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Poland in photo riddles - part 2


Paulina  16 | 4338
8 Aug 2022   #1231
Which bird lays them?

Song thrush?

Not bad but I know prettier eggs - all light blue.

The blue eggs look the coolest :))
Feniks
8 Aug 2022   #1232
Monument to Polish professor and philosopher Leszek Kołakowski.
OP pawian  221 | 25662
8 Aug 2022   #1233
Song thrush?

If that is drozd, then yes!

Leszek Kołakowski.

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


Paulina  16 | 4338
9 Aug 2022   #1234
@pawian, yes, song thrush is "drozd śpiewak" (Turdus philomelos) :)
OP pawian  221 | 25662
9 Aug 2022   #1235
(Turdus

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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Paulina  16 | 4338
9 Aug 2022   #1236
Stefan Starzyński and Julian Kulski - mayors of Warsaw in the interwar period :)

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OP pawian  221 | 25662
9 Aug 2022   #1237
Stefan Starzyński and Julian Kulski

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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Paulina  16 | 4338
9 Aug 2022   #1238
Beautiful words... 😢
OP pawian  221 | 25662
9 Aug 2022   #1239
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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Alien  24 | 5891
11 Aug 2022   #1240
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).
OP pawian  221 | 25662
11 Aug 2022   #1241
I have to go to Warsaw someday if you praise it so much.

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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Lenka  5 | 3528
11 Aug 2022   #1242
Looks like raddish to me...
Cojestdocholery  2 | 986
11 Aug 2022   #1243
When younger, I cried reading them.

What happened that you turned a renegate?
OP pawian  221 | 25662
11 Aug 2022   #1244
Looks like raddish to me...

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

you turned a renegate?

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


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Paulina  16 | 4338
12 Aug 2022   #1245
When younger, I cried reading them.

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

What is this veg? Not a pepper, of course. And not beans.

It blooms like that :

Is it some type of pumpkin?
Paulina  16 | 4338
12 Aug 2022   #1246
@pawian, I think I know what this is...

Is it okra?
OP pawian  221 | 25662
12 Aug 2022   #1247
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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Paulina  16 | 4338
12 Aug 2022   #1248
@pawian, artichoke?

Exactly!

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

the taste is OK

What does it taste like?
OP pawian  221 | 25662
12 Aug 2022   #1249
Yes, artichoke!

one of the oldest vegetables.

Comes from Africa. :):):)

What does it taste like?

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.
jon357  73 | 23223
12 Aug 2022   #1250
What does it taste like?

Delicious.

Even the tinned artichoke hearts are nice
OP pawian  221 | 25662
12 Aug 2022   #1251
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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OP pawian  221 | 25662
13 Aug 2022   #1252
Which veg has such flowers???

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


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Paulina  16 | 4338
13 Aug 2022   #1253
Like very delicate young green beans - fasolka szparagowa.

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

Which veg has such flowers???

Hmm, it looks again like artichoke to me...
Cargo pants  3 | 1443
13 Aug 2022   #1254
I read it is very popular in the USA and Mexico. Probably it was fake news.

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/
OP pawian  221 | 25662
13 Aug 2022   #1255
Hmm, it looks again like artichoke to me...

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

Its also called "Lady Finger"

Amasing!
Cargo pants  3 | 1443
13 Aug 2022   #1256
Nope, those buds are really spiky!

Cardoon-cynara cardunculus?
OP pawian  221 | 25662
13 Aug 2022   #1257
Cardoon

Yes! In Polish kard or Spanish artichoke whose leaves are edible. I have never tried it before.
jon357  73 | 23223
13 Aug 2022   #1258
kard or Spanish artichoke whose

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.
OP pawian  221 | 25662
13 Aug 2022   #1259
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.
Cargo pants  3 | 1443
13 Aug 2022   #1260
Before I head out,I just had these


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