Polish specialty items - what souvenirs should I bring home to friends/family?

I have no idea what I should bring home to everyone. I hate getting things that just sit on a shelf so I was thinking Polish specialty items, like chocolates or other goodies. Does anyone have any ideas?

Miod pitny - Mead
Wodka - vodka
pierniki - gingerbread (from Torun!)

I like to bring spice mixes and kitchen utensils for making local foods...but I'm a bit of a dork like that.

like vegeta?

Buy a folk neckerchief, like this:

It was a very fashionable accessory recently

Or earrings with such motives:

and maggi.

like a little mix of spices for bigos for instance...just add the core ingredients, and a little paste of poland back home. dunno.

DRIED FOREST MASHROOMS!!!!

A polish history book ;)

Polish "stuff" like "dopalacze".?
A rarity, especially these days.
:D

Great ideas so far everyone! Keep them coming. I genuinely appreciate your help.

Everyone?

I hope you didn't take this one seriouse:

Lots and lots of Amber, and some of the great wood carvings. These are a few of the things I bring back, and all love them.

Mike

Sliwki - Plums in chocolate , I always take sliwki for friends and family and they always ask for more.

Pieguski and Michałki - the Brits are enchanted with those. They hold llong conversations over the ingredients.

haha, I looked up the meaning... didn't help. Luckily there was a thread about them. I don't think I could pull off bringing that through customs, let alone getting on the plane. lol good one.

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Souvenirs made in Poland

Hi. Where can I get some small souvenirs made in Poland in Warsaw? Please suggest a few places and address if possible. Thanks

The most widely known source for folk art and souvenirs is Cepelia:
cepelia.com.pl/index.html

It might be a terrible thing to say but there are always some souvenir shops at the airport ...

If you are looking for a brick-amd-mortar store, the Cepelia shop in Warsaw is on the corner of Marszalkowska and Jeruzalimskie, across from the central train station.

Solidarność Śliwka Nałęczowska. Plums in chocolate. Always a winner. Make sure they are made by this company. Some of the cheaper knock-offs are very inferior.

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