Traditional Polish Foods

@pawian

Looks good to me.
BTW, @pawian nice to see you making "Normal" Polish posts again, I think that most of us were missing those......

No, I am the same as always been. :):):) If anybody changed, it is you, not me. E.g,, you stopped attacking me. :):):)

That's all? I'm surprised you can taste it in a large pot of fruit and water.

That is complete and utter bollox and you know it!
You have reverted to the old Pawian that posted cultural stuff about Poland that we all loved.


Yes!! because you reverted to your normal self! Instead of that political animal that you were.

Stay sane, let us enjoy your posts instead of hating them........

Yes, I can, especially when I bite into a soggy piece of clove in a glass of kompot. hahahaha


I have remained myself the same for years....... :):):)


Not were but still am. I have never ceased to lash at rightists which once infuriated you and you attacked me with personal abuse for that. That is why I claim - you have changed and I appreciate it. :):):) The truth is that I attack nobody unless they provoke me.

Red ones are called cherry plum - śliwa wiśniowa, while yellow ones are mirabelle plums.

Encouraged by this success with kompot, I have replanted two little seedlings of cherry plum which had unexpectedly emerged in the wild part of the orchard, If things go well, I am going to make dozens of gallons of kompot in the future. Holender, I need to buy the third freezer..

What ingredient am I preparing to make another traditional dish???

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I know - but I won't tell

No, you only think so. :):):)

It looks like something sweet.

I have not changed but you have changed for the better.


That is a blatant lie!!! You have made a positive decision to avoid politics and re embrace Polish culture.
Good on you for that!
You are good on Polish culture.....not so good on politics......

Ok, let`s not argue who has changed or not.


You say so coz you know or you only judge from the knowledge of me after I admitted many times to having a sweet tooth???

I don't know, I took a chance, it looks like dates to me.

You are close

Looks like raisins... which I like by themselves though I don't much like them as ingredients in dishes.....

You are close....

They sort of have the color and texture of dried apricots but those are usually too large from what it shown in the photo.

Likely it is his version of kluski in milk soup. Sugar would be an ingredient. Cocoa or cinnamon (or both) could also be added and would give it the color as shown.

Not dried apricots but you are close.

As for colour, don`t be misled by the light coz I used flash.

They look like sultanas to me but I can't think of a single Polish dish that uses them. I also thought of prunes but they're much bigger than what's in the dish.

Yes, raisins soaked in milk.


Ooops, that`s bad coz I wanted to asked about it next.

maf suggested raisins in post #75 earlier so I disregarded them and chose sultanas instead.


I can think of dishes with raisins but not sultanas. Usually Xmas or Easter though. Jewish carp/Babka/Kutia/Chalka

Maf`s posts don`t show up on my screen.

In Poland sultanas are considered raisins. All sultanas are raisins, after all :):):)


What is the difference for my taste buds if I add raisins instead of sultanas or vice versa to my carp ala Jewish? :):):)

None. I would do exactly the same but when it comes to a non-Pole like me trying to guess ingredients for recipes, I am going on the fact that sultanas are not mentioned in Polish cuisine. Even if they are big raisins :)

I already told you - sultanas are raisins to 90% Poles and Polesses. When there was a supply of dried fruit to shops in the communist system, nobody cared if they were raisins or sultanas. :):)

That is why when a Polish recipe mentions raisins, consider it an option for sultanas as well. :):):)

Jesteś uparty jak osioł. I am not Polish though!!!!!! Nor am I a mind reader :)

Come on, relax, Everything goes well. You guessed again, that`s what counts. Raisins or sultanas, whatever. :):):)

As for the dish, nobody will guess, even native Poles or Polesses, so I will tell you. I used them to make my semi home cottage cheese pancakes. I can buy such pancakes with raisins only when I visit the big city from time to time - they are unavailable where we are living.

I was lazy and bought ready made wraps instead of making them like my wife always does for her pancakes.

The result? After frying they looked like the dog ate them and threw up, but they tasted delicious and I am going to repeat that procedure. But next time I am going to drain the raisins coz I pit that milk soaking into the cheese bowl, too. It made it sweeter but created problems while frying.

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By pure accident I ran into this menu today. Check it out. Kompot is No 1.

No 2 is chicken liver dish. I still remember how johhny admonished me a few years ago for eating giblets aka offals. He warned me against toxins and waste products etc.

No 3 is babka - amasing they used Polish name for sand cake.

No 4 is red Ukrainian borscht which is amasing coz did they forget about Polish red borsch which is tastier???

No 5 - Schav aka sorrel soup. I wonder if it is still available.

No 6 - basic kinds of pierogis, but the sprinkling they offered was simple fried onion. In Poland it is considered a poor substitute of fried lard called skwarki. If I had dined there, I certainly wouldn`t have ordered such incomplete dish.

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It says Polish American home cooking, but much of the dishes on the menu are more American than Polish in my opinion.

Yes, I also noticed it and was waiting for sb to corroborate.
But it is quite understandable and I don`t blame them.
Do you know why???? :):):)

Delicious, Especially chopped liver Jewish-style.


Sadly there were onions on the last ones I had. I prefer the normal crunchy ones from słonina.

I disagree on borscht though.

Looking at that menu, yes, it's very American.