You need to be Polish to like "paluszki"

[Jaga]

My daughter loved eating "Polish little fingers" when we were in Poland. We brought a couple of boxes back with us and she discovered one yesterday. But it seems that only me and she really likes it (sezame fingers). Ela claims now that:
you had to be Polish to like "paluszki".

Did you try it when you were in Poland? They have many different tastes: salt, pepper, sezame, poppy etc

[adrian]

I am a Polish and I like paluszki I'm suprised you haven't it. I thought it is a normal international food

[constantine]

adrian said:

I am a Polish and I like paluszki I'm suprised you haven't it. I thought it is a normal international food

Hem, yes we have them in moscow too, but i think that this product is too dried

[Jaga]

what about obwarzanki:

[hollister]

Jaga, aren't these similar to pretzels? Or is my palate simply too corrupted to tell the difference?

One of the many joys of Krakow is stopping by one of these stands just outside our hotel to purchase a couple to much on as we stroll along the streets.

[Jaga]

Holly,

but the ones inside the card are called obwarzanki or precle. The ones on the top are more like the pretzels, you are right.

The obwarzanki tradition is very much related to Krakow

[justjohn]

;D

Never heard of either one. Pretzels yes.

[jeanne]

Speaking of pretzels...and with Lent coming up next week... Pretzels are a traditional food during Lent as they do not contain fat; also, the twisted ones were supposed to represent the hands folded in prayer of the monks who first baked them.

[Jaga]

Jenne,

very interesting, I did not know about twisted pretzels having some spiritual meaning

[adrian]

Years ago you culd buy obwarzanki only next to big parks (Łazienki and others). Now you can buy even zapakowane obwarzanki (sealed). Not good. Another dead tradition -.-

[Pawian]

admin said:

My daughter loved eating "Polish little fingers" when we were in Poland. We brought a couple of boxes back with us and she discovered one yesterday. But it seems that only me and she really likes it (sezame fingers). Ela claims now that:
you had to be Polish to like "paluszki".

Did you try it when you were in Poland? They have many different tastes: salt, pepper, sezame, poppy etc

Salt sticks have always been very popular in Poland, probably due to the fact that even in communist times they were widely available and always very cheap. Munching them produces great crunching noise. I suppose they are not as unhealthy as chips/crisps.

[Pawian]

hollister said:

One of the many joys of Krakow is stopping by one of these stands just outside our hotel to purchase a couple to much on as we stroll along the streets.

Yes, we all love obwarzanki in our family. It is both good taste and tradition.

It is always a lottery when you buy one. Some are soft, some are tougher and crunchy. I like the latter ones with salt.

[rdywenur]

and a few other Polish delites..Paluski for the beer drinkers and some cake for the Kava drinkers. ;D

[bescheid]

Chris

Your provided food photo made me of both, hungry and confused. It finally came to me your term description with the cake to eat with {Kava}, I was really try to figure this out, but of course, {Kava} is a term for coffee! Some times I am not so smart...

Useless Information: We have two types of Pretzel {brettzel}. The hard baked straight {Salzstangen} and the soft baked roll{Laugenbrötchen}.

The Salzstangen goes good with the beer and the Laugenbrötchen may be sliced for sandwiches or what ever.

Just the information not exactly in conformance with a intensified Polish site. But, for every question of {why} there is an answer of {why not}.

Charles

[Pawian]

bescheid said:

Useless Information: We have two types of Pretzel {brettzel}. The hard baked straight {Salzstangen} and the soft baked roll{Laugenbrötchen}.
Just the information not exactly in conformance with a intensified Polish site. But, for every question of {why} there is an answer of {why not}.
Charles

Your info is in perfect accord with our forum. Poland has never been an island in Cetral ( Eastern) Europe. Cultures and food customs permeated each other here like in America. German Pretzels, Jewish bagels, Polish obwarzanki - they are all the same derivatives of food which originated several hundred years ago.