Pawian
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Post by Pawian on Jun 25, 2007 12:02:53 GMT -7
I was not even close! Can you buy a kind of lard in the shops called something like słona, or am I just going mad?  Of course you can buy it. The four pictures on this site show smoked lard, wędzona słonina in Polish. I have found it in Tesco hypermarket in Krakow, you will be able to buy it in Warsaw too. |
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Post by Pawian on Jun 25, 2007 12:20:59 GMT -7
Bigos is sometimes called hunter`s stew in English. It is made of cabbage (mixed fresh and sauerkraut ), aromatic mushrooms, pieces of sausage and pork, spices. It should boil for a few hours, then it can last up to a week and it is even better then. A traditional Polish dish, but hard to digest. Yes, Yes, Yes! Yes, you must be careful with cholesterol. The best remedy is to eat foods which dissolve it in your arteries a lot of fruit and vegetables    Sea fish, especially salmon  Correct! Some kinds of pierogis can`t be served with sour cream. E.g., these with meat inside. |
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Post by scatts on Jun 25, 2007 12:30:27 GMT -7
Amazing differences between Krakow and Warsaw habits! Probably depends on the family even, not just regional.
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Post by rdywenur on Jun 25, 2007 17:07:32 GMT -7
Judy, I was just trying to get a rise out of Leslie as everyone knows he detests "smalec". So it was another opportunity to tease him. (Chris the evil one ;D ) and now you know the rest of the story..........LOL
I am glad someone explained the cut of bread that was mistaken for meatpie. I meant to ask Scatts what that was when he first posted it in his picnic food.
I think I have tasted smalec and I like slonina. It is sort of like bacon and comes out crunchy. Do not eat either and I think if you eat to much you will get to look lik an elephant so maybe that is why they call it that.
JJ.. you are not loosing your mind. I think here in US we refer to Crisco or any shortening as smalec.
Scatts and Pawian... the picture is a plate taken from a Polish festival (hence the paper plate) This is the normal dish they serve a taste of each. Kielbasa, pierogi, kapusta and golumki along with a slice of rye bread. Then you must wash down with some good piwo. ;D
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Post by rdywenur on Jun 25, 2007 17:10:07 GMT -7
Pawian...that is quite a display of exotic fruits you have there. Sort of your own mini mart. What do you do with the coconut milk.
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Post by Pawian on Jun 25, 2007 23:06:31 GMT -7
Pawian...that is quite a display of exotic fruits you have there. Sort of your own mini mart. What do you do with the coconut milk. We drink it, of course! Yes, we love fruit and veg. This year local Polish fruit is the same price as exotic ones due to freezing temperatures in May which killed blooming flowers. |
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Post by Pawian on Jun 28, 2007 8:47:32 GMT -7
Amazing differences between Krakow and Warsaw habits! Probably depends on the family even, not just regional. A lot of differences are an effect of partitions with Krakow being under Austrians and Warsaw under Russians. The differences still hold strong. |
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Post by Jaga on Jun 28, 2007 11:56:15 GMT -7
The differences in dishes is really quite big between different regions of Poland. My mother came from Silesia so I know it from the first hand. The typical dinner in Silesia looks very different than in Krakow where I grew up.
I think this is good since I really like Silesian food: dumplings, bullion, kluski, meat rollades etc.
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Post by Pawian on Jun 28, 2007 13:16:12 GMT -7
From time to time I feel like eating zapiekanka - fried dish. Fry chopped potatoes. Add chopped sausage and fry.  Add eggs and fry a little.  Add spices and eat from the frying pan with a wooden spoon.  |
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Post by leslie on Jun 28, 2007 13:34:36 GMT -7
The results of a 'straw poll' I have taken at the pub I occasionally frequent, concerning what English people think (if anything) of the eating habits of the Poles. Without exception they said that the Poles eat a lot of fatty food and they eat lots of everything!!!
They should see the threads about food on this forum!
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Post by scatts on Jun 28, 2007 14:02:07 GMT -7
That's a bit rich. The Brits think the Poles eat a lot of fatty food! Ha!
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Post by Pawian on Jun 28, 2007 14:20:26 GMT -7
The results of a 'straw poll' I have taken at the pub I occasionally frequent, concerning what English people think (if anything) of the eating habits of the Poles. Without exception they said that the Poles eat a lot of fatty food and they eat lots of everything!!! They should see the threads about food on this forum! Leslie And who is saying this??? hahahahaha Brits are very forgetful people. Look at your non-fattening scanty traditional English breakfast!!!  Or here: www.flickr.com/photos/autumn84/26688703/ |
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Post by rdywenur on Jun 28, 2007 16:27:27 GMT -7
Fried potatoes and onions or fried potaotes with Italian sausage and peppers...double yum.
When people go out for breakfast here in the US usually eggs are served with hash browns or homefries. I prefer the homefries.
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Post by Pawian on Jun 30, 2007 13:30:32 GMT -7
Fried potatoes and onions or fried potaotes with Italian sausage and peppers...double yum. When people go out for breakfast here in the US usually eggs are served with hash browns or homefries. I prefer the homefries. What is hash browns and homefries? |
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Post by Pawian on Jul 1, 2007 12:47:53 GMT -7
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