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From: liquidator on 24 Jul 2008 20:40 "Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREMOVE(a)alltel.net> wrote in message news:ce32a$48890b7d$4b58a525$17913(a)ALLTEL.NET... > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4888D390.C3417134(a)hotmail.com... > > > > > There's a fair Polish community here, to the extent that certainly one > > supermarket now stocks some Polish items in one area. Krakus brand > > especially > > IIRC. > > > > Any recommendations ? > > > > Oh-ho, you are in for a treat. Go to any Polish restaurant that has a good > reputation and sit down for a while. It's going to take a while to eat > everything you should eat. You can't leave without eating a half dozen > potato pancakes with applesauce, another half dozen perroghi (a nice onion > gravy works best with these), a couple of pieces of kielbasa with onions > gently cooked, and then any desert that you have room for. The kielbasa > won't be like any of the junk you've ever had from a grocery store before. > The potato pancakes are to die for in any decent Polish or Ukrainian > restaurant. In fact - if there was one thing you just had to pig out on, > it'd be the potato pancakes. > > -- > > -Mike- > mmarlowREMOVE(a)alltel.net > > A good keilbasa is rare on this side of the pond. But 150 or so miles north is Cleveburg, which has a large Polish community. Checkig out a local market which was independent stalls, I asked about the quality. The vendor cut off a chunk, held it out and said "Here, you tell me." The planet could use more people like that.
From: John O on 24 Jul 2008 20:50 "Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREMOVE(a)alltel.net> wrote in message news:ce32a$48890b7d$4b58a525$17913(a)ALLTEL.NET... > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4888D390.C3417134(a)hotmail.com... > >> >> There's a fair Polish community here, to the extent that certainly one >> supermarket now stocks some Polish items in one area. Krakus brand >> especially >> IIRC. >> >> Any recommendations ? >> > > Oh-ho, you are in for a treat. Go to any Polish restaurant that has a > good reputation and sit down for a while. It's going to take a while to > eat everything you should eat. You can't leave without eating a half > dozen potato pancakes with applesauce, another half dozen perroghi (a nice > onion gravy works best with these), a couple of pieces of kielbasa with > onions gently cooked, and then any desert that you have room for. The > kielbasa won't be like any of the junk you've ever had from a grocery > store before. The potato pancakes are to die for in any decent Polish or > Ukrainian restaurant. In fact - if there was one thing you just had to > pig out on, it'd be the potato pancakes. BTDT, real Polish is *excellent* food. There's a little town within the boundaries of Detroit, Hamtramck. Several good Polish restaurants. My brother hosted a several Polish engineers a while back, and after they did all the typical American places he took them there. After dinner he asked what they thought. The answer says it all: Just like my family makes, it's wonderful. Kowalski Meats is also there, outstanding stuff. http://www.kowality.com/ -John O
From: Mike Marlow on 24 Jul 2008 21:51 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48890FCF.962F8B25(a)hotmail.com... > > >> It's going to take a while to eat >> everything you should eat. You can't leave without eating a half dozen >> potato pancakes with applesauce, another half dozen perroghi > > These are ? Well, second to potato pancakes, these are the nearest thing to heaven that doesn't have a hunk of dead cow in it. Potato and cheese rolled into a dough and pinched into a half moon shape, boiled until they float, and then served either like that or (my personal favorite...) fried in butter the next day until just nicely brown. Geezus - I'm getting hungry. They don't sound as good as they taste. Try them - you'll not regret it. These things are a real pain in the butt to make, but every once in a while my daughters and I will make up a gross of them. They don't last long but we can get a few nights of delight out of them. Now that the youngest daughter is heading out to a life on her own I'm going to have to work on the wife to make them with me. Fat chance... -- -Mike- mmarlowREMOVE(a)alltel.net
From: Mike Marlow on 24 Jul 2008 21:55
"liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote in message news:g6b7ek$5eu$1(a)aioe.org... > A good keilbasa is rare on this side of the pond. You're right - you really have to find the "community" guy that makes his own. The commercial stuff is all junk. > > But 150 or so miles north is Cleveburg, which has a large Polish > community. > > Checkig out a local market which was independent stalls, I asked about > the > quality. > > The vendor cut off a chunk, held it out and said "Here, you tell me." > > The planet could use more people like that. > > Syracuse still has a couple of places like that left. We used to have more, but it kind of goes in cycles. Seems we might be entering another phase of the cycle where we're starting to see a small increase in that kind of deli again. Since I've lived here I've watched it go from a handful of good places to none, to a few popping up again now. -- -Mike- mmarlowREMOVE(a)alltel.net |