Yeehaw, I am going to spend 5 days in Krakow. Exciting because I expect to
be a very beautiful and interesting city. I'll visit Auschwitz, too. That
won't be fun, but it will be educational and impressive.

Of course I'll have to eat. So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I am
thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is some
sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough starter. Any
other ideas?

Jke wrote:
Yeehaw, I am going to spend 5 days in Krakow. Exciting because I expect to
be a very beautiful and interesting city. I'll visit Auschwitz, too. That
won't be fun, but it will be educational and impressive.

Of course I'll have to eat. So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I am
thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is some
sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough starter. Any
other ideas?



The soup is made from soured rye and is called zurek.

Heres a link with accurate descriptions of some dishes you will find:

http://www.pl-info.net/en/culture/food.shtml

and this glossary:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ood-terms.html

And if you are anywhere near Greenpoint Brooklyn and you want to
"practice" I can recommend a great mon and pop place that serves very
authentic food.

George wrote:
Jke wrote:
Yeehaw, I am going to spend 5 days in Krakow. Exciting because I expect to
be a very beautiful and interesting city. I'll visit Auschwitz, too. That
won't be fun, but it will be educational and impressive.

Of course I'll have to eat. So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I am
thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is some
sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough starter. Any
other ideas?



The soup is made from soured rye and is called zurek.

Heres a link with accurate descriptions of some dishes you will find:

http://www.pl-info.net/en/culture/food.shtml

and this glossary:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ood-terms.html

And if you are anywhere near Greenpoint Brooklyn and you want to
"practice" I can recommend a great mon and pop place that serves very
authentic food.

Yep, real kielbasa... and if ever out east Lung Guyland go to Polish
Town in Riverhead.

http://www.polishtownusa.com

Sheldon

Jke wrote:
[snip] So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I am
thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is some
sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough starter. Any
other ideas?

Polish sausage: Kielbasa. The regular northern European stuff --
stuffed cabbage, pickled beets, pickled herring. Rye breads. Hearty
stuff, lots of meat. One of my favorite vodkas has a Polish name,
Monopolowa, but I think it's actually made in Germany. -aem

"aem" schreef in bericht
oups.com...

Jke wrote:
[snip] So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I am
thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is
some
sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough starter.
Any
other ideas?

Polish sausage: Kielbasa. The regular northern European stuff --
stuffed cabbage, pickled beets, pickled herring. Rye breads. Hearty
stuff, lots of meat. One of my favorite vodkas has a Polish name,
Monopolowa, but I think it's actually made in Germany. -aem

I can get pickled beets here, and the herrings and bread, but not usually
stuffed cabbage (only Turkish versions). But the sausage will be new to me.

Polish food sounds like winter food! It'll be summer when I'm there. I am
determined to have sauerkraut, though.

The soup is made from soured rye and is called zurek.


So interesting. I hope I can find it. I have this feeling traditional foods
like that might be hard to find. But I'll look hard.


Heres a link with accurate descriptions of some dishes you will find:

http://www.pl-info.net/en/culture/food.shtml

and this glossary:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ood-terms.html

And if you are anywhere near Greenpoint Brooklyn and you want to
"practice" I can recommend a great mon and pop place that serves very
authentic food.


Somhow I don't think I'll make it across the ocean anytime soon, but you
never know

Yep, real kielbasa... and if ever out east Lung Guyland go to Polish
Town in Riverhead.

http://www.polishtownusa.com

Sheldon

"George" schreef in bericht
...
Jke wrote:
Yeehaw, I am going to spend 5 days in Krakow. Exciting because I expect
to be a very beautiful and interesting city. I'll visit Auschwitz, too.
That won't be fun, but it will be educational and impressive.

Of course I'll have to eat. So: what are good things to eat in Poland? I
am thinking perogi, sauerkraut with all kinds of meat, and then there is
some sort of sour soup that I think is made sort of like sourdough
starter. Any other ideas?

The soup is made from soured rye and is called zurek.

Heres a link with accurate descriptions of some dishes you will find:

http://www.pl-info.net/en/culture/food.shtml

and this glossary:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....ood-terms.html

And if you are anywhere near Greenpoint Brooklyn and you want to
"practice" I can recommend a great mon and pop place that serves very
authentic food.

I'd love to get some practice, but I doubt that I'll visit the USA before
going to Poland in 2 weeks

Polish food sounds like winter food! It'll be summer when I'm there. I am
determined to have sauerkraut, though.

Properly grilled, topped with kraut, kielbasa is definitely summer food.
Pop it in a long hard roll and you have portable food. Try washing it down
with a local beer and you will have lunch on foot. You will need to try
kabanozs as well, a form of what we American's refer to by it's market name
of 'Slim Jim', another sausage type food.
-ginny

"Virginia Tadrzynski" schreef in bericht
...



Polish food sounds like winter food! It'll be summer when I'm there. I am
determined to have sauerkraut, though.

Properly grilled, topped with kraut, kielbasa is definitely summer food.

That still soudsn like winter to me, but it sounds tasty nonetheless

Pop it in a long hard roll and you have portable food.

Mmmmm.

Try washing it down
with a local beer and you will have lunch on foot. You will need to try
kabanozs as well, a form of what we American's refer to by it's market
name
of 'Slim Jim', another sausage type food.
-ginny

I will look out for those. Thank you for the suggestins!

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
Polish food sounds like winter food! It'll be summer when I'm there. I am
determined to have sauerkraut, though.


Properly grilled, topped with kraut, kielbasa is definitely summer food.
Pop it in a long hard roll and you have portable food. Try washing it down
with a local beer and you will have lunch on foot. You will need to try
kabanozs as well, a form of what we American's refer to by it's market name
of 'Slim Jim', another sausage type food.
-ginny




I would have to agree. Grilled kielbasi on a hard roll with a smear of
horseradish mustard is a classic summer treat. And at least he will be
eating the real thing.

I often thought there should be a requirement that those insipid, horrid
industrial "kielbasi like" things made be Hillshure and Hatfield should
be prohibited from using the word "kielbasi" on the label much in the
same way they can't use cheese on space cheese products.

Thankfully there are 2 mom and pop Polish markets in my area that make
the real thing.

On Sun, 21 May 2006 08:26:09 -0400, George wrote:

Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
Polish food sounds like winter food! It'll be summer when I'm there. I am
determined to have sauerkraut, though.


Properly grilled, topped with kraut, kielbasa is definitely summer food.
Pop it in a long hard roll and you have portable food. Try washing it down
with a local beer and you will have lunch on foot. You will need to try
kabanozs as well, a form of what we American's refer to by it's market name
of 'Slim Jim', another sausage type food.
-ginny




I would have to agree. Grilled kielbasi on a hard roll with a smear of
horseradish mustard is a classic summer treat. And at least he will be
eating the real thing.

I often thought there should be a requirement that those insipid, horrid
industrial "kielbasi like" things made be Hillshure and Hatfield should
be prohibited from using the word "kielbasi" on the label much in the
same way they can't use cheese on space cheese products.

Thankfully there are 2 mom and pop Polish markets in my area that make
the real thing.

I wish I knew where find the real thing. I can only take Hillshire
Farms in small doses and can't imagine plopping one into a roll to eat
all at once. Blech.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

sf wrote:

Thankfully there are 2 mom and pop Polish markets in my area that make
the real thing.


I wish I knew where find the real thing. I can only take Hillshire
Farms in small doses and can't imagine plopping one into a roll to eat
all at once. Blech.

The two places in my area don't ship.

Don't know where you are at but I found this place in Philly last year
that may ship.

Its definitely not a "superwally" product: "Our kielbasa contains no
by-products, artificial color, fillers, or added water, unlike the other
brands presently being sold in the marketplace."

http://www.kielbasyboys.com/


I haven't been there but my friend said that Eagle Provisions in
Brooklyn has the real thing.

Google found this:

Eagle Provisions
5th Avenue/17th Street
The signs above the store almost say it all: “Epicurean delights from
around the world”, “Manufactures of the world’s finest kielbasa and
Polish provisions” and “500 varieties of beer.” What you get only a hint
of is that Eagle Provisions has one of the best delis and butcher shops
in Brooklyn. Packs of veal sausage, whole legs of lamb, smoked beef
tongue, combo packs of ground beef, veal and pork (oh, the meat balls
you could make), slabs of smoked bacon.. And that’s just in the case.
Head over to the deli and breathe in the rich smell of cured and smoked
meats. Huge kielbasas, ribs and sausages hang from the ceiling, just
daring you to take them home. I also spied smoked loin of pork, Polish
style meatloaf, Bilinkski ham, and of course liverwurst, head cheese,
and fresh blood sausage. They also make fresh pierogis and a smorgasbord
of salads. So grab a Zywiec beer, a container of fresh-made sauerkraut,
few hand packed hot dogs and fire-up the grill.

On Sun, 21 May 2006 12:50:35 -0400, George wrote:

Don't know where you are at

San Francisco, not a big Polish community here. I think there is a
Polish Deli way out near the beach on Geary. I need to take a closer
look the next time I'm in that area.

but I found this place in Philly last year that may ship.

Its definitely not a "superwally" product: "Our kielbasa contains no
by-products, artificial color, fillers, or added water, unlike the other
brands presently being sold in the marketplace."

http://www.kielbasyboys.com/


Thanks, I was thinking WOOHOO the prices are right! Then I saw
"Prices as of 01 December 2003". sigh


--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

sf wrote:
On Sun, 21 May 2006 12:50:35 -0400, George wrote:


Don't know where you are at


San Francisco, not a big Polish community here. I think there is a
Polish Deli way out near the beach on Geary. I need to take a closer
look the next time I'm in that area.


but I found this place in Philly last year that may ship.

Its definitely not a "superwally" product: "Our kielbasa contains no
by-products, artificial color, fillers, or added water, unlike the other
brands presently being sold in the marketplace."

http://www.kielbasyboys.com/



Thanks, I was thinking WOOHOO the prices are right! Then I saw
"Prices as of 01 December 2003". sigh



Actually their six month ago prices were only slightly higher.

On Sun, 21 May 2006 13:39:47 -0400, George wrote:

sf wrote:

http://www.kielbasyboys.com/



Thanks, I was thinking WOOHOO the prices are right! Then I saw
"Prices as of 01 December 2003". sigh



Actually their six month ago prices were only slightly higher.

Thanks for the info. I'll take a closer look now.

sf
hoping I won't need to take out a loan to pay for the freight charge
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.