Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
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?
Are you sure it wasn't baby food?! (Bobo, bobas, etc. are related to babies. Perhaps it was for pups!)
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!)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
I'm sure it is a grammar school in Northampton, UK.
What is this?
I'm sure it is a grammar school in Northampton, UK.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
Admit you are revolted because presumably their mayonnaise is made in Warsaw and all we know what Warsaw is! ;-)
All together!:
A... village... up... north... of...!!!
----
The fact is, the label reads: Made by Unilever, Domaniewska, Warszawa and there is no factory over there ;-)
No wonder Hellmann`s is so revolting!
Admit you are revolted because presumably their mayonnaise is made in Warsaw and all we know what Warsaw is! ;-)
All together!:
A... village... up... north... of...!!!
----
The fact is, the label reads: Made by Unilever, Domaniewska, Warszawa and there is no factory over there ;-)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
Right, right, Stu, however, there are many products from international companies available here. Once a product has been made in Poland, it is 590 on the bar-code even if this is Coke. I think Hellman's is Dutch made.
Right, right, Stu, however, there are many products from international companies available here. Once a product has been made in Poland, it is 590 on the bar-code even if this is Coke. I think Hellman's is Dutch made.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Travel / Poland in photo riddles [3134]
Let me guess... This is from pawian and he is a Krakowian ;-) so perhaps it is the Kopiec Kościuszki or Kopiec Piłsudskiego in Kraków?
Let me guess... This is from pawian and he is a Krakowian ;-) so perhaps it is the Kopiec Kościuszki or Kopiec Piłsudskiego in Kraków?
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Theft of a Golden Mug in Poland [24]
Wildrover has really got a grasp on Polish countryside ways.
I'd wait for his Russian experiences from him as an eye-witness. Remember about me, Wildie and tell stories!
Wildrover has really got a grasp on Polish countryside ways.
I'd wait for his Russian experiences from him as an eye-witness. Remember about me, Wildie and tell stories!
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
No, talking about stereotypes related to uptight-ness (sorry!) of Poles from different part of Poland and of different countries of the world is certainly on topic, Seanus.
No, talking about stereotypes related to uptight-ness (sorry!) of Poles from different part of Poland and of different countries of the world is certainly on topic, Seanus.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
Which does not in the least change the fact the English name for Kraków is Cracow.
Which does not in the least change the fact the English name for Kraków is Cracow.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / The Polish Way to Ask Questions [41]
It does not matter. Norwegian homes need heating for 9 months per year and all heating is electric. Therefore, it does not matter if the house is warmed by a heater or by bulbs or by PC. A Norwegian also likes a lot of light to compensate lack of sunshine.
Remaining on topic, Polish indirect questions are the cultural thing and the question about the toilet may be quite different outside Poland. I'm just interested.
Many years ago, I read an article in the Warsaw Voice. The author there asked exactly why Poles cannot simply say "I need a lift, can you help me with that?" and mentioned the toilet question.
It does not matter. Norwegian homes need heating for 9 months per year and all heating is electric. Therefore, it does not matter if the house is warmed by a heater or by bulbs or by PC. A Norwegian also likes a lot of light to compensate lack of sunshine.
Remaining on topic, Polish indirect questions are the cultural thing and the question about the toilet may be quite different outside Poland. I'm just interested.
Many years ago, I read an article in the Warsaw Voice. The author there asked exactly why Poles cannot simply say "I need a lift, can you help me with that?" and mentioned the toilet question.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / The Polish Way to Ask Questions [41]
Maarysiu, I explicitly asked non-Poles for the answer and for similar situation in their home country, on purpose.
If I asked you whether you turn the light off on exiting a room, you would say "Yes, I do".
A Norwegian would answer: "No, I don't".
OK?
Maarysiu, I explicitly asked non-Poles for the answer and for similar situation in their home country, on purpose.
If I asked you whether you turn the light off on exiting a room, you would say "Yes, I do".
A Norwegian would answer: "No, I don't".
OK?
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / The Polish Way to Ask Questions [41]
The question is the cardinal example for the Polish inability to ask direct questions. I read about it many years ago ;-) The direct question would be: "Where can I find the toilet"; and you do not expect guests excrete in the staircase of your house after you have invited them ;)
This question should be read:
The question is the cardinal example for the Polish inability to ask direct questions. I read about it many years ago ;-) The direct question would be: "Where can I find the toilet"; and you do not expect guests excrete in the staircase of your house after you have invited them ;)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / The Polish Way to Ask Questions [41]
My wife shot me down with that question yesterday:
-- So, is your friend white the other way? (Czy on jest "biały inaczej"?)
Then we were rolling of laughter for quite a while.
She wanted to ask if he was a Negro, but in the politically correct way, for fun. This is how you avoid asking direct questions! :-D
My daughter as a little kid asked "Are you talking about this hairless mister, Dad?"
Question to all non-Polish people here: Do your compatriots ask this question while at your home:
-- May I use the toilet?
Normally I answer the guest must not use the toilet and I will defend the door to the toilet with my body!
My wife shot me down with that question yesterday:
-- So, is your friend white the other way? (Czy on jest "biały inaczej"?)
Then we were rolling of laughter for quite a while.
She wanted to ask if he was a Negro, but in the politically correct way, for fun. This is how you avoid asking direct questions! :-D
My daughter as a little kid asked "Are you talking about this hairless mister, Dad?"
Question to all non-Polish people here: Do your compatriots ask this question while at your home:
-- May I use the toilet?
Normally I answer the guest must not use the toilet and I will defend the door to the toilet with my body!
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
Come on, Seanus! Korea was not discovered and described in the Middle Ages ;-)
Besides, where was the letter K introduced to the Latin alphabet?
It's like Korea and Corea :)
Come on, Seanus! Korea was not discovered and described in the Middle Ages ;-)
Besides, where was the letter K introduced to the Latin alphabet?
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Borscht - Zurek / Bialy barszcz recipe [153]
What is chemical difference between fermented rye bread and fermented rye flour? I do not deny your words, it's only a question.
P.S. Polonius3: Regardless how your grandma made the white barszcz, white barszcz is made sour with fermented red-beet juice. You can look up any Polish recipe book. I've just done it to make sure, one book being very old and another a new one. Żur is made with fermented rye bread or flour.
What is chemical difference between fermented rye bread and fermented rye flour? I do not deny your words, it's only a question.
P.S. Polonius3: Regardless how your grandma made the white barszcz, white barszcz is made sour with fermented red-beet juice. You can look up any Polish recipe book. I've just done it to make sure, one book being very old and another a new one. Żur is made with fermented rye bread or flour.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Borscht - Zurek / Bialy barszcz recipe [153]
I think the main difference is żurek is made with fermented bread as your Grandma did, so the soup is naturally sour. With barszcz you need to use either vinegar or lemon to make it sour.
Zakwas na żur, made of fermented bread, some raisins...
If i remember correctly there is a difference between barszcz biały and żurek, different flour used
I think the main difference is żurek is made with fermented bread as your Grandma did, so the soup is naturally sour. With barszcz you need to use either vinegar or lemon to make it sour.
Zakwas na żur, made of fermented bread, some raisins...
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Looking for a Pickle Soup Recipe - Polish ogórkowa [28]
No zupa ogórkowa pictures today!
There is some sort of a church holiday here (don't mention the name or I shoot!) and all shops are closed today.
Weep, chlip.
No zupa ogórkowa pictures today!
There is some sort of a church holiday here (don't mention the name or I shoot!) and all shops are closed today.
Weep, chlip.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Looking for a Pickle Soup Recipe - Polish ogórkowa [28]
That's the secret. You are adding the glass of milk with the flour already mixed in and make sure it gets well mixed in in the soup, and that the soup boils again. Then you are adding the cucumber and stop heating. For some magical phenomenon the milk does not curdle. I think I have to go to the shop and buy all necessary stuff. Perhaps I'll be able to show pictures.
P.S. Giving it a longer thought, I'd say the milk forms extremely fine curdles, very small particles the same size as four particles, so all in all the soup becomes thick and perfect.
That's the secret. You are adding the glass of milk with the flour already mixed in and make sure it gets well mixed in in the soup, and that the soup boils again. Then you are adding the cucumber and stop heating. For some magical phenomenon the milk does not curdle. I think I have to go to the shop and buy all necessary stuff. Perhaps I'll be able to show pictures.
P.S. Giving it a longer thought, I'd say the milk forms extremely fine curdles, very small particles the same size as four particles, so all in all the soup becomes thick and perfect.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Looking for a Pickle Soup Recipe - Polish ogórkowa [28]
Does anyone need my zupa ogórkowa recipe?
Here it is:
Peel significant amount of potato, some carrot and parsley, slice them down into small cubes. Prepare a large cooking vessel. Boil a lot of water and add a teaspoon of salt. Boil the vegetables until soft. Do not forget adding all-spice, and some pepper grain. I'd recommend adding a teaspoon of Kucharek or Vegeta, it only helps.
Prepare either a 400 gram pack of grated pickled cucumber (ogórki kwaszone) or grate ogórki kwaszone in the same quantity yourself. Do not remove the sour juice.
Once the vegetables are soft:
1. Mix a tablespoon of flour with milk (be generous with milk)
2. Pour the flour/milk mixture in the vessel and mix vigorously until it boils again
3. Add two teaspoons of butter and let it melt.
4. Pour the ogórki kiszone into the vessel, mix strongly and instantly stop heating.
Serve. Even if the soup is full of vegetables, eating bread with the soup is OK.
Sorry if my culinary English was not good enough.
P.S. I forgot mentioning egg yolk, so:
1. Boil vegetables until very soft
2. Stir butter with an egg yolk, dilute in 1/8 liter of boiling soup, mix with soup
3. Stir flour with 1/4 liter of milk, mix with soup and make soup boil
4. Add grated ogórki kiszone and juice. 400 g is a little too much for 1 kg of potato, use perhaps 300 g.
Zupa ogórkowa I've just made and eaten.
Yummy! ;-)
Does anyone need my zupa ogórkowa recipe?
Here it is:
Peel significant amount of potato, some carrot and parsley, slice them down into small cubes. Prepare a large cooking vessel. Boil a lot of water and add a teaspoon of salt. Boil the vegetables until soft. Do not forget adding all-spice, and some pepper grain. I'd recommend adding a teaspoon of Kucharek or Vegeta, it only helps.
Prepare either a 400 gram pack of grated pickled cucumber (ogórki kwaszone) or grate ogórki kwaszone in the same quantity yourself. Do not remove the sour juice.
Once the vegetables are soft:
1. Mix a tablespoon of flour with milk (be generous with milk)
2. Pour the flour/milk mixture in the vessel and mix vigorously until it boils again
3. Add two teaspoons of butter and let it melt.
4. Pour the ogórki kiszone into the vessel, mix strongly and instantly stop heating.
Serve. Even if the soup is full of vegetables, eating bread with the soup is OK.
Sorry if my culinary English was not good enough.
P.S. I forgot mentioning egg yolk, so:
1. Boil vegetables until very soft
2. Stir butter with an egg yolk, dilute in 1/8 liter of boiling soup, mix with soup
3. Stir flour with 1/4 liter of milk, mix with soup and make soup boil
4. Add grated ogórki kiszone and juice. 400 g is a little too much for 1 kg of potato, use perhaps 300 g.
Zupa ogórkowa I've just made and eaten.
Yummy! ;-)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Although it is a Lithuanian soup :-)
cjj: chlodnik
It is also very delicious.
It is also very delicious.
Although it is a Lithuanian soup :-)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Yes, it is. Yummy! Gotta make me some... today?! Well... why not?
Yes, it is. Yummy! Gotta make me some... today?! Well... why not?
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
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.
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.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Expats' Polish food favourites [140]
Contrary to the US, there are pavements in Poland. Ask Seanus why he prefers eating pierogi in the winter time.
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?
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.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Food / Mayonnaise and ketchup in Poland [47]
I won't discuss anybody's taste but I will only tell you how comes the Winiary - Dekoracyjny is so thick. You simply use more of vegetable oil and apply a lot of energy to emulsify it.
When I was a university student, I made some imitation of similar mayonnaise by emulsifying a lot of mineral oil in water by so-called ultrasonic disintegrator. The resulting mix looked exactly like the Winiary ;-)
Good point. I like Kielecki just because of vinegar.
With compliments to all expats: Hellmans, Kielecki, Bonduelle, Chleb Zlocisty, Potassium Salt
No zupa ogórkowa today.
Funny thing, the label on Helmann's reads the mayonnaise is made in Poland, and the bar-code reads Holland ;-)
I won't discuss anybody's taste but I will only tell you how comes the Winiary - Dekoracyjny is so thick. You simply use more of vegetable oil and apply a lot of energy to emulsify it.
When I was a university student, I made some imitation of similar mayonnaise by emulsifying a lot of mineral oil in water by so-called ultrasonic disintegrator. The resulting mix looked exactly like the Winiary ;-)
Antek_Stalich: Winiary
yes!
the only brand that doesn't smell and taste of vinegar.
I hate vinegar.
yes!
the only brand that doesn't smell and taste of vinegar.
I hate vinegar.
Good point. I like Kielecki just because of vinegar.
With compliments to all expats: Hellmans, Kielecki, Bonduelle, Chleb Zlocisty, Potassium Salt
No zupa ogórkowa today.
Funny thing, the label on Helmann's reads the mayonnaise is made in Poland, and the bar-code reads Holland ;-)
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
Whoever prefers the names of inhabitants of Polish cities derived from Latin roots, he or she is free to do that. I'll stick with the names derived from English city names. However, if you like the Latin names, that would be "Cracovian" since Kraków is Cracovia in Latin, same as Kalisz is Calisia.
Back on topic, what do you think about stereotypes saying that Cracowers are more uptight than Warsawers are, Posnaners have their specific sense of humour, and the people of TriCity are generaly easy-going?
Discuss.
Whoever prefers the names of inhabitants of Polish cities derived from Latin roots, he or she is free to do that. I'll stick with the names derived from English city names. However, if you like the Latin names, that would be "Cracovian" since Kraków is Cracovia in Latin, same as Kalisz is Calisia.
Back on topic, what do you think about stereotypes saying that Cracowers are more uptight than Warsawers are, Posnaners have their specific sense of humour, and the people of TriCity are generaly easy-going?
Discuss.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / How Safe Are the Polish Cities? [179]
Don't you think this is the sign the Polish police does something to even more increase the safety?
Don't you think this is the sign the Polish police does something to even more increase the safety?
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
Could you read whole posts, please?
Warsaw, Posnan, Cracow, Berlin, London. Warsawer, Posnaner, Cracower, Berliner, Londoner.
They say Cracowers are very uptight, and we are back on topic.
Could you read whole posts, please?
This must, however, be a stereotype since Pawian proves that what they say about Cracowers in the second place is untrue.
Warsaw, Posnan, Cracow, Berlin, London. Warsawer, Posnaner, Cracower, Berliner, Londoner.
Antek_Stalich
12 Jun 2011
Life / Uptight Poles [262]
They say Cracowers are very uptight, and we are back on topic. This must, however, be a stereotype since Pawian proves that what they say about Cracowers in the second place is untrue.
They say Cracowers are very uptight, and we are back on topic. This must, however, be a stereotype since Pawian proves that what they say about Cracowers in the second place is untrue.