Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Where about in Poland are you from?


It wasn't. In those days the diet for 95% of people was grindingly monotonous. Only the wealthy could experience diversity and even then, not all the time.


It's important for a cuisine to evolve creatively. All cuisines evolve; either well or badly.

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No grammar (of an Indo-European language) is especially complex; just concentrate on communication rather than precision and any grammar point that you're uncomfortable with will come in time. Besides, some (many) people are 'creative' about the grammar of even their first language so you shouldn't worry too much.

Wymysorys is a rural dialect. I doubt that the handful of elderly villagers who grew up speaking it ever worried too much about grammar.

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Or that curious crossover that exists between the two genres.


Sadly not enough if you've ever been to a karaoke bar (or a church) here.

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Wymysorys? Sadly you'd not find many people to speak it with.

Here's a basic dictionary:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Józef_Gara_-_Słownik_języka_wilamowskiego.pdf

Are you a polyglot? How many do you speak?

There's also Hałcnowski if you're good with languages.

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Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Traditionally, it's made by rolling milled grain between the fingers until it gets to being clumps at the texture you want. Nowadays there are machines in the factories however in homes in rural Africa it's still done by hand.

The kind sold in Poland (and anywhere else in Europe) is pre-cooked. The raw kind takes ages to prepare.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Sometimes yes, sometimes with stock.


After 3 years in Africa, I never want to see it again. Giant mounds of it with every meal.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Rather like the kasza porridge they have in Russia.


I like it, however it's at its best when done dry, Polish style.

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Not hugely so. They were more 50s modernist.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


I've only seen it on here and in very occasional recipes, mostly from Pol-Am websites.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


Not quite the same thing. In twarog the curds are cut differently and it's pressed lightly, which cottage cheese isn't. Americans call Twarog "farmers' cheese". There's no exact British equivalent however the nearest thing is probably curd cheese that we use in Yorkshire in baking.


Aside from sheeps' milk cheeses and a smoked cheese in the south, Poland has koryciński which is a bit like queso fresco.

Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]


That was developed in the late 80s for computer use.


They had their own fonts; nothing rafically different from any you'd see elsewhere however some were quite stylish. There are examples onlike; google is your friend here.

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An ideal breakfast. Apart from the scrambled eggs.

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American football matches always seem to be stopping and starting again. No sooner have they started to do something and there's a pause.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


The word pancakes covers several different things. From wafer thin crepes via traditional English ones to Scotch pancakes and the American breakfast kind. Nalesniki are within the family of pancakes. Though in English we do use the words 'blinis' and 'blintzes'.

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Strong cheddar works very well with that.

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Must be malt vinegar too.


Everybody buys them but apparently they're easy to make with a bit of practice. I might try.

Everybody says shepherd's pie however officially it's shepherd's pie with lamb and cottage pie with beef. Traditionally made on Monday or Tuesday out of meat left over from Sunday dinner.

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This is true. It's a different product completely.

The nearest ive found is at Macro however there are still big differences.

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Very much so. There are a lot of "ready meals" in supermarkets, some of them quite good, some less so. Although they exist here, there are less popular, only in bigger shops and the choice is small.

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If those photos are tonight's, it looks like we're having the same thing. I put mushrooms in rather than carrots since I had some nice ones and leftover fasole szparagowej from yesterday..

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Strange but somehow delicious.


Whenever I've made it for Poles here, they always like it. Plenty can go wrong when cooking it though.

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Nobody actually eats that first thing (except maybe lorry drivers and tourists who want to try it). The so-called breakfast is mostly eaten later in the day. Personally I hate baked beans and just don't see the appeal. A lot are sold here in Poland though, more than can be accounted for by British/Irish/Aussie residents.

There are a few places in Warsaw that do full breakfasts however the sausages and bacon are always wrong.

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About a decade ago I was back in my home town and got speaking to a Polish person there. She didn't speak a word of English and refused to believe that I wasn't Polish. She told me that I must have lived there for a long time since I was starting to get an English accent!

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Nothing is more interesting than a good fry up. Just a shame they don't sell sausages or bacon of the right type here.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]

Out of season now, however Biedronka do frozen ones. I had some tonight. Not as nice as green beans but are ok.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]

Fasolki szparagowej.

Everywhere here though hardly any green beans which I prefer. I suspect fasolki szparahowej grow more easily in the climate here than runner beans, hence their popularity.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]


I like it with buraki smażone.


For the same reason that it's almost impossible to get swede or salsify here. People get used to their diet and don't introduce something new unless there's a reason or unless someone's marketing it.

Plus, there are a lot of runner beans there, and they're very popular when in season.

UK, Ireland / My bad experiences with Polish neighbours in UK (not meant to offend) [173]


Some probably would, to be fair. I remember reading that in one small town in southern Poland, the crime rate went down 90% after 2004 because the worst miscreants among the local chavs had all crossed the sea.


Konsolacja. Better than a sherry for the ladies, a tot of whisky for the men, and some ham sandwiches.

Food / What do non-Poles think about eating the following Polish foods? [1450]

It would actually. It looks a lot better than any I've seen in hospitals here.

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Not very well, unfortunately.

Anyway, the thread's not about Bulgarian food, American obesity, or the shortcomings of the Polish diet.