I used to travel to Poland with hand luggage only, but I bring back so many boxes of Ptasie Mleczko these days, that my hold baggage is in danger of exceeding its weight limits. No wonder they keep laughing at me at passport control at Warszawa Okęcie lol :D
I love the Solidarnosc chocolates! I get mine at a local russian deli/store in northern California (Sacramento). Don't know where else you can get them except online maybe.
Prince Polo suffered severe loss in quality since it was bought by Kraft Jacobs Suchard. I was afraid (and Polish chocolates are a serious matter to me) that similar fate would await the 155-yr old Wedel brand when it was taken over by Cadbury. So far, no tragic consequences. Torcik Wedlowski, which was always superior to Prince Polo, remained excellent, as did their other products.
I was afraid (and Polish chocolates are a serious matter to me) that similar fate would await the 155-yr old Wedel brand when it was taken over by Cadbury.
This is a great tnig, Cadbury is some of the best chocolate I have ever tasted.
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Look at this site for some classic British sweets. Ahh the memories
Does anyone know where to get mieszko chocolates online? I used to eat them all the time when I lived by Polish delis and I can't find them anywhere. Best choclates ever!!!! Please e mail me at templeoftime@aol.com
I love "wafel teatralny" from Kopernik. The wafer is just so good ;) (and their shops in Toruń have a nice atmosphere, like the shop Honeydukes from that Potter movie).
I also looove krówka candies, especially Krówka Opatowska, with a delicious stretchy filling. Kukułki (Cuckoo Candies) and Raczki by Wawel are also my favourites ;)
anubis And now Kraft Foods is attempting a hostile take over of Cadbury =(. Fortunately, the latest news is that it will leave Polish Wedel alone. Thankfully! I work at Kraft but I'm also Polish and I know how good our chocolate is....especially Wedel. (And I agree, Prince Polo quality suffered when we acquired Olza)
I think Wedel improved since Cadbury took it over. I don't like Wawel - I think they're poo. And as for Ptasie Mleczko - I hate them. But that's a personal choice.
The plums in chocolate and liqueur chocolates are very good though. I also like the chocolate nuts and raisins you can buy (but I forgot the brand name).
My main gripe about chocolate in Poland is that there is a huge range of quality available ranging from stuff which doesn't contain any cocoa, to some quite nice stuff.
Ohh, you haven't been to £ódź lately then. They already have one at Manufaktura :p
Maybe Wedel was better long ago, but in the 16 years I've toing and froing between UK and Polska I think it got better. But maybe it just got more Cadbury-like which could be what I was used to? Who knows? The fact that some people like Ptasie Mleczko shows we all have different tastes.
Well, it's all a matter of acquired taste, isn't it? Cadbury? For me it's a bit like Marmite, you have to have been accustomed to it since birth to accept it.. British chocolate can hardly be described as the real stuff.. Indeed it was even labelled "chocolate substitute" until 2003 in certain EU countries because Britain allowed its chocolate makers to put fat (up to 5%) instead of real cocoa in its chocolates. But Britain won in the case in the EU in 2003. For my taste, true chocolate can only be found in Switzerland or Belgium..
For my taste, true chocolate can only be found in Switzerland or Belgium..
France also. I used to go to a chocolatier who made American style brownies except on a whole different level. Oh, well, I like our plums in chocolate anyway. I'm just happy not to have to eat Hershey stuff.
Krówka in hand :) :) 5.90PLN for 300g is a little steep but they are hand-made and high quality. 1.50p, all in all, is not that bad a price for what you are getting. My diet was going so well too ;)
