Food / What made in Poland produce would you recommend [110]

Stores in Polish border towns and cities are sieged by shoppers from neighbouring countries. Lithuanians, Belarussians, Ukrainians in the east and Czechs, Slovaks in the south prefer to go shopping in Poland to have good value for money. They buy out everything. In northern city of Białystok shops display notices/ads in Belarussian.

thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/109803,Lithuanians-on-shopping-spree-in-Poland-
wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,1010249,title,Czesi-wola-zakupy-w-Polsce-jest-taniej,wid,14936011,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1fbab


They are right. Why should they buy Swiss chocolate if Polish is equally good?

We have already talked about plum in chocolate pralines, now more from Solidarność:

News / Failures of Poland and Tusk`s government [191]


Not so fast. It is easy to topple a government but what next? You surely know there is no alternative to PO government right now.

And if you want to imply that PiS government would do much better, forget it.

News / Failures of Poland and Tusk`s government [191]

The advanced medical services have again become inefficient and scanty at the end of year. I heard about people diagnosed with cancer and sent home without treatment because traditionally state hospitals and clinics run out of money from the state National Health Fund contracts in November/ December due to the poor financing system. What a shame.

Fortunately, I have still been able to keep up good health. How long?

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


It is sad but true. PiS led by Kaczyński are able/ready to set fire to Poland and destroy it in order to get power.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


If so, yes, you are right, apart from two or three major cities, hostels are pretty non-existent here.

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]


Probably you`re right.

Do you mean youth hostels, btw???

Life / Which services is Poland still waiting for? [218]

True in case of goods and products.

However, we are talking mainly about services here.

Life / Poland needs more immigrants and their children - which nationalities are the best? [518]

My workmate, a teacher of Polish, emigrated to Norway with her husband and son a few months ago. The man works, the child goes to primary school, she learns Norwegian. They rent a flat, bought a car. Pity that Poland lost such intelligent people but I cannot blame her for that decision. Making a living from teaching is getting more and more difficult in Poland.


I thought about it many times and arrived at certain conclusion. Later I read the same in an expert`s article. The idea is that no matter how much money is spent on sponsoring people`s procreation in Poland, they will never fulfill the expectations. Developed societies tend to have one child, max. two, per marriage/partnership, that`s all.

Only immigrants can save us.


Better Muslim than none, don`t you think so???

Love / New Year's Eve in Poland for singles? [2]

It mainly relates to women. Single and married-with-children females are really worlds apart.

Food / What made in Poland produce would you recommend [110]

Aronia?


Another educated poster already explained it to you.

Travel / Bus and tram drivers in Poland are hated [4]


In NYC, commuting to or from the uni, I once saw how am elderly lady blocked the door which the bus driver tried to shut. She did it to give enough time for her female friend to run and get on the bus. The driver got pisssed off and started shouting - You have no right to do such shyt on my bus! It is my fekking bus! I am the boss here and decide when to open and close the door!

I was really shocked because it reminded me communist times so much.

What do you think? Was the lady`s act justified or not?

Food / What made in Poland produce would you recommend [110]


Potatoes and onions??? :):):):)
Come on, even Polish patriotism has limits... :):):)

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Because of your patriotism?


I fear I am not sure how to understand it. Did you put those young coloured men together with Romney as representatives of the same culture or are they juxtaposed to each other as contrast?

A few weeks ago Americans, Brits and others celebrated Halloween



while Poles observed their All Saints` Day

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

Joe, the young man in the first pic is holding a bottle of grape juice drink! I remember it from my stay in US. Shyt, it really tasted like grapes. Yes, I know it was all artificial like Matrix, but nevertheless, I loved it.......

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


Westerplatte, Poland

Out of date plaques - the last defender of Westerplatte died this year.
Souvenirs

Pam, as for outdoors meals when you are in the Old Town, I can recommend you a milk bar in Szeroka Street. It is called Turystyczny (Tourist) Bar, offers excellent Polish dishes, great value for money. We frequented it 3 times and never regreted.

Famous chilled soup - chłodnik litewski.

I devoured potato pancakes ala Hungarian (with rich gravy and large chunks of soft pork) while my kids and wife ordered regular pancakes with cottage cheese and sugar.

or they tried out scrambled eggs (???) and blueberry pierogis.

Food / What made in Poland produce would you recommend [110]


Yes, it is. And that is a good moment to see the difference in taste.

Do you know that Polish diplomats and Euro Parliament members advertise Polish strawberries every summer?


Yes!


:):):):) Who knows?

Well, I tried once or twice Lindt pralines. Yes, they were good, but really nothing special, comparable to products made in Poland by foreign and Polish capital.

PS. Sobieski, I just recalled communist times, late 1970s. We could compare between Polish, Czechoslovakian and Hungarian chocolate. Which one was the tastiest, you think? :):):) I know you know the answer. But if some other members don`t, I can say the Czechoslovakian and Hungarian chocolate was simply inedible. :):):):):)

Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


No, pam. It isn`t sad today. It was sad when those people gave their life, either during combat or later in hospitals and executions, including the 10 year old daughter of the post office caretaker. It was sad because those people had families who mourned them and also, there were many witnesses of their suffering and pain.

Today, they are all gone. The sad moments turned into glorious history of Poland - thanks to me and other history lovers like me, those heroic people who died for Polish Gdańsk will be immortalised on various pages till the end of this world.

E.g.,



More about them in the Museum of the Gdańsk Post Office.
mhmg.pl/galeria.php?gal=41&oddzial=6

Food / What made in Poland produce would you recommend [110]


You mean Pasja by Dr Gerard?

Poland candy

drgerard.eu/strona/o-firmie

The main activity of the company Dr Gerard ( until April 2011 functioning under the name Lider'S - KG )
is the production of pastries and chocolate products , which is the result of excellent quality
combination of traditional production of " sweet " products with the most advanced technology
currently available on the market. The company Dr. Gerard is one of the largest and most important
confectionery producers in Poland , whose success is based on very high
quality and a wide range of products.


That`s true. Polish fruit and veg are much tastier than foreign stuff. Unfortunately, we still have to buy foreign veg and fruit when it is off season in Poland.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


We went to Auchan hypermarket in Krakow. I like it because not only is the choice there the greatest in the city but prices are lowest too.

The ready-made-dish freezer is so tiny. Definitely, a clash of cultures. :):):):)

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Travel / Traveling around Poland - our photo stories with very personal commentary [225]


Quite probable. But everything is possible if you plan it wisely.


Which castle are you talking about? Malbork?

BTW, don`t forget churches, especially the biggest one which offers a great view.

After the war, a few rows of destroyed houses weren`t rebuilt to make more space in the cramped quarters of the Old Town.

Gdańsk is famous for amber jewellery:

Much more pics here: https://polishforums.com/food/poland-made-produce-recommend-62293/2/

More of the Old Town

Visible difference between communist reconstruction from post war time and modern times:

Today`s reconstruction

On sunny days we still tried to find time to check the beach.

Oops, time to go.

Harbour section

Museum - the first Polish ship built after WW2

As ardent Polish patriots, we didn`t forget about visiting such places as:

The pre-war Polish Post office, famous for its defence on 1 Sept 1939 and execution of Polish workers by Nazi Germans.

I read about it as a child and always wanted to see the site.

Famous wall
The shocking reenactment by my eldest son.
Life goes on thanks to heroic post office defenders.

UK, Ireland / Why Manchester rules over Warsaw :) [65]

Guys, can you get back on the topic? Namely, comparison between Warsaw and Manchester. I don`t have time to read about British girls` accents.


E.g.,


Oops, not too impressive.

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Yes, that`s right, but still.....
let me remind you and all other guys who mentioned it that the art of cooking isn`t really the subject matter of this discussion. :):):):)

In fact, it is NOT discussed here if British or Polish women CAN or CANNOT cook.

The discussion is about the POPULARITY of home traditional cooking from the scratch.


I am afraid not. :):):)

Dear guys, let me remind you that I didn`t expect to get the info who eats or doesn`t eat typical British breakfast in the UK. I know that it is eaten occassionally.

My question was quite simple:

:):):):)

If you don`t like the pic which looks like 1980s, here is a more up-to-date one:

Miles and miles of frozen food freezers:



A view not available in Poland.

Yet.

And my question was: how long will we last?

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Hey, it is the recipe! Don`t you beat your chicken breast before cooking???

Strange......

Step 1: Chicken
Place a boneless, skinless chicken breast on your cutting board.
Step 2: Plastic Wrap
Get two large pieces of plastic wrap and fold them over to double thickness so that they will cover the breast with room to spare. Remember we are flattening the breast so it will expand.

Step 3: Top and Bottom
Put the breast between the two pieces of wrap and place on cutting board.
Step 4: Hammer Time!
Grab a mallet (if you don't have one use anything with a flat hard surface) and using the flat side pound out the breast to desired thickness. The thinner you pound it the quicker it will cook.


With such knowledge, sure, you have. :)

Language / Polish names spelling and pronunciation [24]

Possible but I never heard this diminutive in real life. :):):)

Wait, tomorrow I am having a lesson with Sue, I will ask her.

UK, Ireland / Why Manchester rules over Warsaw :) [65]


Yes, but what about:


from another thread????

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


No, let`s not. The nature of this thread is generalisation. I write here about general tendencies prevailing in countries. It is obvious that not all people in a country conform to that generalisation but most do.

The same kind of generalisation is taking place in threads about Poland and Poles, and you are also an important contributor there:
Why Manchester rules over Warsaw :)


Yes, some can cook ready made food. :):):):)

thaindian.com/newsportal/health/why-cant-wives-cook-the-mothers-way_100604947.html


thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/in-britain-just-one-in-four-meals-is-home-cooked_100580005.html

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]

By accident, I had a look at British breakfast and sth occured to me...

Lightyears ago, I thought that British bacon and Polish boczek are the same - ham-like meat with a lot of white fat.



Later I realised that British bacon is in fact Polish bekon, like the one exported to UK by Polish meat producers

Ham-like stuff with a little fat on the side.

But today I can see that fatty stuff rules in English breakfast in a lot of online recipes



What the hell?


I know! :):):):)

But it is a British paper, right? Would they distort the British reality??? :):):)

Life / Polish vs British vs American - Clash of cultures [390]


Good.
Yet, the frozen food culture is much more popular there than here.

cartoonstock.com/directory/f/frozen_food.asp

How long will we last? :):):)


Yes, I know, they cook excellent pudding with mint sauce.....


You mean microwave dishes, of course. :):):):):)

Come on, Polak, we are talking about real stuff, not dog food........ :):):):):)

dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1382709/One-British-women-struggle-cook-basic-dishes.html
One in six British women struggles to crack the art of cooking, a survey revealed today.
More than half said their husband is a better cook.
The poll of 2,000 men and women commissioned by the Good Food channel found that the typical female can cook only seven dishes from scratch.
More than one in five women struggles with a basic curry, one in six cannot bake a cake and one in ten has never cooked a roast.

One in 20 even messes up boiling an egg or preparing a cooked breakfast.

Comments to the article:
" .... the Good Food channel found that the typical female can cook only seven dishes from scratch." My wife's cuisine can't be bettered. Yummy! I weighed 9 stones when we married six months ago, and now I'm a more manly 18 stones. You can't beat modern home cooking. Here are her seven favourite dishes. Dish 1: Microwaved chicken korma and rice from the supermarket. Dish 2: Oven heated quiche lorraine and oven heatedroast potatoes from the supermarket. Dish 3: Scrambled eggs and oven heated chips. Dish 4: Beans on toast and oven heated chips. Dish 5: Supermarket pizza from the supermarket.

PS. Stop boasting of having all English girls! It is pathetic! :):):):)

Language / Polish names spelling and pronunciation [24]

Zośka?

News / Poland Parliamentary elections 2015 [1060]


But we already settled that PiS` economic program is purely socialist. If they got power and fulfilled what they are promising now, Poland would be ruined within 2, 3 years, like Greece.

Fortunately


Good for Poland! :):):)