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lapis

perogi,buy them frozen,boil like pasta then fry over with some onion

and if you can find them slivica(plums) covered in chocolate ,they are to die for,and one of your 5 a day!

thanks to my polish mates for introducing me to these

lapis

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liptons yellow label!
i have never heard of anyone looking for it

hannerrbabes

My boyfriend is Russian, from Latvia, so I get to try some Eastern European food. I particularly like the Lithuanian 'pelmeni'. It's little balls of meat in dough and all you do is boil them on the hob, add sour cream (LithuanianSmietana) or Greek yoghurt and you're good to go!
I also love the vegetable spice Vegeta or Kucharek. It's so convenient as it can be used in anything - soups, meat, pasta, rice.

VT82

cruzinka wrote: »

Hi,
Lowicz syrup - different varieties of cordial, really nice

I'm not Polish but was having a browse and picked some of this up. I got the strawberry, and it's actually really great.


You can have it with sparkling water as an actual cordial, but it's thick enough to use to make strawberry milkshake (much nicer than Crusha), or you can add it to your pancake batter to make strawberry pancakes.

bauhaus_modern

i've been desperate to try many of these foods, but since they're poorly listed for ingredients, i've shunned them so far as i'm terrified of eating animal derived product (i'm vegan). This has inspired me to go to the supermarket with a dictionary to attempt translations and to make a bit more effort to try new things!

thanks for this. it's been really useful.

Ashagill

I am Indian and always observe what my Mum buys, for fruit juice, Rubicon is a big seller and it's very like what it should be like. We don't really go for anything else, mango juice wise.
Basmati (Pronounces Bah-ss-ma-thi, not BazMati!) rice is also a winner in India.
Also if you're planning a big curry, Although pathak's and Tesco brand curry sauce is OK, I would try and fit in a trip to your nearest indian area, or tiny little shop, even if you asked a local indian person where they shop for their rice and lentils, the reason being is the prices are SO much cheaper usually. And the range is just huge. Obviously it's easier for city-dwellers to find.

I live in South west London and although Hounslow is a bit of a trek, my mum buys ALL her fruit and veg and indian supplies there because the quality is really fresh, it's at market value (for important things like coriander!) and they are also becoming very well stocked on frozen naans, chapatis and bahjis etc. So the cooking really is minimal.

I'll try and think of more brands to buy!

terra_ferma

bauhaus_modern wrote: »

i've been desperate to try many of these foods, but since they're poorly listed for ingredients, i've shunned them so far as i'm terrified of eating animal derived product (i'm vegan). This has inspired me to go to the supermarket with a dictionary to attempt translations and to make a bit more effort to try new things!

thanks for this. it's been really useful.

It's actually illegal to sell products without a list of ingredients in English, AFAIK.
The worst I saw was in one of those shops selling food just past its exp date, they were selling fruit juice with an exp date several years earlier but it was in a foreign language that luckily I understand. (It was many years ago, now I would report them)

terra_ferma

Ashagill wrote: »

I am Indian and always observe what my Mum buys, for fruit juice, Rubicon is a big seller and it's very like what it should be like. We don't really go for anything else, mango juice wise.
Basmati (Pronounces Bah-ss-ma-thi, not BazMati!) rice is also a winner in India.
Also if you're planning a big curry, Although pathak's and Tesco brand curry sauce is OK, I would try and fit in a trip to your nearest indian area, or tiny little shop, even if you asked a local indian person where they shop for their rice and lentils, the reason being is the prices are SO much cheaper usually. And the range is just huge. Obviously it's easier for city-dwellers to find.

I live in South west London and although Hounslow is a bit of a trek, my mum buys ALL her fruit and veg and indian supplies there because the quality is really fresh, it's at market value (for important things like coriander!) and they are also becoming very well stocked on frozen naans, chapatis and bahjis etc. So the cooking really is minimal.

I'll try and think of more brands to buy!

I noticed the rubicon juice in the Asian aisle, it's lovely, a bit too rich and sugary for me, but it's really nice

Brian_Steele

I'm normally an Aldi man - mostly regular food at great prices - but a German friend of mine recommended Lidl, as they have a lot more of the German foods you would get in their original German stores.

Being half German myself, I find Polish sauerkraut not to my taste. I had given up trying to find the decent German stuff anywhere and had resorted to bringing it back when I went over, but then ended up finding it in Sainsburys. I'm sure they have the Polish stuff too, but this one was in a big glass jar. It was great!

I also used to love drinking something (non-alcoholic) called Vita-Malz Bier as a kid. Couldn't find it anywhere here, even in German/Polish shops, but then found it on-line at beersofeurope.co.uk. My 11 year-old loves it.

loup67

I love the authentic Thai sauces you can find in the World food aisle in Tesco. Mae Ploy green and red curry paste, it's really good, go easy though, it is hot! I think it's about £1.80 for a large pot that keeps in the fridge for ages and I reckon I make about 10 curries for 4 people with it so really good value. Also the coconut milk is much cheaper in this aisle, worth looking out for.
Lee Kum Kee premium soy sauce is also a favourite, 500mls of really tasty soy for £1.40 or so, much nicer than the usual soy and much cheaper too!