The groaning table
If in France one cannot
count all the types of cheese, in Poland the same applies to sausages
and cold cuts. Recently barbecues have become highly fashionable with the
meat-eating Poles. Special occasions, such as the visit of a guest from abroad,
however, demand the preparation of more complicated and rarer dishes. To stay in
Poland and not try bigos made of cabbage is like being in
Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower. Bigos was once a special hunters'
dish, served at the end of a long day.
bigos
Traditionalists who do not
eat anything except the specialities of their own cuisine need have no worries
about visiting Poland. It is easy to find restaurants serving Japanese sushi,
Mexican tacos, American steaks or Greek salads. The one exception is sea food,
of which mos
t
Poles are not overly fond. On a visit to the mountains you simply must try
oscypek
- ewe's-milk cheese. It is not found in any other place in the world and
is in the shape of a roll with pointed ends. Because the mountain people
themselves make it, apart from its quality, care is also taken with its
aesthetics - they are imprinted with attractive designs.
oscypek
Surprisingly, the Polish national drinks are not alcoholic, but - coffee and
tea. Guests are ambushed with the question which of these beverages they
would prefer more or less immediately after they cross the threshold of a Polish
home.
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and cold cuts. Recently barbecues have become highly fashionable with the
meat-eating Poles. Special occasions, such as the visit of a guest from abroad,
however, demand the preparation of more complicated and rarer dishes. To stay in
Poland and not try bigos made of cabbage is like being in
Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower. Bigos was once a special hunters'
dish, served at the end of a long day.
