Miracle Whip availability in Poland?

Hi, does anyone know of any shops that stock Miracle Whip in Warsaw or Krakow? I'm driving down in a few weeks and would like to pick some up. I can get it from Germany, but since I'll be staying in Poland for another reason, it would be most convenient to get it while there. Thanks.

Maybe in Warsaw in some specialty shop. But I'd say no chance whatsoever elsewhere.

Is this mayonnaise ?
If - yes, You can add the good Polish mayonnaise 50/50 and have a good yogurt, low fat mayonnaise ...

:) Majonez Winiary

It *might* be available in a Kuchnia Swiata shop -- if you're close to one -- but I can't say for certain. I know I'm still hunting for Heinz Salad Cream ...

All that great Polish food in Poland, and people want Heinz Salad Cream????? :)

Thanks for the replies. No, it's not mayo. I was hoping there was a chance the big German grocery chains in Poland might have it, since they stock it in Germany (ie. Real Hypermarket). But perhaps not. Not a big deal, was just hoping to save myself shipping costs since I'll be in Poland for a few days anyway. Thanks again.

yes ... even then. i didn't grow up with mayonnaise -- too expensive :)
and when all else failed, there were always salad cream sandwiches ...

Polish food isn't that great. Mostly bland and processed.


That is probably the best bet.


I've seen it once or twice in my local supermarket, Mini Europa in pl. Wilsona. They don't have it all the time (and I don't especially look for it) but if you happen to be in the area it's worth popping in.

let me guess .. "not" Trojmiasto ...

Still stating opinion as fact, as always.You're not Pole so you can stick to your Salad Cram sandwiches if you prefer.Polish love their own food, it doesn't matter what you think of it, expat.

Polish food is great , i love dumplings, beetroot soup and the cakes are amazing. The sausages have real meat in them. Ok the steaks are not so good, but given time, I think they will improve.

Try Majonez Kielecki (Kielce Mayonnaise) similar in taste to Miracle Whip but better!

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does that mean that foreign food is processed well?

Peopel want what they want. Polish food is ok, but not great. There are many foods you cannot get here, but it is improving. Today I found Cheddar Cheese in my local shop, for instance

Definitely not.


I don't touch Salad Cream,secondly I'm not an expat and thirdly Polish food is bland and often processed.


Even better, make it fresh rather than buy jars. Takes minutes and tastes a thousand times better than some chemical stuff from Winiary etc.


Is that the Polish-made stuff? I just bought some but haven't tried it yet. It looks like it's from a factory rather than a farm, but if it tastes better than the usual ser zolty (i.e. tastes of something) that's a step forward.

Thanks PennBoy. I'll give Majonez Kielecki a try.

Cheddar cheese from Germany has been here for a while- there is another one from Ireland. It has been here for at least 5 years.

If you buy processed food --that is what you get. Polish food is not processed. Companies are cashing in on the "convenience foods" but traditional Polish food is all made from whole foods.

Bland, maybe, but if you cook from whole foods you can add whatever spices you want instead of buying pre made, processed foods.

Miracle whip is also a Kraft product- which there are not a lot of here. Kraft and Jacobs are the same company as is the maker of Milka. I am waiting for the Kraft take over into Poland.

Cheddar .. yes. And don't forget Red Leicester! Available from a Real near you (or, at least, one in Trojmiasto).

Its not actually "Chedder" cheese if its from Germany, real chedder cheese comes from Chedder, sorry, I thought I point that out :)

I've just had some of the Polish stuff. It's actually not bad - on a par with the sort of stuff you'd get in Aldi or Lidl in the UK. It's still made the same way as Polish ser zolty so it won't grate properly and you have to be careful cooking with it but the main thing is that it actually has a bit of flavour. The danger is that it might prove to have too much flavour for the market here.

If you buy processed, then you eat processed. Simples.

In Warsaw, not here in Krakow, no chance. Capital cities are usually on a different planet from the rest of a country.


Carrefore has just started selling a handful of English/Irish cheeses in Krakow. Apparently (not seen it yet) even Tesco has just discovered Cheddar.


Its ultra mild, doesn't say where its made and its sliced. The Irish Cheddar in Carrefore is medium/mature 8 or 12 months and very good.

I'm still excited after barbecue sauce was discovered here, the wife loves it (smoked plum sauce).

No, no and no. You must be thinking of a different product. This one isn't at all mild, is made at the Mlekovita factory and comes in large blocks to be cut in the shop. Interestingly, my local shop has it for 22zl a kilo.

funnily enough it is Irish Cheddar but it is made in Germany. Welcome to the EU.

spot on jon! i live 10 miles away from cheddar, and love the stuff. however polish friends cant stand it, its far too strong for them. gave some to my lodger who actually spat it out. he has edam in the fridge...bland, bland, bland

Whats the brand

I have not tried this one, but I definitely like Collier's Welsh Cheddar and I positively dislike Canadian Kraft Cheddar (the orange stuff).

A cheese of my childhood: some aged farmer's cheese melted on frying pan with a bit of butter (5 min, say) and then cooked with eggs, caraway, salt and pepper for another few minutes until all excess of liquid is gone. With wrong proportions, it forms a glossy hard stuff. But it should be almost fluffy, yellow in colour. Excellent, both as a hot dish and a cold one.

Various images of the final product

The aged farmer's cheese is called "zgliwiały ser". In this stage its middle core is still white, but the outside skin is kind of semi transparent. And it has a specific not unpleasant smell. This will work fine with natural, not pasteurized milk; otherwise the cheese might get spoiled before it reaches this stage.

The white cheese can get to this stage naturally, or one can speed up the process by crushing it fine into a bowl and leaving it uncovered in a warm place for a few days, five say. One can sprinkle it with a baking soda to speed up the process of aging.

I still prefer British food to Polish. The meat is poor quality and fatty, however generally the bread is better and good value. I just wish they imported bacon and their butchers made proper sausages.

Depend where you are buying.


Sunshine you are in the land of kiełbasa, enjoy and explore, there are no sausages as you know them, that is one blunder of literary translations.

exactly- you get what you pay for. There are sausages out there with 10% meat and then up to 97% meat. You just have to look for them.