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


Exactly. I love noble mushrooms and shrimp - it was natural to put them together.
Such combinations work fine in 99% cases. That failure with chickpea was a single occurence. :)

PS. Now, when I am looking at that pic, I am getting a taste for the dish again. Tomorrow I must get some shrimp coz we only have squid and frozen paella.

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

What ideas? There are none, I only cook and eat what I like. :):) Sometimes I use my wife`s production.

Croquettes and artichoke. BTW, it is easy to make croquettes, almost like meat stuffed pierogi. My wife is a specialist.

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


hahaha yes, my photos are horrible, I know, coz I don`t take them for photo competitions or as an illustration for a culinary blog. I take them for my sole memory refresher purpose coz I like reliving those great moments again and again.


Experimenter is my second name. :):)

Oops, I made a mistake in the description for the photo above. Not pork hock but assorted sausages, fried. Hence fried onion.

Now is pork hock, boiled, with fried oyster mushrooms:

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


hahaha exactly. Sort of - a weird plate for a weird palate.


Ours are not canon, but cannons for stomachs.


Not roasted but fried. Plus aubergine and pork hock.

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


Yes, a spot on remark. But I can`t resist trying everything out.

Let`s look at other combinations - in Polish - kombinacje machinacje. :)

Shrimp in noble mushroom sauce and sprouts - what you think?

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History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]

That was when people were called cavemen. We will acknowledge your opinion on modernity holds true if you prove that you still live in a cave and wear skins. And drink from stone cups. etc. Of course, electricity and gadgets are out of question, too. Hey, what did you use to send this message??

All in all, I suspect you are a hypocrite. Sorry.

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


Check this pork chop - it was definitely very crispy, not greasy. Chickpea next to it - not my fav coz it is too dry to me.

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Law / What car modifications can be performed on a car registered in Poland? [6]


You should read this discussion in Polish which is quite informative.
wagaciezka.com/viewtopic.php?t=47120

Formally a modification is legal and possible but those registration inspectors can be very strict.

Life / What do Poles really think about cats? [470]

Each of the cats we have ever had was different than others. Nusia displays some unusual characteristics too. I already told you she can`t meow. Another one is her voracity - she doesn`t eat food like a well mannered cat, she devours it like a piranha or a shark. She is three times faster than two other cats coz she doesn`t chew big chunks, only swallows them whole. Amazing.

Life / Proper way to format a Polish mailing address when sending to Poland? [24]


It`s a mistake but not a big one. Małopolska is the historical region in southern Poland and is spelled with a capital letter. The voivodship begins with a small one.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

Yes and yes.

Pull the rabbit out of the hat? If you do it by its ears, it means you are a sadist coz it is forbidden to carry rabbits by their ears. If you do it by its balls, you are even a bigger sadist, plus a rabbit molester. You is editorial (Rich`s license).

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


No, it is red and white, but I took the photo against the sun.


Of course, but what is the exact name of the dish?


Yes, very good.


Even better. What was its name exactly? In English. :):):)

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]


Yes, Chem and Dirk.

Two new ones - never presented:

to have your hand/arm cut off for sb/sth

to have hay in one`s head

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]

No, this time your lie detector has broken down. Have it fixed. HA!!!

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

hahaha it is past midnight, we decided not to go to Pasterka this year, so after we have eaten all 12 dishes, sung all the carols, shared all the wafers, unpacked all presents etc etc we are free and everybody is doing what they like.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


I got it, too, in 2019 I suppose, but it is the same perfume as whisky. I still have it, half full.

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]

hahaha funny. You are close except it is not leftover but regular carp dish. What exactly? I already talked about it somewhere else.

Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Let me help you - what colour is the marking??


More exactly - what technology is used to make them.


Yes!


Yes!

Next one - what is this dish:

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UK, Ireland / Polsat or NC+ in England? Subtitles. [14]

Are you boasting or complaining coz I am not sure?

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


Gotten is American while we tend to use British English. Received - possible but if you look at the student`s general ineptness, it becomes obvious that using such a complicated word would be wasted on her.. In education, you constantly need to think and adapt to changing conditions, Dirk. hahahaha

History / The restoration of Polish cities from WW2 destruction [123]


The criteria were often ideological - e.g, communists didn`t care about tenement houses from 19th/early 20th century as having capitalist background and atmosphere. They prefered to have older architecture rebuilt. Even churches, which always surprised me. But we should remember that it wasn`t only communists but primarily pre-war architects who led the reconstruction - they were supervised by communists but often managed to implement their own ideas.

Another difficulty apart from politics was the lack of funds, labour and contruction materials. E.g., Warsaw sucked in bricks from other cities which weren`t reconstructed, mainly ex German ones.

I don`t know much about similar ideological tensions in Syria - the main problem will be money - Syria is ruined and has scarce income. International help will be a must.

Life / Proper way to format a Polish mailing address when sending to Poland? [24]

województwo - voivodship. Sort of province. But it should be Małopolskie.

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


Look again. I corrected it as you are suggesting now: there was a book that I had got from my uncle. Had got meaning had received.


Oops, sorry, it means you are using a phone? I can view those pics in a good quality. on a regular monitor

Study / Various education and school issues in Poland. Opinions, stories, controversies. [1006]


See my corrections of emails for basic level. The first one is exhaustive for the regular class, the other two are quick after a mock exam. I accept only hand written texts.

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Life / Polish Christmas Carols - your favorites? [20]

Carols and Christmas songs - resurrection!

I can hear this old song a few times a day - it has become sort of trendy again.

Skalds, Dashing Sleigh Ride, from 1969

youtu.be/bhlxrcXn99k

History / Information required on location of WW2 prisoner of war working parties ( arbeits kommandos ) in Poland [15]


Our German members should solve it, I suppose.

Food / Kaszanka and haggis? [34]


Metric system is a continental approach to measures. If Brits want to be consistent, they should drop it and return to their traditional ways. Legally.

Language / Game - guess Polish idioms/sayings in direct English translation [1756]

yes and yes. Pulling a leg means yakning sb`s chain.

And what about straw which sticks out of sb`s shoes?

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Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 2 [1680]


Coz the last time it was truly advertised was in 13th century when Leszek the White refused to go on a crusade coz the Hole Land lacked his fav drinks, especially mead.


yes, that`s him, assassinated with an arrow.


Wow, thanks. What a beautiful name: silvery cheeked hornbill.

In this way, some old photos are still pending in post 347, 363, 368.

And a new one:
What and why special?

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Food / Kaszanka and haggis? [34]


Those books are a perfect illustration of real life situations. Ha!


That is why it is British! You must use metric measurements (grams, kilograms, millilitres or litres) when selling packaged or loose goods in England, Scotland or Wales. That`s the law.

The only products you can sell in imperial measures are:
draught beer or cider by pint
milk in returnable containers by pint
precious metals by troy ounce