Which foods are generally disliked/unpopular in Poland? Which non-Polish foods are slowly gaining popularity?

@pawian

Is Zubrowka regarded as flavoured?...... ;-)

There are two kinds of Żubrówka: classic which is flavoured and clear unflavoured.

@pawian

The only one I know is the one with the bison grass in it.
Is that regarded as flavoured?

Any alien flavour/aroma/extract which you add to pure vodka makes it flavoured. Pure vodka is just pure. :):)

@Paulwiz
No worries. Poles drink beer, too.

Yeah, I figured drinking beer is already within my skill set and I could likely drink beer in any language. But I didn't want to have the locals pointing and laughing at me behind my back for my faux pas at vodka drinking. And from what it sounds like, a guy could get in trouble if he tried to buy someone a drink of cherry vodka. Glad I asked about this.

I bet even pawian drinks some wisniowka. All those flavoured vodkas are pretty strong, too. Although, it's usually women who have them.
As for żubrówka, people usually have it with apple juice.
No sane is going to laugh at you just because you choose beer.
Several years ago a guy from Britain died in Poland because he'd drunk too much vodka. He was probably convinced you need to drink vodka with every meal. He was elderly and it was too much for him. He died.

So the plan will be to buy my wife a wisniowka and then I can drink it when she doesn't like it. Can't throw it away now, can I? That qualifies as alcohol abuse!

As to the old guy dying from drinking too much vodka, I hate it when that happens. Will try to avoid.

@Paulwiz
A glass of wisniowka is około for a guy. However, if you were into salt caramel or stuff like that
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As for beers, Karmi is caramel flavoured and 'for ladies'.

OK.So I get that.
I am not a great fan of spirits and will only drink them on special occasions.
And if I am honest......blasphemy on a Polish forum..... Wodka is probably my least favourite spirit..... Pure or otherwise.....it just has no flavour.

I would much prefer a good American bourbon, an Irish whiskey or a good French brandy.

(note to self: do not buy stock in the company that makes Karmi)
I sort of figured the bison grass vodka might be a manly sort of alternative vodka. My poor wife may get tired of me buying her odd vodkas.

@Paulwiz
Karmi is pretty popular really :)

Of course not. As a true man, I drink only pure vodkas.

PS. Actually, I seldom drink any vodka. As a true Polish gentleman, I prefer craft sweet wines. I am drinking one now. Prosit!

Which Polish foods are most disliked by Poles?

Brain. But it is unfair coz it resembles scrambled eggs.

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There is something seriously wrong in your method of scrambling eggs...... :-)

No, I only scramble brains.

Yeah, i will vouch for that..... :-)

Things in aspic aren't as popular now as they used to be. Konina doesn't sell much either...

True, the last time I had horse meat sausage was 5,6 years ago. I don`t see them today.

Mutton is also unpopular - I guess due to its smell.

Horse meat is getting quite rare in Poland now and all over Europe.
But I do not understand the Polish attitude to lamb and mutton and especially the poor quality of beef and steak in Poland.

It's all exported, basically. The locals prefer to buy lots of poor quality meat for their money - I've never understood it.

Horse meat was banned decades ago for human consumption in the US, its still used for Dog Food. So, you eat horses over there huh...🤮

There used to be a fast food chain named Jack in the Box around the Chicago area. They were caught serving Horse and were thrown out of the state years ago. They still have locations in California, but cant serve Horse anymore, not that those wasteoids would know the difference.

Maybe they don't like the aftertaste... I disliked lamb as a child for that reason, it wasn't an everyday or even every week kind of food so there was no way to acclimate to it. I like it occasionally now, but... meh... too expensive here to make it a staple...

A colleague (muslim but not very observant) said the same thing about pork - they avoid it less for religious reasons and more for the aftertaste that they never became accustomed to... (and which I never noticed since I've eaten it since childhood).

mutton just stinks - never had lamb so I can't judge

2007 actually.
But not banned in much of Europe.
I have eaten horse steak and it was just like a very lean steak.
Better than venison, which I can't stand.

It's delicious.

The lamb sold here in PL tends to be closer to the French style; perhaps from lambs that look more like anorexic giraffes than anything else.


The steaks tend to be much better than the sausage or the tins of horsemeat.

Not anymore. :)


Yes, I could smell it a long time ago but will never forget that fusty odour of rotting fat. Yuk. :)


I am not an expert on lamb like gumishu so would like to know: how a decent lamb kept for meat should look like? :)


Yes, I think so. Those horse kabanos sausages I had years ago were full of "farfocle" which got stuck in between my teeth. I ate them only because they were such exotic food.

I managed a bit of one and disliked it for the same reason. I gave the rest to the dog; he didn't complain.

Here's a fairly decent leg of lamb; they can be larger even.

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The problem is cultural.
You just don't know how to cook it.
Lamb is delicious but it does have a strong flavour.I love it.
If Mutton is cooked properly, most of you would stuggle to distinguish it from beef.
But as Poles have so little decent beef to compare it to in Poland, that may be a problem......