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Polish specialty items - what souvenirs should I bring home to friends/family?


tosha 2 | 7
8 Oct 2010 #1
I have no idea what I should bring home to everyone. I hate getting things that just sit on a shelf so I was thinking Polish specialty items, like chocolates or other goodies. Does anyone have any ideas?
pgtx 29 | 3,146
8 Oct 2010 #2
so I was thinking Polish specialty items, like chocolates or other goodies. Does anyone have any ideas?

Miod pitny - Mead
Wodka - vodka
pierniki - gingerbread (from Torun!)
convex 20 | 3,930
8 Oct 2010 #3
I like to bring spice mixes and kitchen utensils for making local foods...but I'm a bit of a dork like that.
pgtx 29 | 3,146
8 Oct 2010 #4
spice mixes

like vegeta?
zetigrek
8 Oct 2010 #5
Buy a folk neckerchief, like this:

It was a very fashionable accessory recently

Or earrings with such motives:

folk2-

folk3-
convex 20 | 3,930
8 Oct 2010 #6
like vegeta?

and maggi.

like a little mix of spices for bigos for instance...just add the core ingredients, and a little paste of poland back home. dunno.
zetigrek
8 Oct 2010 #7
DRIED FOREST MASHROOMS!!!!
David_18 66 | 969
8 Oct 2010 #8
A polish history book ;)
noreenb 7 | 557
8 Oct 2010 #9
Polish "stuff" like "dopalacze".?
A rarity, especially these days.
:D
OP tosha 2 | 7
9 Oct 2010 #10
Great ideas so far everyone! Keep them coming. I genuinely appreciate your help.
zetigrek
9 Oct 2010 #11
Great ideas so far everyone!

Everyone?

I hope you didn't take this one seriouse:

Polish "stuff" like "dopalacze".?

valpomike 11 | 195
9 Oct 2010 #12
Lots and lots of Amber, and some of the great wood carvings. These are a few of the things I bring back, and all love them.

Mike
poland_
9 Oct 2010 #13
Sliwki - Plums in chocolate , I always take sliwki for friends and family and they always ask for more.
Ksysia 25 | 430
9 Oct 2010 #14
Pieguski and Michałki - the Brits are enchanted with those. They hold llong conversations over the ingredients.
OP tosha 2 | 7
10 Oct 2010 #15
I hope you didn't take this one seriouse:

haha, I looked up the meaning... didn't help. Luckily there was a thread about them. I don't think I could pull off bringing that through customs, let alone getting on the plane. lol good one.
Coad - | 1
19 Oct 2017 #16
Merged:

Souvenirs made in Poland



Hi. Where can I get some small souvenirs made in Poland in Warsaw? Please suggest a few places and address if possible. Thanks
DominicB - | 2,707
19 Oct 2017 #17
The most widely known source for folk art and souvenirs is Cepelia:
cepelia.com.pl/index.html
kaprys 3 | 2,249
19 Oct 2017 #18
It might be a terrible thing to say but there are always some souvenir shops at the airport ...
DominicB - | 2,707
19 Oct 2017 #19
If you are looking for a brick-amd-mortar store, the Cepelia shop in Warsaw is on the corner of Marszalkowska and Jeruzalimskie, across from the central train station.
Roger5 1 | 1,448
21 Oct 2017 #20
Solidarność Śliwka Nałęczowska. Plums in chocolate. Always a winner. Make sure they are made by this company. Some of the cheaper knock-offs are very inferior.


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