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

meritaten · 9 December 2014 at 8:09PM

I had a Polish friend in school and was invited to Sunday lunch with her family - It was very similar to our own except, as you say 'no trimmings or roasties'. What was different was - Her Polish Dad cooked it while her mum watched! this gobsmacked me! I had never seen a man cooking before! (this would have been early 1960s)
Oh and there was the most delicious cake afterwards! Which her dad had made too!

suki1964 · 10 December 2014 at 12:41AM

panika wrote: »

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.

I saw an old come dine with me today where one of the contestants was Polish She made a sour cabbage soup which at first wouldn't be my first choice, but watching her make it, sounded delish

The main course was a beef olive with potato dumplings and red cabbage. Once again a meal I would love to try

mardatha · 10 December 2014 at 11:49AM

That brings back memories of my primary school pal, Oxanna who's dad came from the Ukraine. They had the most fabulous cake but her mum wasn't keen on inviting her pals in to share it lol

barneydee_2 · 14 July 2015 at 6:32AM

I had to bump this thread up,have just read it from the beginning we have some polish shops around here I will give them a go,I like trying different shops I'm fed up with the big 4(& I work for one of them) I love Turkish,Chinese, Indian super markets where I live is very multi cultural (North london) so a lot to chose from
Dee x

Living_proof · 14 July 2015 at 11:02AM

There are a lot of Polish shops where I live but a new arrival is much larger than the others and quite unbelievably clean and organised. It has the best deli/charcuterie counter for miles and lots of yummy looking fresh and canned goods. They don't use the same price points as the big SMs here - prices might be £1.21 or 94p etc. rather than £1.29, 95p etc which proliferates elsewhere. I can't remember the name of the store but I think it translates into grasshopper? I am sure someone will put me right! Also a very good value bakery has opened up - a large white loaf to take away plus a coffee and pastry-type affair to consume in was just £3.

Ben84 · 19 July 2015 at 8:23PM

I've had some good things from my local Polish shop. Cheeses and coffee are very good. However, it's not all healthy and unprocessed. Virtually all the polish chocolates I've found contain hydrogenated fat. So do quite a few of the biscuits. The pickles contained artificial sweeteners too. It's a mixed thing really, some items were very good quality and others were pretty bad. I still like the Polish shop, but I read the labels carefully.

Eenymeeny · 20 July 2015 at 8:21AM

Lidl are featuring Polish foods this week if anyone is interested in trying out different foods. (We don't have a Polish shop near us)

dandy-candy · 20 July 2015 at 10:09AM

Thanks for making and bumping this thread. There are loads of polish shops near me, and even my Tesco has a big polish section, but I've never even looked at the stuff because I don't know anyone who eats it. Now I've seen so many recommendations I'm going to pop out and try some. Thanks for broadening my horizons!