I don't see that. Just small factories making the same stuff and in better areas, chains masquerading as independents.
Even the ratio on the supermarkets shelves show which is more popular.
Same everywhere, especially that appalling Baltonowski. Nevertheless, all UK supermarkets of any decent size, as well as some in Poland, do sell better stuff.
UK supermarkets of any decent size, as well as some in Poland, do sell better stuff
I've never been a big bread eater but my experience with British bread (limited, yes) did not impress....
I do know American bread (shudder) and Polish bread is far better than anything available in the US (partly due to the way flour is processed there).
IME there are three ages (eras) of Polish bread
late PRL to early free Poland - limited variety, main bread was an eggy rye/wheat mix, actually kind of hard to find now. Filling and nourishing because it had to be.
early free Poland to about 2015 or so - gradual increase in variety and decrease in quality - was getting... spongier and losing flavor
Sometime after 2016- now - continued increase in variety with increasing quality - a big change was the reintroduction of sourdough over yeast
Someone once moaned to me that his father had been working in the UK and hated the bread. It turned out he'd only ever done his shopping at petrol stations and Iceland. Anyone eating only leathery bread from petrol stations in PL would say the same thing.
was getting... spongier and losing flavor
I've noticed that.
There are improvements, however much of what is sold is still Baltonowski.
Well-baked bread, plump inside, with a crispy crust and of course sourdough. I remember such bread from Poland since forever, of course initially from a private baker, to whom there was always a queue. In Germany, at least where I live, I can only dream of such bread. It's a pity I don't live in Bavaria, I think they still know how to bake bread like that.
I get that home made, at home. It's nice, though a nice light brown load made with baker's yeast and strong flour is pretty good too, and very easy to make.
The nicest bread in Poland (although the babcias in the shop insist it's not bread) is Bulka Wroclawska.
I enjoy how you can always find a good restaurant in any area of Poland, offering high-quality food at a reasonable price. A refreshing Polish beer is a must to pair with the meal ;)
schabowy can have bone... I think the boneless cutlets are more modern...
I'm not sure how many Americans know 'schnitzel' (they've for sure heard it but many are probably not sure if it's a kind of chop or sausage or roast....).
