Food like it used to taste... a HUGE discovery...

mardatha

Wow, very interesting thread. I grew up in a mining village with lots of Polish people who came over during the war and stayed, they were nice people. I haven't got a Polish shop very near me but am looking now. Thanks for this thread!

Charlton_King

Ye Gods. Latest report. The family visited the Polish shop again yesterday and I can report back (belatedly) on:

Polish doughnuts.

Heavenly. The store won't tell me where they source these fresh baked items from but obviously not from Poland like the rest of their stock. Some local, home baked situation, probably.

Heavenly. The jam is not really jam in the usual, gooey, sickly sweet sense but something richer with a hint of acidity.

Absolutely heavenly. Never going back to the supermarket or Greggs rubbish, not after tasting this.

NewShadow

Some delicious looking recipes.

I've been after a recipe cooked for me years ago by a Bulgarian friend - I wonder if anyone here might be able/willing to help?

I remember that it was diced potatoes and onions, topped with something that contained egg and yogurt, but I can't remember how it was cooked, if there were any spices, or any other ingredients - It was very creamy, but set and savoury tasting.

Any suggestions appreciated.

fairy3

NewShadow - not from experience but could this be it? Found it on the net as can't sleep due to lergy....

http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2006/01/bulgarianpotatoes

Looks lovely and comforting

ERICS_MUM

Charlton_King wrote: »

Ye Gods. Latest report. The family visited the Polish shop again yesterday and I can report back (belatedly) on:

Polish doughnuts.

Heavenly. The store won't tell me where they source these fresh baked items from but obviously not from Poland like the rest of their stock. Some local, home baked situation, probably.

Heavenly. The jam is not really jam in the usual, gooey, sickly sweet sense but something richer with a hint of acidity.

Absolutely heavenly. Never going back to the supermarket or Greggs rubbish, not after tasting this.

It might be plum jam, more tart and runny than our popular brands. I remember travelling by train from Leningrad to Moscow in the 1980's and the staff in the refreshment bar ran out of sugar and lemon for the tea so they plopped spoonfuls of plum jam into each cup of tea ( they didn't serve tea with milk then).

NewShadow

fairy3 wrote: »

NewShadow - not from experience but could this be it? Found it on the net as can't sleep due to lergy....

http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2006/01/bulgarianpotatoes

Looks lovely and comforting

that looks like it - there were definitely onions mixed with the potatoes, and he cubed them rather than sliced, but it could well have been cottage cheese I've been missing when trying to replicate this.

I've googled loads of things, but obviously was making the search terms too complicated :rotfl:

panika

Hi all,

I am Polish and I am really glad you like the food from my country.
If I want to visit Polish shop I have to travel to the neighbour towns, but I found that local supermarkets, like Te**o, L*dl or Morr***ons sell some products on Polish/continental shelves .

I can find some
-pierogi (meat ones) and twarog (cottage cheese) in T**co.

-Mo***sons: Poledwica sopocka (ham, smokedreally lovely), kabanos (thin smoked sausage), mayo, golabki(mince mest with rice wrapped in cabbage leafs all in tomato sauce), Wedel chocolate, Ptasie mleczko (vanilla mousse in chocolate packed in the cardboad box), paluszki (pretzel sticks)carrot juice.

-Li*l has Polish weeks, where you can buy pierogi, silesian sausage, sauerkraut, cucumbers in brine, some sweets. Yesterday I managed to find silesian sausage (great in onion, tomato and red pepper casserole) and Krakowska sausage. Also, some German products are similar to Polish ones, because big part of Poland was occupied by Germany for many years. So, we have some influences and I think German kitchen has from us.

I sometimes miss food, but You have some good food as well. Nothing beats English breakfast, bacon and egg roll, Sunday dinner or mince pies.

mardatha

Hi Panika - my son works with some Polish lads and they are teaching him the language... so far he can say "Move your a$$" and "Get some work done" LOL which sort of gives him away a bit lol

suki1964

panika wrote: »

Hi all,

I am Polish and I am really glad you like the food from my country.
If I want to visit Polish shop I have to travel to the neighbour towns, but I found that local supermarkets, like Te**o, L*dl or Morr***ons sell some products on Polish/continental shelves .

I can find some
-pierogi (meat ones) and twarog (cottage cheese) in T**co.

-Mo***sons: Poledwica sopocka (ham, smokedreally lovely), kabanos (thin smoked sausage), mayo, golabki(mince mest with rice wrapped in cabbage leafs all in tomato sauce), Wedel chocolate, Ptasie mleczko (vanilla mousse in chocolate packed in the cardboad box), paluszki (pretzel sticks)carrot juice.

-Li*l has Polish weeks, where you can buy pierogi, silesian sausage, sauerkraut, cucumbers in brine, some sweets. Yesterday I managed to find silesian sausage (great in onion, tomato and red pepper casserole) and Krakowska sausage. Also, some German products are similar to Polish ones, because big part of Poland was occupied by Germany for many years. So, we have some influences and I think German kitchen has from us.

I sometimes miss food, but You have some good food as well. Nothing beats English breakfast, bacon and egg roll, Sunday dinner or mince pies.

I'm so glad to read you enjoy an English Sunday dinner and breakfast, I'm like you, nothing beats it ( although the full breakfast is a once a week treat if then)


What would a typical Polish breakfast and Sunday dinner be?


I had Polish friends when growing up back in the 60's. However the only things I can remember having to eat there were cakes,there was always cake with a cup of tea

panika

Mardatha, many people who work with Polish people, learn how to say hi/thank you/how are you and how to swear;-)

Suki 1964 - Polish breakfast is very similar to continental breakfast.
Sunday dinner - first - chicken noodle soup called rosol, than meat (pork or beef or poultry) with potatoes, gravy and vegetables or raw vegetable salad. Unfortunately we don't have yorkies, roasties, stuffing.