Poland in photo riddles - part 2

No, pea soup isn`t served on those holidays. What kind of occassions can you have it on? What kind of soup is it?

Could it be linked to the Armed Forces Day, not Corpus Christi? There's a place near Poznań which used to offer tank rides, and part of their 'offer' included grochówka afterwards. So, my guess would be that it was served at some military parade/display?

Yes, exactly, a military display and re -enactment event. Pea soup is generally considered a popular dish in the army due to its nutritious and filling effect.

The next riddle is about the images - how are they made?

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Thanks Pawian, very interesting - and not quite accurate on the part of the guy writing the article, especially when he claims that Poland was probably the first country in the world to age alcohol in barrels! I suppose you could say that Starka is a grain whiskey but Poloniusz's argument that the Poles and Lithuanians were producing malted spirits is incorrect as Starka was never malted. It's simply a hard liquor derived from grain. The Irish monks invented whiskey, the recipes and techniques found their way to Scotland via the Irish and that's that. Whiskey derived from 'usice' , 'uisce beatha' - the water of life as the monks named it.

I don't see what the issue is. Poland is famous for its vodka, Germany for its beer, France for its wine and cognac, Ireland and Scotland for 'prawdziwy' whiskey. Malted spirits happen to be unique to Ireland and Scotland.

I suspected that. :)


As usual - forum rope pulling. hahaha

which is where the name for Aquavit (sometimes rendered Okowita in Polish) comes from.

I happened to see a bit of documentary about the rise and fall and slow rebuilding of Irish whiskey... short story: the Irish invented it but the Scots were able to scale up production in a way that Ireland (with small batch fermentation) couldn't and so Irish whiskey went from world leader to niche product very quickly..

Personally I'm not crazy about most whisky (Scotch usually reminds me of what I imagine battery acid tastes like). I do like American bourbon (made from corn mash) though.

Yes, in old Irish histories which were written in Latin, it's rendered as aqua vitae. First mention is in 1405 of a chieftain who appears to have died after a few too many whiskies :) but it's safe to say that it was being distilled for many centuries before that, the distillation process probably having come via Egypt like our harp and our pipes.


Try a drop of Bushmills. Irish whiskey is much smoother than Scotch. I'm not much of a drinker myself but I find Bushmills much nicer than Jamesons, the other famous Irish whiskey. It grieves me to acknowledge that, what with Bushmills being the 'Protestant' whiskey, but like George Washington, I cannot tell a lie ;)

As for Polish drinks, they have some really superb vodkas, but I think miód pitny (dwójniak) is truly delicious and a great Polish product that should be a lot better known around the globe. A little goes a long way though as it's quite sweet.

I have already mentioned it in another thread:

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Another one:

In what kind of a museum can you see that item? :

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@pawian

airport exhibit of impounded contraband because it uses endangered species?

You are right except that airport - no, it is displayed in a regular Natural H. museum.

Now, it is the first time in the history of riddle threads that I don`t know what I am showing you. I took that pic at the pet exhibition. What is this species?

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Who does this statue show?

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I think it is this:

ebird.org/species/sichor1


Leszek Biały - High Duke of Poland 1186-1227

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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I can't get the planes in 347. Can't even work out which country has the chequered marking on the tail of the silver plane! I'm not sure what you mean by how the images are made in post 363. Post 368 shows pickled/preserved green tomatoes. I can see some garlic in there, dill leaves? mustard seeds?


That is the skeleton of an ice-age European woolly Rhinoceros from about 21000 BC. The stuffed carcass and skeleton are exhibited next to each other in Kraków's Natural History Museum.

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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... a valiant attempt to make leftover carp appetizing?

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

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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Damn Pawian,PF even on Wigilia?

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.

Very smart choice,I cant stop my wife and daughter.So Dbl Grey goose for me tonight in front of xmas tree and music soon.

I think the silver plane is Polish. That checkerboard marking is normally red and white for Polish planes, but this one is black and white. Not sure why. I have no idea about the other plane. So many planes look the same to me.


They just look like pics most probably taken with a digital camera. Not sure if that is what you mean though.


Carp with raisins and almonds.


I could be wrong but it might be a PZL p.11c

Was this plane a prototype and manufactured by PZL?

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. :):):)

Why am I not surprised......................


Karp po żydowsku?


I think it could be a PZL.50a Jastrząb ( hawk )

Yes - ala Jewish. My mum taught me how to cook it - she had a lot of contacts with Jewish ladies who decided to stay in Poland after WW2.

Yes, Hawk! The war came too early and that modern plane didn`t take part in it.

What is it about that surprise??? :) It is a riddle whcih I can`t solve......

I clipped this photo a bit but you should know what it is.

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It's very obviously part of a submarine 😂

I need to think about this.....


Oh I'm sure you know exactly what I mean....

Of course I clipped it so that it looked like that. You know but you are playing with us now. Cruel you.


aaah, did you mean I take photos in all circumstances and conditions?

Meanwhile:
what is it?

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Taken, yes. But not developed in the traditional way that old photos were or digital ones are today. Simply speaking, what are the pics made of?