I know you can't wait for more food posts, so here are the top dishes we've had while in Poland, so far--best tasting or at least most "memorable." Generally Polish food is very similar to Czech--lots of pork and some lard thrown in for good measure. No kidding. How folks stay so thin here is beyond me.
5. Stuffed Cabbage, at a traditional Polish restaurant in Krakow. Stuffed with saurkraut, meat and rice, topped with some sort of yummy gravy, with buttery dill potatos on the side.
4. Bigos: lots of pork, some spare ribs, saurkraut, and maybe some plums or some sort of fruit. Yumm. Under the Golden Deer in Wroclaw.
3. Lobster Risotto at an Italian Restaurant in Wroclaw. Definitely not Polish food, but certainly a nice change.
2. Lard spread--really. See the suspicious-looking crocks of spread on the right. Well, we tried it, not knowing what it was. But this familiar flavor came through and Ian had to ask the waiter what it was. Very proudly, he replied, "lard." Apparently thinking our shocked faces meant we didn't understand, rather than disbelief, he clarified--"pork fat." This is often brought to the table just like chips and salsa at Chi Chi's back home. It's also served like bread and butter sandwiches. Needless to say, we haven't had it since this little clash with cholesterol in Krakow.
1. Birthday Pierogis in Krakow. Little balls of doughy goodness stuffed with saurkraut and meat. Probably swimming in butter. Happy birthday to me.
I want to jump into a vat of lard.
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