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If you were to ask a British person what food to try when you come to the UK, Fish and Chips (from a proper fish and chip shop) and a good home cooked Roast Dinner would be top of the list!

I'm part Polish (my Grandad was from Poland) so I'd love to embrace my Polish heritage a bit more as it wasn't something my Grandad ever spoke about.

So are there any Polish people on here and if so, what dish(es) do you associate with Poland that you think I should definitely have a try at?

One of the great things about living in the UK is that over the years we have had people from all over the world come to live and work here. One of the (many) great things that immigrants bring, is their food - a taste of home if you will. In most of the top UK supermarkets there are several facings down the World Food Aisle of different Polish foods - there's even 1 or 2 facings in the chiller section!

I've enjoyed trying some Polish cooked and sliced meats in my sandwiches and the different pate, soft cheese and some amazing chicken frankfurters but now it's time to cook something from scratch so looking for something this is quintessentially Polish to try...
 
There’s a lot of overlap, too. One thing that springs to mind that I make is haluski, but it’s not just Polish, it’s made all over Central and Eastern Europe. Same with pierogi.
 
I'm not Polish, but I have tried some delicious food made over here by a chef friend. She works Embassy catering, and her Polish food was so good, the Embassy actually sponsored her book of recipes!
Barszcz (a beetroot soup), pierogi (of course) and golabki (stuffed cabbage leaves) to start. I've tried them all and they're all delish.
 
karadekoolaid said:
I'm not Polish, but I have tried some delicious food made over here by a chef friend. She works Embassy catering, and her Polish food was so good, the Embassy actually sponsored her book of recipes!
Barszcz (a beetroot soup), pierogi (of course) and golabki (stuffed cabbage leaves) to start. I've tried them all and they're all delish.
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Not a fan of beetroot (tastes like mud to me), I've tried pierogi and not a big fan - golabki on the other hand sounds delicious so that will have to go on to my dishes to try list
 
TheSoloChef said:
If you were to ask a British person what food to try when you come to the UK, Fish and Chips (from a proper fish and chip shop) and a good home cooked Roast Dinner would be top of the list!

I'm part Polish (my Grandad was from Poland) so I'd love to embrace my Polish heritage a bit more as it wasn't something my Grandad ever spoke about.

So are there any Polish people on here and if so, what dish(es) do you associate with Poland that you think I should definitely have a try at?

One of the great things about living in the UK is that over the years we have had people from all over the world come to live and work here. One of the (many) great things that immigrants bring, is their food - a taste of home if you will. In most of the top UK supermarkets there are several facings down the World Food Aisle of different Polish foods - there's even 1 or 2 facings in the chiller section!

I've enjoyed trying some Polish cooked and sliced meats in my sandwiches and the different pate, soft cheese and some amazing chicken frankfurters but now it's time to cook something from scratch so looking for something this is quintessentially Polish to try...
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My wife's mother was a first generation pole that immigrated as a teenager. My wife recommends potato and cheese or potato and sauerkraut pierogi. Very Polish. Very tasty.
 
I’m not Polish but have very much enjoyed the Marianski brothers books on making meats.

Stanley Marianski “grew up in a war damaged Poland where he learned the art of smoking meats from his parents.”
He didn’t want the skills of making different meats (sausages, fermented meats etc) to be lost and wanted to pass the information onto his sons.

His books come across more as an instructional text book, they sometimes cross into the technical far more than the cook books we’re used to but the information is 100% accurate and the results are good.
No actual ‘dishes’ to speak of but if you enjoy getting lost in experimental kitchen it’s a great one to do it with.
 
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