Exactly! It was the first thing my wife showed me in Czestochowa when I first came to Poland. So much history!

True, in our defence we are relatively new and it was one of our older videos. I think we figured it out by now (hope so 😛🤞)

Maybe when Niska comes over for a visit :P

I love Cafe Belg! My other favourite was old "Gruszka" or "Pod Grusza" but when Seba was the owner and they had jazz live music concerts outside in summer :)

Lucky you! I love going to Poland but it gets quite expensive when you have to pay for 4 tickets from Canada... You probably can fly super cheap around Europe! Let us know what your favourite zapiekanki spot in the city is, we will check it out next time we're there! Any recommendations for a nice meal or drink are highly appreciated ;) Have an amazing time in Poland and enjoy zapiekanki!!! Ps. That's very cool re. Belg. What years did you work there, you may have run into my wife Kasia who used to go there with her friends a lot before moving to Canada :)

@@TheHungryTata thanks for your reply! For the last flight Katowice - Eindhoven I paid about 130€ 😉 "Piekarnik" where you have been is a really good place, my fav zapiekanka is "Marysia Panienka" because I like spinach and feta cheese 😁 To be honest you both visited the best places in the centre, you can also check "Yem Tu" if you like Hindi food, "Tayri" where there are pizzas with creative and rich toppings, like fries for example 🍟 or "Bonsai Sushi" the best sushi I ever ate and beautiful served 🤩 In Częstochowa you can find more world kitchen than typical Polish, except pierogi 🥟 they are everywhere. In "Cafe Belg" I worked about 2016 year. You both have great time in Poland!

Thanks for all the recommendations, we are so going to check them all out next time we are in Poland (hopefully next summer!). I want to eat as much Polish food in Poland as possible but I’m really excited about the sushi place! 2016 - Kasia was already in Canada but we always end up in Cafe Belg whenever we meet with Kasia’s friends :) we used to go to Poland once or even twice a year before the kids so our paths most probably crossed in the past :) 130€ sounds way better than paying around 1.5-2k CAD $ for one return ticket (our case) 🤪

Hmm, they were all so good! I would have to ask Michal to make them again next time we visit or try to recreate his recipes to answer your question :)

I get it, my wife asks ciocia Bozena to make (or save) some bigos for me whenever we go to Poland!

I can imagine! :D The "infused" cherries make every visit better I bet!

You'll have to take me to your favorite one next time I fly in, but as I recall it was somewhere near the boarder in the north near Germany? American fast food = "Progress" I'd rather a home cooked Polish meal over that any day, especially if it's Basia cooking!❤️😋

You remember correct, there is a long wide road that leads up to Jasna Gora, it's a nice walk to the cathedral, we take the kids there whenever were in town. We live in Toronto so it'll be a while till get back there. Yeah, it seems Poland is becoming more and more modern since I first came to visit 12 years ago. They are building highways like crazy so it doesn't take forever to get to another city, like Wroclaw for example.

@@TheHungryTata I have family member and high school friend living in Mississauga and both complain about real estate prices.

I was born and raised in Mississauga, I totally get it! The area I grew up in had a lot of Polish people there. Maybe it was the same neighbourhood, whereabout does your friend live?

Thank you, I actually cooked professionally for about 7 years in my 20’s here in Canada. It’s a very tough job and not an ideal profession if you want to have a family and be present. I haven’t seen many olive oils in a flip top bottle either. The oil itself was pretty decent quality to be honest!

@@TheHungryTata You look like a pro and behave like one. A lot of happiness and love for your whole family.

Thank you Mike, that's very kind.

Dokładnie!

Wow, that's really interesting, thanks for sharing!

That’s really cool, I love historical facts like this, thank you for sharing, I will definitely have to look more into this.

I am a lucky man ;)

Absolutely! Actually I love mushroom hunting.

Thank you so much, same to you!

Zawsze jest mi miło gotować dla Was.

Thank you Marta, im glad you all enjoyed it! :)

Thank you Elke, say hi to Elliot! :)

Thank you! :)

Yes, we stayed in Poland for 2 months around Christmas time :) I have never been inside Ratusz (the building you're referring to) but now I want to check it out next time we go to visit Kasia's family. And I will definitely check out zapiekanka near Jasna Gora, thanks for recommending. It sounds like it's one of these traditional kiosks and I like the sound of 12 zl ;) I know the area behind the railway station, I think I even had French fries there during my first trips to Poland. I don't remember sharing them with half the pigeon population of Czestochowa though :D Good to know about fellow English speakers in the city. Whenever we come to Poland our base is a small village near Czestochowa where Kasia is from and as much as I love the village life and Polish people, it can get lonely at times with the language barrier. Thanks for taking your time to comment and recommend all of it, I really appreciate it!

Thank you! 10 years and counting but we date back to 2008 😊

Wyrób teściowej :) Smażona na tłuszczu z mięsa cebula, podlana wodą, z pastą pomidorową i przyprawami do smaku (bazylia, majeranek, sól i pieprz). Bardzo dobry!

Hehe, I will pass your compliments and offer on! Ciocia Bozenka loves feeding people and she likes her dishes clean so it might be a perfect match! ;)

my jeszcze raz tez :P

@@TheHungryTata umówimy się🙂

@@DanutaPapiernik-uc5mj jest plan! Zrobimy podwojna randke i babci zostawimy wszystkie nasze dzieci 🤪

Jo tyż

Thank you, it was! all the credit goes to my wife’s friend’s husband though 😊

To był jeden jedyny raz, normalnie nie jem w czapce ale miałem zapalenie płuc i gorączkę… Babci jedzenie za to lubię zawsze!

Dzięki! Jadłem pieczonki na kościelnym festynie pod Częstochową, robił je mój szwagier i były pyszne :)

Jadłem to, co mi babcia, sąsiadka i inni serwowali :) Wszystko mi smakuje jak jestem w Polsce, nawet tatar i flaki ;)

​@@TheHungryTata Flaki to jedna z najlepszych zup, chociaż jej dawno nie jadłam, bo wiele lat temu przestałam jeść mięso, jem tylko ryby.

Tastes even better, you should try it! :)

Nie na ch*j, tylko na głowę;)

Dzieki Mama :) To przyjemność dla Ciebie gotować!

hey thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for your kind comment, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I agree, there is too much food content out there that is fast paced and in your face. Home cooking should be a time to switch off and just take it easy, unless you have kids, then good luck! Hey if you have any suggestions on what you might wanna see next let me know and maybe I can try and make it down the road.

Thank you :)

Thanx Elke! Glad you enjoyed the recipe! I also make the beef one, actually made it last week for a change. If you make this definitely let me know how it turned out. Hi Eliot!

Dzieki Mamusia, ciesze sie ze smakowalo :) <3

Nice, I’ve never had it, but it looks tasty.

Thank you! :)

@@TheHungryTata anytime

Your parents are good people! :)