Travel / Changing money in Poland [15]

As long as you don't exchange the currency at PKO BP (especially in Gdansk) - I have and I can honestly say, I regret it. Customer Service is apparently not in high demand there..

The way I was treated.. I felt awful! And I got s*** for not having "Dowod Osobisty" even though I showed the customer rep. a Canadian Passport!. Brrr...

Food / Borscht - Zurek / Bialy barszcz recipe [153]

There is red Barszcz, cooked with beets and there is white barszcz, also called zurek. Seems that you are talking about Zurek, rather than red barszcz..

Food / Borscht - Zurek / Bialy barszcz recipe [153]

Ukrainian barszcz is a red barszcz. It's always been. Ukrainian barszcz has beets and beans, all other kind of veggies; chopped, cut (usually Julianne style).

Zurek is a white barszcz usually made of some regular soup veggies, kielbasa, potatoes, flour and garlic. The basis of Zurek is called ryemeal sour.