Poles have a more loving attitude to food than here in the UK

Nobody knows how to handle my personalised customised camera! Ha!!!


You mean a taxi. Come on, this vulgar means of transport is for British commons who come to Poland on drinking weekends. Intelligent Poles go by horse cabs! Ha!!!


Stop parroting me, invent something new and original, are you native for nought??? :):):)


This thread is about food, not ballet dancing. Apply more logic. :):):)

The single greatest miracle is how forgiving and enduring our bodies are.
Even the worst drunk wouldn't dare treat his car the way he abuses himself. Like putting 8 quarts of oil when the spec is 5.

So there are no cabs in Poland then? Who knew?


Like Joe Baxis?


Ballet dancers eat. Some of them anyway.

Most of them are taken by British commons coming to Poland for weekend drinking parties so intelligent cultural Poles and Polesses use horse transport instead. Ha!!!


This is lost on me. I am not a native even though johhny claims otherwise. Try to apply Polish contexts in the Polish forum, please, so that you can impress us with your knowledge of Polish culture. :):):)

There must be tens of thousands of such parties then. The bar and brothel owners would be so delighted that they'd be wetting themselves simultaneously all over Poland. Ryanair and Wizzair's share prices would probably go up too.

What are "commons"?


Google is your friend, and if it rejects your entreaties, think of it as a puzzle.

Amasing you don`t know your English Sprache! :):):)

(functioning as plural) people not of noble birth viewed as forming a political order
(functioning as plural) the lower classes as contrasted to the ruling classes of society; the commonalty.


Sorry, I don`t have time to google for things I am not interested in. It is your job in the Polish forum to explain foreign contexts, not mine. :):):)

The term you're thinking of is commoners however that includes 90% of szlachta..

Perhaps you mean proles, plebs or chavs. Ours can usually afford to travel for leisure however PL is old hat for them now.


Too banal.

Don`t be such a lazy Brit. :):):)


Whatever. :):):)

And that`s how they break glasses! An old Polish tradition - have a shot and break the glass.

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An old Polish lady I know (even very old nowadays) used to break alcohol (wine/gin/whisky) glasses a lot. Expensive glasses too.

Not deliberately (the key word/phrase here are "alcohol" and "a lot"). Every time it happened (sometimes more than daily), either she or her husband said it was a sign of good luck.

When Poles and Polesses celebrate their anniversaries of various type, it is customary to bring delicious food for workmates.

Here, I don`t remember the reason. Was it sb`s birthday or a colleague received the Teacher of the Year award??? Never mind, the food was amasing.

Pic 1 - cupcakes filled with thick mayo veg salad
Pic 2 - - Polish home made sausage, veg salad and some cakes too. And country bread, too!!! The colleague even remembered to get us seedless grapes. And the baby tomatoes were surprisingly sweet. All in all, a little feast for my taste buds.

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The same in the U.K.


Tartlets. Nice filled with fish.

Good!!! Brits have learnt it from Polish immigrants. Amasing!


And chips?? Must be delicious, anyway. :):):

Probably taught it to them since we've been doing it since forever.


That would be strange with a cold tartlet.

Usually sardines or seafood.

That is not unusual globally..... stop making out like The Poles are something special! All nations and races revere food and use it to celebrate!

There are two nations in Europe that revere food even more than the Poles, the Italians and the French.

Show us some pics, please. :):):)


After reading your input, I strongly believe we are. E.g, in another thread you suggested eating a humble pie coz it came to your mind as the most exclusive British food. AmaSSing!

Because Atch did a few weeks ago in post 43 but her picture looked like taken in 1950s so I would like to know if it still a tradition in the UK.

Food photographs? No, I don't take them. Same with holiday snaps. Next time I'm in a workplace in the U.K. when someone is celebrating g a birthday (could be never since I don't work there and don't plan to) I'll take a photo if someone puts a nice spread on.


This is actually a dish. Contains liver, kidneys, heart etc. It doesn't sound nice.

Yes, I know. Find some on the net, newer than from the 1950s. :):):)

Of a workplace buffet?

The nicest one I remember had a whole salmon as the centrepiece however that was for a very special occasion.

Yes, the one in 1970s! I remember it too!

How about sth newer that 50 years ago?

90s

Unfortunately for readers of PF, I've only intermittently worked in the U.K. since then and you may have noticed that I never really post food photos since I do t take them.

I've got some pictures that were taken of a traditionalish British Christmas lunch (NO turkey since it isn't as traditional as outsiders think).

I may post those since they're good pics.

About food in the workplace, in some workplaces it's almost obligatory.

I will be devastated if it does not include Fanny Cradock's mincemeat omelette.

Much underrated as a cook though deeply strange as a person.

But no, I did Christmas Pudding Ice Cream instead. It was a bit heavy on the dried fruit but worked.

I'll fish some pics out.

Mincemeat omelette sounds pretty damn good though. It's nice with pancakes (the English kind, sort of mid way between the American and the Polish ones) so would be good in an omelette.

I happened to discover her Christmas video series from 1975 on youtube last Christmas and quickly became obsessed.....


It's very... odd in execution. She makes an infernal racket with the eggs in the frying pan and then closes them over the mincemeat so that they're still only half cooked (not that unusual for the time but very odd now).

Some point out that it wasn't that different from a 'jam omelette' which was popular at the time but... tastes change and it seems deeply weird now.

I like some of the mincemeat ideas she has but the omelette.... not so.... convinced...

The omelette starts around 7:25

youtube.com/watch?v=9O5WDPSpI1A

Catholic confirmation isn`t such a spectacular event like the first holy communion. That is why families who experience it don`t go to such pains in preparing amasing dishes for guests.
Here is the menu on the day: Basic, I must say.

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Pawian, aren't you a fat guy by any chance?

No more. I work so hard that I burn a lot of calories daily. I eat a lot and burn a lot. And I don`t mean physical work only.

Come on, you are used to German style of treating guests at home which is scanty as we all know.

Ha, ha, Germans love grilling, they eat a lot, but it's nice to bring something, beer or sausages as a guest.