in winter time or ride buses or trams or trains and with really hard winters you need to eat properly. Those thousands of skinny girls eat properly, only they remain skinny since their bodies require more energy.

The views of Mr Hunger are seriously considered by many here, yet still people enjoy good food instead of starving for some ideas. YMMV.
teflcat  5 | 1024  
12 Jun 2011 /  #36
Yet somehow, thousands and thousands of super skinny Polish girls "survive" Polish winters....every year.

They survive by upping their calorie intake. A brother of mine was on exercise with the Royal Marines in Norway and they had to stay outside for three days. Their daily rations were 9000 calories. Nobody got fat.
mephias  10 | 296  
12 Jun 2011 /  #37
"Zupa ogórkowa". I don't know if it is typical Polish, but I am a soup fan, And it is already one of my favourite soup.
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
12 Jun 2011 /  #38
Yes, it is. Yummy! Gotta make me some... today?! Well... why not?
cjj  - | 281  
12 Jun 2011 /  #39
my favourites?
beetroot salad and chlodnik
everything else is pretty much 'eat to live'
aphrodisiac  11 | 2427  
12 Jun 2011 /  #40
A brother of mine was on exercise with the Royal Marines in Norway and they had to stay outside for three days. Their daily rations were 9000 calories. Nobody got fat.

so maybe some Americans should stay outside longer during the winter, so they would not spend so much money for the exercise equipments and gym memberships- voila!!!!!!;)

Anyways, I lost weight during the winter in Poland:)
mephias  10 | 296  
12 Jun 2011 /  #41
chlodnik

It is also very delicious.
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
12 Jun 2011 /  #42
cjj: chlodnik
It is also very delicious.

Although it is a Lithuanian soup :-)
teflcat  5 | 1024  
12 Jun 2011 /  #43
"Zupa ogórkowa". I don't know if it is typical Polish, but I am a soup fan, And it is already one of my favourite soup.

Soups are undoubtedly the strongest part of Polish cuisine. One restaurant I know has 18 soups on the menu (not all available all the time, of course) and two wines. Red or white.
mephias  10 | 296  
12 Jun 2011 /  #44
Although it is a Lithuanian soup :-)

I first tried in Poland so it is Polish to me :),

Does anyone need my zupa ogórkowa recipe?

Would be useful if I leave Poland one day :)
Seanus  15 | 19666  
12 Jun 2011 /  #45
I'd say Poland is world leader in soups. I say this as sb from the 2nd best country for soups, IMHO. Clam chowder is one of the best soups ever but that alone cannot raise the profile of the US (Canada?) above Scotland and Poland.
PennBoy  76 | 2429  
12 Jun 2011 /  #46
I'd say Poland is world leader in soups.

That's definitely true so many tasty varieties. Here's a nice list of top 17 soups with photos. tastingpoland.com/food/polish_food_soups.html
Seanus  15 | 19666  
12 Jun 2011 /  #47
Check out Baxters of Speyside soups, Penn, and see if there's anything there you'd fancy. Oh, thanks for the link, btw. Sorrel instead of lentil. Hmm...ok

Scottish home soups, like many Polish ones now that I think about it, tend to be simple. Lentil and broth are the 2 most common ones. Broth (rosół) is very common, esp here in Silesia. I have to be careful when telling a Pole that I like lentil soup as I sometimes say 'contact lens' soup by mistake. The two words, for me anyway, are similar.

I recommend the sour rye soup (żurek) here. It is with eggs and sausage. Those Varsovian snobs (in a restaurant on my way back from the Baltic states) told me that theirs was the best so I tried it out and it just didn't have the characteristic sourness that you find here, not to mention the lack of egg :( :(
OP Polonius3  980 | 12275  
12 Jun 2011 /  #48
Although I had addressed this thread to PFers of non-Polish ethnicity, I'll throw in my 2 groszy worth even though I am the descendant of four Polish-born grandparents making me 100% of Polish blood. My Polish favourites which aren't widely known throughout the US mainstream (although found in Polonian neighbourhoods and delis) include:

SOUPS: sorrel, pickled-cucumber, clear beetroot barszcz with paszteciki, flaki (tripe), krupnik (vegetable barley), czernina (duck soup - actually more common in Polonia than the Old Country nowadays); yellow split pea.

COLD STARTERS; aspic dishes - meat, fish, pork and veal tongues; hard-boield eggs in creamy sauces
HOT STARTERS: hot stuffed eggs (with dill and fried onion) in shells; rydze z patelni (butter-fried wild lactarius mushrooms)
MAIN MEALS: roast stuffed chicken Polonaise (wtih bread, liver and dill stuffing); roast duck with apples; roast pork loin with prunes: bitki wołowe w śmietanie (beef fillets stewed in cream) and bukcwheat groats as the idela accompaniment.
rybnik  18 | 1444  
12 Jun 2011 /  #49
the pics were mouth-watering!
Seanus  15 | 19666  
12 Jun 2011 /  #50
Rybnik, many Scots would see them as a food for winter. In heat above 30c, I wouldn't even think about eating them, tasty as they are. Fresh white fish and salads are far better in that kind of weather.
rybnik  18 | 1444  
12 Jun 2011 /  #51
I get what you're saying Seanus....it's purely a personal preference :)
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
12 Jun 2011 /  #52
There, there... a good Krakus! ;-)

BY THE WAY... What do expats think of Krakus (TM) canned meat?

And one more thing: As you know, there is the famous Krakowska sausage, not to be confused with the German Krakauerwurst. In my opinion, the best one is made by Morliny in Ełk. However, you can easily get terribly bad poultry-based Krakowska. My bad luck was it was sold to me in... Kraków. What do you think about the genuine, pork Krakowska?

I noticed dogfood had BoBo on it.

Are you sure it wasn't baby food?! (Bobo, bobas, etc. are related to babies. Perhaps it was for pups!)
Softsong  5 | 492  
13 Jun 2011 /  #53
Ah, I remembered it wrong, it was Bobik!
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
13 Jun 2011 /  #54
Ah, that one ;-) Softie, be assured, the name is just coincidence ;-)
pgtx  29 | 3094  
13 Jun 2011 /  #55
that's all expats eat? ketchup?
BritinPoland  6 | 121  
13 Jun 2011 /  #56
Some of the packet soups by Wienary, I may return to the UK with a suitcase load...

Of course, the beer, I have been unable to go wrong so far.

Bigos (hunter's stew) does nothing for me, but stuffed cabbage is a hit.
Seanus  15 | 19666  
13 Jun 2011 /  #57
I'm a fan of beef rolls with red cabbage though not a major fan. Too many Silesians eat it over and over again to the extent to which it is boring. Fine when you are hungry :)
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
13 Jun 2011 /  #58
Ah, Gliwice ;-) Since I don't live in Silesia, I love the roladki ;-)
Seanus  15 | 19666  
13 Jun 2011 /  #59
The modro is a major part of it for Silesians :)
Antek_Stalich  5 | 997  
13 Jun 2011 /  #60
Decidedly! They also used to treat me with all their cakes and pastries, especially those with poppy-seed, but I'm unable to remember all of those ;-) Anyway! Gorzoła! ;-)

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