Just tried some kabbanos (sp?) and they were really nice. Seeing as there are more and more Polish shops knocking about has anyone got any other recommendations for Polish cuisine?

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Kabbanos are delicious.

Check out Pierogi, which are polish dumplings, very similar to dim sum dumplings. Usually contact potato, cabbage etc. Very nice.

Polish smoked sprats … I like.

Joe, where are you based? If locally, pop in one day, try the real thing.
BTW Polish lager is very useful at a barbie if your head can stand up to it (7% alc. isn't unusual).

The only food you can polish is apples

Just tried some kabbanos (sp?) and they were really nice. Seeing as there are more and more Polish shops knocking about has anyone got any other recommendations for Polish cuisine?

By any chance was it the stuff they have on offer at waitrose? So tasty!!

Their cheesecakes are evil!

It is, I really like them warmed up with cool beer in hand, better than crisps (and the quality of burp improves a lot too 😉 ).

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Their cheesecakes are evil!
Yep, just like the waitress that serves them 😀

Moe those Pierogi dumplings sound right up my street – thats on the shopping list for tomorrow! Based in Manchester if thats close – I never turn down food!

oh and the Kabbanos were from Tesco's little polish section – really nice

I have noticed the Tesoe polish selection increasing!

Never actually tried anything……..small language barrier!

So what elseis recomended?

P.S.
I noticed a Polish restaurant in Brum as i whizzed through a while ago.
What are the big differences in cuisine/tastes Or is it of a matter of how its cooked?

Bigos can be awesome but I imagine the canned stuff you buy in the supermarket is not great, if you are in a restaurant worth a try. Dill pickled cucumbers (ogurky) are excellent.

Dill pickled cucumbers (ogurky) are excellent.

Just like the gherkins in a Big Mac!

if you like beetroot borscht is good. They like their beetroot the polish, they mix it up with horse raddish too which is tasty.

Cwikla – beetroot with horseraddish, can be very hot. I love it.
Bigos – a Polish stew, home made only.

You can get a concentrated cherry juice that is gorgeous – strange but it really tastes of cherries.

makowiec – poppy seed cake – looks good

http://www.annamariavolpi.com/makowiec.html

Zubrowka. (Bison Grass Vodka)

Highly recommended. :*)

vodka

or

beetroot soup

the choice is yours

Vodka, such a Belvedere, Chopin or Pan Tadeusz in the evening. Barszcz next day (the best one has always been the instant one made by Knorr.
As far as coloured vodkas go, try:
– Zoladkowa Gorzka (**** me and I still won't give you the phonetics),
– Cytrynowka (lemon vodka),
– Zubrowka (different flavour to Rusiian Bison Grass Vodka, beware),
– Sliwowica (plum vodka reaching 70% alcohol content – lovely!),
– Porterowka (95% spirit "diluted" equally with Porter Beer, giving over 50% alcohol content),
– home-made vodka, yummy!
As evey Scotsman knows the English can't drink neat spirits and stay upright. So:
– Zoladkowa Gorzka mixes well with Coke.
– Cytrynowka – give it to your mother-in-law,
– Zubrowka – mix with apple juice,
– Sliwowica – mix with another shot of the same,
– Porterowka – great with kabanos as a snack, no soft drinks allowed.
Another great thing is Polish meat, esp. cooked ham and sandwich sausages. Try Krakowska Sucha, Poledwica Sopocka or baleron.
For a BBQ – sausages such as Wiejska, Slaska, Podwawelska.
Fast food – can't beat parowki, Polish hot-dogs with a slice of rye bread.
Worthy a mention is the parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera). Fried in batter.

BEWARE – it can kill if you mix it with Amanita phalloides.