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What should I get for a gift for somebody who's never visited Poland?


Alien 20 | 4,731
10 Feb 2023 #31
Prince Polo is another perfect gift from Poland.
pawian 221 | 23,970
10 Feb 2023 #32
No, an elegant T-shirt with Women`s Strike symbols will be much better for a gift:



Alien 20 | 4,731
10 Feb 2023 #33
Women`s Strike

No one abroad will understand it.
pawian 221 | 23,970
10 Feb 2023 #34
Oh, you emphasize understanding.

How about a figurine of JP2???
Alien 20 | 4,731
10 Feb 2023 #35
A little better
Alien 20 | 4,731
13 Feb 2023 #37
Amber Gold.😀
Ania Polka Dot 2 | 4
14 Feb 2023 #38
I once watched a video on youtube how foreigners tried Polish sweets and they liked Prince Polo and Jeżyki the best. Maybe it would be a cool and sweet gift.

You can also recommend a blog that might encourage her to learn Polish!
onlinepolishcourse.com/blog/
jon357 74 | 21,756
14 Feb 2023 #39
Prince Polo and Jeżyki

Much the same as cheap and low-quality confectionary everywhere. If people want a sweet present, the chocolate-covered cherries with vodka a nicer and less ordinary.
Lenka 5 | 3,407
14 Feb 2023 #40
I would much rather get PrincePolo
Atch 22 | 4,096
14 Feb 2023 #41
the chocolate-covered cherries with vodka

Agree. Maybe it's the British Isles taste buds functioning differently. I quite like those Cherrissimo/Mieszko cherry liqueurs.
jon357 74 | 21,756
14 Feb 2023 #42
PrincePolo

I just find those identical to wafer biscuits anywhere, and lower quality than most other confectionary. There used to be a batonik in Poland that I liked. It was called Mr Ron but I've not seen it in the shops for maybe 20 years.

Cherrissimo/Mieszko cherry liqueurs.

Those are nice.
Paulina 16 | 4,235
14 Feb 2023 #43
BÅ‚eee. Strange flavour.

I really like Kasztanki lol I think they're my favourite :)))

I would much rather get PrincePolo

Me also, I think (not as a present though - just to eat it :)). I don't like the taste of those fruit inside sweets (I don't understand why foreigners like them/recommend them). If I want to eat fruit, I just eat it fresh - it tastes much better.
Atch 22 | 4,096
14 Feb 2023 #44
identical to wafer biscuits anywhere,

Me too. Not a great fan of wafery things with a thin coating of 'chocolate like product' :) It could be a nostalgia thing with Polish people. They remember them from childhood and the taste has happy associations.
Alien 20 | 4,731
18 Feb 2023 #45
Not a great fan of wafery things

Iceland for example loves Prince Polo.
Miloslaw 19 | 4,642
18 Feb 2023 #46
I can't remember the brand or what they are called, maybe Edelmans?
But they are a soft centred gooey sweet with a very thin layer of "chocolate like substance" surrounding the little bars.
Poles used to bring them back from Poland and the only people that loved them were the Indians.
I thought they were absolutely disgusting!
By contrast, when I was a kid, dad used to often visit a Polish deli and, amongst other things, brought home Kruwki.Little hard fudge sweets with a red cow on the packet.

We loved them as kids.
But younger Poles have since told us they hated them.
Lenka 5 | 3,407
19 Feb 2023 #47
I can't remember the brand or what they are called, maybe Edelmans?

Is ir possible you mean Ptasie Mleczko?

Kruwki.Little hard fudge sweets with a red cow on the packet.

I like Krówki. The trick is to find the ones with hardness/ softness you like
Lyzko 45 | 9,343
19 Feb 2023 #48
I enjoy those alcohol-filled chocolates "Sliwki",
plum brandy, I believe, already mentioned by feliks
earlier:-)
Miloslaw 19 | 4,642
19 Feb 2023 #49
Is ir possible you mean Ptasie Mleczko?

You may be right, they did have a milk theme about them....But not real milk....urgh!!!!

I like Krówki. The trick is to find the ones with hardness/ softness you like

I did too, but as I said, some of the younger Poles over here hated them
I don't know why.
Paulina 16 | 4,235
19 Feb 2023 #50
I used to eat Krówki when I was a kid, but I can't say I'm a fan... My mother likes them though.
Miloslaw 19 | 4,642
19 Feb 2023 #51
I used to eat Krówki when I was a kid, but I can't say I'm a fan

Me too, but we have better fudge available now.
I would probably still eat one if offered one, but I would not go to and buy any.
Feniks
20 Feb 2023 #52
maybe Edelmans?

Could be E, Wedel. That company sells Ptasie Mleczko.
Miloslaw 19 | 4,642
20 Feb 2023 #53
I think you are right!
Crap sweets either way......
jon357 74 | 21,756
21 Feb 2023 #54
That company sells Ptasie Mleczko.

Crap sweets but people miss them when they go abroad.
Bobko 25 | 1,920
21 Feb 2023 #55
Crap sweets

Wait, are you telling me that Poland invented Bird's Milk? I thought we invented milking birds?
Kashub1410 6 | 690
21 Feb 2023 #56
@Bobko
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptasie_mleczko

Seems like it according to wiki
Bobko 25 | 1,920
21 Feb 2023 #57
Seems like it

Good. Now I can stop pretending to like it, when speaking to foreigners.



Alien 20 | 4,731
21 Feb 2023 #58
@Bobko
Isn't it Ukrainian. "Ptica moloko" or something like thay...from Mr. Poroschenko?
Bobko 25 | 1,920
22 Feb 2023 #59
Yes, I'm sure. The image I posted is from the Russian company Rot Front (founded 1826). Poroshenko's company, which is much larger, is called Roshen.


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