Might just be a recipe of his own, or a family one.
The condensed milk doesn't appeal much.
The condensed milk doesn't appeal much.
Traditional Polish Soups.
The condensed milk doesn't appeal much.
Definitely not in soup! It's too sweet. For desserts only.
! It's too sweet
After adding water and vinegar it is not so sweet anymore. Another possible soup is Zalewajka ze śmietaną.
mostbetzpl
7 Jan 2026 #94
Nie wiem jak Ty, ale ja uwielbiam zupę z kurczakiem i dużą ilością cebuli.
A.ja uwielbam zurek!!
Ale chlodnik tylko w lecie.
Ale chlodnik tylko w lecie.
Definitely not in soup! It's too sweet. For desserts only.
Condensed milk exists in sweetened and unsweetened versions.... I remember once using the unsweetened version in an attempt to make huancaina sauce...
huancaina sauce...
I had no idea what this was so I googled it and the recipe includes evaporated milk.
I didn't know there was an unsweetened version of condensed milk but have just worked out that this is known as evaporated milk in the UK. All these years and I never knew what is was.....
I had no idea what this was so I googled it
There are a few different versions, I was trying for an approximation of the Peruvian version. In Bolivia and Northern Chile they use peanuts .
Both are really delicious but also heavy.... so very, very heavy....
I didn't know there was an unsweetened version of condensed milk
Ta da!
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evaporated milk in the UK
In South Yorkshire, it's called shackin' milk, because tha shacks it ovver t'tinned peaches.
includes evaporated milk.
Given, it's an odd name... especially since there's powdered milk (that seems more evaporate.....).
but also heavy.... so very, very heavy....
Sounds like comfort food :)
Ta da!
Aha!
It was used mainly for pouring on desserts in the UK ( as in Jon's post ), but some people used to have it in coffee in place of milk. I always thought it tasted a bit weird.
tha shacks it ovver t'tinned peaches.
Oh yes, I remember having that over tinned fruit, but sadly, the juice was never drained so you'd end up with some horribly milky mixture :(
it's an odd name... especially since there's powdered milk (
Apparently, the milk is heated to evaporate over half the water and the evaporated milk is what's left. Powdered milk will have had all the moisture removed.
some horribly milky mixture :(
I'd happily forgotten that.
There's also sterilised milk which we never had. Big in Bradford where they call it model milk. Probably because a century or so ago everyone in the slums of big industrial cities knew someone who'd died or got seriously ill from food that had gone off so it sounded safer. That and it lasted longer in the days of no fridges. I've often wondered what it tastes like.
In parts of west Africa they have super-condensed milk, thicker than the thickest cream. They use it for dipping very fresh soft dates in.
sterilised milk
I absolutely love it but haven't seen it since I was a kid.
My mother was from Oswaldtwistle and we used to go and visit my grandma who always got the sterilised milk and the Angel Delight out. I think it was definitely a northern thing as I've never seen it down south. Tastes lovely on its own, you wouldn't want it in tea/coffee.
west Africa they have super-condensed milk, thicker than the thickest cream
That sounds quite yummy.
If you all use powdered milk, you really should use Carnation Evaporated Milk, the milk of contented cows!
Cieniewski
12 Jan 2026 #105
I did not specify in my original post because I was not certain of the correct name or spelling, but my parents called it phase (fase). I could not find any references on line for this name.
@Cieniewski
Were they from near Lublin?
This does remind me of something.
Were they from near Lublin?
This does remind me of something.
Apparently, the milk is heated to evaporate over half the water and the evaporated milk is what's left.
It is called reduced-the process.
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contented cows!
You have a dirty mind.
Dirty, Ironside?
Trust you're being flip..or you misunderstood.
Trust you're being flip..or you misunderstood.
@Cieniewski
I've been thinking about the soup you mentioned.
There's a type of soup from the Lublin area called forszmak (not the same as the Jewish dish with a similar name that contains fish). There are lots of recipes, lots of variations. In the kiosks round Lublin that sell hot dogs etc they always have a version of it, sometimes creamy with sliced ham in.
Forszmak doesn't typically have potato dumplings, however there's no reason that someone shouldn't put them in. It often has potatoes in, and often doesn't.Most of the recipes online for them are quite dark, however I've had paler ones that contain cream. Sometimes it's so pale, it's almost white.
Maybe the soup your parents made was their own favourite version of or variation on that?
I've been thinking about the soup you mentioned.
There's a type of soup from the Lublin area called forszmak (not the same as the Jewish dish with a similar name that contains fish). There are lots of recipes, lots of variations. In the kiosks round Lublin that sell hot dogs etc they always have a version of it, sometimes creamy with sliced ham in.
Forszmak doesn't typically have potato dumplings, however there's no reason that someone shouldn't put them in. It often has potatoes in, and often doesn't.Most of the recipes online for them are quite dark, however I've had paler ones that contain cream. Sometimes it's so pale, it's almost white.
Maybe the soup your parents made was their own favourite version of or variation on that?
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Ron2
13 Jan 2026 #110
I once tried a Vietnamese soup (Pho or something) and I liked it as much as the Polish chicken soup / rosol. The picture above reminds me of that.
Plenty of good pho places in Warsaw and other Polish cities these days - I really like the one on junction of Wilcza and Krucza
I really like the one on junction of Wilcza and Krucza
You mean Tran Tran? It's decent, but when you're in that neck of the woods Uki Uki is two minutes away and the kama-age ebi udon there is probably the best soup in Poland.
I really like the one on junction of Wilcza and Krucza
I've not been to that one or Tran Tran however there's an excellent pho place on Chmielna. South side of the street, towards the Nowy Świat end, plain decor, very popular.
an excellent pho place on Chmielna. South side of the street, towards the Nowy Świat end, plain decor
I think you mean Toan Pho. I go there sometime when I have a beer or three in Pinta.
Have you been to the vegan ramen place on Jana Pawla? It's imaginatively named Vegan Ramen Shop but serves up some of the best ramen in the country, certainly the best veggie ramen in Warsaw. As a bonus, if you go there in spring or summer after a bowl of ramen you can sit outside the Ukrainian supermarket next door and enjoy some excellent Ukrainian beer for far less than you'll pay for Zywiec swill in the city centre.
At a contentious culinary competition in Saigon, things grew testy as one South Vietnamese judge, distrustful of the results, asked warily, "Friend or pho?". 😄
I once tried a Vietnamese soup (Pho or something)
I only tried it once and didn't like it. Maybe I was unlucky but the broth was like dishwater. Whole thing was pretty much tasteless.
For a Polish soup, my favourite is krupnik.
For a Polish soup, my favourite is krupnik
Do you know Botwinka? Easy to make.
my favourite is krupnik.
I didn't much like it for years.... (mostly had it institutional settings) then I had it made by a friend and.... no comparison, it was so awesome. The thing is it needs not that many ingredients (but good qaulity) and needs to be served fresh.
Botwinka
Does it taste much different to Barszcz?
I had it made by a friend and.... no comparison, it was so awesome.
I've only ever had friends make it so haven't had the experience that you had. Home-made is always better anyway
Does it taste much different to Barszcz?
Yes. It's got a very distinctive flavour. Very easy to make too.