At places such as Bożek's and Polish Market (big Polish supermarkets) in Sterling Hts, Michigan, you can get most of the brands of coffee sold in Poland. Personally I like a 50-50 blend of Tchibo Family Intense and MK Premium. The Tchibo Family gives it body and the MK its aroma.
Other brands are Jacob's, Finezja, Sahara, Pedro's, Woseba, Maxwell House... What is your preference? Incidentally the Maxwell Hosue sold in Poland is quite different from what you get inthe US.
I am not reach person so I drink Lavazza. Very good relationship of the price to the quality. Unfortunately my wife dinks Nescafe – I cannot understand it. Instant coffee is no coffee! (-:
Coffee comes mainly from Latin America, Africa and Asia and is divided into mellow Arabica and strong-tasting Robusta, often blended in various proprotions to combine flavour and body. It is the local blenders and roasters that create the different varieties. For instance Italians prefer darker roasted blends, Scandnavian coffee is somewhat on the sour side, American mainstream brands are lightly roasted (some would say underroasted) and mild-tasting. Is there any discernible type of coffee preferred in Poland?
Look on the coffee packet under Producent. I have before me a packet of MK Premium which names the producer as. Strauss Café Poland Sp. z o.o. Swadzim, ul Poznańska 50 62-080 Tarnowo Podgórne.
The reason why the same cofee taste different than in the U.S is that most coffee consumed in Poland comes from Africa and Indonesia, rather than Latin America, which produces weaker-flavored varieties. Despite a TV advertising blitz pushing instant coffee (on which coffee companies make the biggest profits), ground coffee still accounts for 83% of sales in Poland
In my experience, Poles from Poland won't touch anything except Gold Blend.
I mean, why??? I take them to a cafe which does REAL coffee, and all they do is moan that "it's not the same as mine back home" (i.e. their jar of Gold Blend instant!).
I personally am not a fan of this style that a lot of people here seem to enjoy (ie. putting the grounds straight in hot water and drinking with the grounds still in it) because I am just not keen on the grounds...but each to their own.
I have always liked espresso style coffee, I quite like Illy or Azzuro beans and a nice strong double espresso.
Not a huge fan of what I think of as American coffe (ie. filter coffee) but I will happily drink it if it's fresh.
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Anyone have an educated estimate as to what percentage of Poles, who drink coffee at home, brew it: -- In the glass or cup method (ground coffee drenched with boiling water) -- cooker-top espresso pot -- home electric espresso machine -- American-style automatic drip coffee maker -- French-style coffee press -- instant coffee (ugggh!)
Every Polish household I've ever visited almost exclusively drinks Gold Blend lol :D
However, my uncle also has a cooker-top espresso pot, as well as the aforementioned jar of Poland's favourite; but he lives in Bielany, so he's quite well-off ;)
I just got back from Poland a few weeks ago and many people were kind and invited me in for coffee. For the most part, it was ground in the cup with boiling water on it....or so it seemed. It was strong and kind of gritty.
At the breakfast there was a choice I believe between Gold Blend and Nescafe.
I thought the long coffee packets available in stores containing plain instant coffee, (real skinny packet), coffee with creamer, and coffee with sugar and creamer were cute.
In America, our packages tend to be boxier and I notice the coffee packets long and skinny and all the water and juice bottles were narrow and taller, too.
