Poland in photo riddles - part 2

Song thrush?


The blue eggs look the coolest :))

Monument to Polish professor and philosopher Leszek Kołakowski.

If that is drozd, then yes!


Yes! In Radom.
An interview with the professor in English

@pawian, yes, song thrush is "drozd śpiewak" (Turdus philomelos) :)

Turdus??? Ooops, I wouldn`t like to be Turdus in my next incarnation. hahahaha

Continuing the series of life size statues: Who are they?

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Stefan Starzyński and Julian Kulski - mayors of Warsaw in the interwar period :)

Yes, excellent! Kulski is practically unknown, while Starzyński went down in history as the heroic defender of Warsaw against Hitlerites during the siege in 1939.

His immortal words:
I wanted Warsaw to be great. I believed it would be great. Me and my associates made plans. We made sketches of the great Warsaw of the future. And Warsaw is great. It happened sooner than we thought. Not in fifty years, not in a hundred years, but today I can see great Warsaw. When I am talking to you now, I see it through the windows in all its grandeur and glory, surrounded by clouds of smoke, reddened by flames of fire, wonderful, indestructible, great, fighting Warsaw.

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Beautiful words... 😢

Yes. When younger, I cried reading them. And imagined myself a defender of Warsaw, my fave city in Poland. :):) The city which became the capital of Poland as the last of all in late 16th century and through time fully deserved its reputation as indomitable city.

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I have to go to Warsaw someday if you praise it so much. I haven't been there for over 30 years (it was terrible than).

Going isn`t a bad idea. However, what will you be looking for? What do I praise exactly???

You guessed asparagus but this one might be harder. What is this veg? Not a pepper, of course. And not beans.

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Looks like raddish to me...

What happened that you turned a renegate?

No, look at the fruit on that plant which is similar to a pepper. It blooms like that :


No, you are mistaking me with Novi now. You visit the forum too rarely recently. :):):)

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I got teary-eyed when I read them too...



Is it some type of pumpkin?

@pawian, I think I know what this is...

Is it okra?

Exactly! It is the first time I have had it - the taste is OK, but you`d better eat younger pods coz older ones have tough skins.

I read it is very popular in the USA and Mexico. Probably it was fake news. :):):)

And this?

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@pawian, artichoke?


It was difficult! I've never heard of it before :) Interesting - I've read that it's one of the oldest vegetables.


What does it taste like?

Yes, artichoke!


Comes from Africa. :):):)


Like very delicate young green beans - fasolka szparagowa. The skin of young pods becomes so soft it melts in the dish, creating a jelly like texture. There are round seeds inside but they are soft too. Very interesting veg.

Delicious.

Even the tinned artichoke hearts are nice

A year ago I bought two jars of artichoke hearts in oil. I opened the first one, tried to content and put the jar away. The other jar is still waiting for opening. :):):)

Which veg has such flowers???

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Feeling at a loss? See another photo - buds before blooming:

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That's cool - I like fasolka szparagowa :))


Hmm, it looks again like artichoke to me...

Yes it is fake news.But is very popular in Indian and Chinese dishes.Most Indian restaurants have it in Warsaw also many Indian and Chinese grocery stores sell it.Its also called "Lady Finger"

bebodywise.com/blog/benefits-of-lady-finger/

Nope, those buds are really spiky!
But.... it is a close guess.... How?


Amasing!

Cardoon-cynara cardunculus?

Yes! In Polish kard or Spanish artichoke whose leaves are edible. I have never tried it before.

Cardoons.

Clarissa Dickson Wright used to promote them heavily at her cooking demonstrations. Some of her recipes for them should be online.

They're a relative of the thistle.

Yes, and as we can see in the photo, used also as a decorative plant in the garden.

Before I head out,I just had these

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