POLISH FOOD TOUR | Trying Most Traditional Polish Food in Warsaw Poland 🇵🇱

This is our self-guided DIY Polish Food Tour video where we attempt to try the most traditional polish food here in Warsaw Poland! We manage to try tons of polish food like donuts, pierogi, potato dumplings, mulled wine, mulled beer, cream cake, stew and more! Join us as we check off our big list of must try items!
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00:00 DIY Polish Food Tour
01:10 BEST Pączki (Polish donut)
03:10 Traditional Polish food at Gościniec
06:47 Best gluten free surprise!
09:11 Whipped cream waffle cone? + fav esim
09:50 Pyzy (Potato dumplings)
11:30 we need some energy…
12:59 Drinks and Desserts at Gospoda
16:23 last traditional dishes at Zapiecek
18:53 did we complete it? Total cost…
20:57 Bloops
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We met in high school in Kingston Ontario and we’ve been together for ~10 years and now engaged! Keith comes from a bilingual military family and Devon from a family of teachers. We made it through Queen’s University together where Keith studied Biomechanical Engineering and Devon, Teaching and Global Development. We're travelling full-time on a small budget, making the most of everyday and exploring this beautiful world while sharing what we’ve learned and capturing our experiences. Join us on our adventures! 🌎✈️📚 #poland #foodtour #warsaw #travelcouple #travelvloggers #fulltimetravel #polishfood #food

[@Sthriga1]

There is a good reason why Donkin Donuts tried to enter Polish market and failed. TWICE. This reason is pączki.

[@KeithandDev]

Makes sense to us!!! 👍

[@Fajnynick531]

Skąd takie dane, że chcieli wejść na nasz rynek 2 razy? Pytam zupełnie bez złośliwości, ale naprawdę chcę wiedzieć!

[@Sthriga1]

@@Fajnynick531 Donkin Donuts było w Polsce 6 lat do roku 2002, w 2016 ponownie się otworzyli ale tylko 3 lokale w Warszawie i zamknęli je w 2018.

[@Fajnynick531]

Dzięki za info! ☺️

[@supreme3376]

@@Fajnynick531 Może stąd pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkin%E2%80%99_Donuts

[@yakeosicki8965]

Silesian dumplings (kluski śląskie) are a completely different thing than pyzy. Silesian dumplings are an addition to meat dishes. The iconic dish is beef roulade with gravy, Silesian dumplings and red cabbage. Beef roulade is wrapped with onion, bacon and cucumber in brine. It wasn't oscypek cheese. You can only eat oscypek in Podhale in spring and summer. It's made from sheep's milk. It was an industrial fake made of cow's milk in this store.🙂

[@grazynamazur6724]

And they are gluten-free!

[@damianhildebrandt5798]

Are not ​@@grazynamazur6724

[@cyjanek_potasu_kcn4582]

Oh boy its 21 minutes 37 seconds long Congratulations! You've just made a meme xD

[@KeithandDev]

Ha we did not realize that!

[@Fajnynick531]

Czy pa liczba ma znaczenie dla innych nacji? Osobiście myślę, że nie, ale może jestem w błędzie.

[@cyjanek_potasu_kcn4582]

@@Fajnynick531 nie ma to znaczenia. Poinformowałem ich tylko że nieświadomie zrobili mema

[@jerzypoprawa2016]

I appreciate that you know that "ruskie pierogi" are not "russian pierogi". :) They are best eaten slightly fried, garnished with caramelized onions and pieces of fried crispy bacon, sipping on red borscht, of course. And if you liked polish doughnuts, try the cake called "makowiec" - poppyseed cake - too

[@robertkukuczka9469]

They are Ruthenian pierogis.

[@salubriousplace23]

So proud of you guys for eating all that in one day 😅🎉🇵🇱🥟🥟🥟 and the accent is so good 👍😃 the chz eat warmed up with cranberry jam from street sellers rather than cold from the shop. Also you have got to try Zapiekanka, pickled cucumber soup, poppy sweet bun, blueberry bun, white berries, and sour cherries if you find a fruit market. And chocolate from Wedel or Wawel with a recipe is from like 1900

[@KeithandDev]

It was a lot of food but soooo good! Thank you for all the recommendations 😍 we already know we will be going back to Poland! There is so much more to see!

[@Rene_Moor3095]

Oh, no. You crossed Silesian dumplings off the list, and you haven't eaten them. We have a lot of types of dumplings/noodles in Poland, which everyone calls 'dumplings' in English, and each one looks and tastes a bit different. Silesian dumplings are a very different kind of dumplings from Pyzy ones you've been eating. We have "pierogi", "uszka" (small pierogi), "pyzy", "knedle", "kluski śląskie", "leniwe pierogi", "kartacze / cepeliny", "kluski lane", "klusi ziemniaczane / kluski szare", "Kopytka" etc. In Warsaw, lovers of vegetarian cuisine have a paradise. I googled a few places where they offer gluten-free dishes, but everywhere you can always tell the waiter that you want gluten-free dishes and I'm sure they'll always cook/offer you something. La Cantina (Nowy Świat Street 64) Vegan Bistro (Krucza Street 23/31) Fit Cake Bistro Niezłe Ziółko Tel Aviv Urban Food Bistro Wege Umami Belvedere restaurant (food is not chip there) Giovanni Rubino Groole Wiesz co Zjesz.restaurant Kontakt Wino&Bistro restaurant Hali Koszyki food court Kago Sushi restaurant Słodki Bez patisserie O Matko z Córką bakery BEZ gluten-free bakery „Dary Natury” herb pump room in "Fabryka Noblina" food court Wege Guru. Youmiko Vegan Sushi. Vege Miasto. Lifemotiv. Loving Hut. Tuk Tuk. Krowarzywa.

[@benandhaley]

Yuuum, we love Warsaw and this makes us want to visit again haha. I dream of those pierogies at Zapiecek🤤

[@KeithandDev]

It’s such a lovely city!!

[@jeannesauvage117]

So fun to see so much of the food that Poland has to offer! And Dev--I am so sorry you got glutened. That is no fun! Bleh.

[@KeithandDev]

Ya it wasn’t the greatest haha but lucky I don’t think it was much because i was feeling better by the next day 😊 thanks for watching Jeanne!! :)

[@NickKTravel]

Haha good job pronouncing all that, that was tough! I love me some bread and donuts and the potato dumplings looked awesome too! Glad to see yall made it out of India safely! Good Luck yall!

[@laurielabrie5038]

Food looks so good!😊

[@KeithandDev]

It was sooo good!

[@MrBalrogos]

20:18 also about the smoked cheese OSCYPEK, the chees ein shop is made from cow milk factory made, the real moutain cheese is more expensive its yellow/brown in color from smoke and its made from sheep milk.

[@KeithandDev]

Thank you for information that’s really helpful :) we will have to try it next time we visit!

[@DonAnderson-gc7xp]

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Food looks delicious!

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks for watching! 🥰😊

[@unseelie7774]

Fun fact: there's a drink called "szarlotka" (apple pie) - it's żubrówka (bison grass vodka) and apple juice :)

[@KeithandDev]

That sounds yummy! It is good?

[@unseelie7774]

@@KeithandDev It's good :) also a way to enjoy vodka for those who don't like to drink it straight and a drink that takes no skill to make :D

[@agnieszkakowalska7564]

Pączki - sound of nasal a, pronounced like [on], but the sound of a vowel is stronger. [ponchky]

[@damianjarzebski5168]

so the thing about oscypek (the cheese) is firstly you can usally only get the orginal in the polish mountain region and sometimes in stalls durig festivals. It very regional to Podhale. The one in the store is a fake made with cows milk. I would recomend eating it hot off the grill with some cranberry jam. Some traders sell it durign the summer and winter markets in main cities.

[@ligeatkwong-jedrzejczak1499]

Congratulations on getting to try all the items on your list! I will be in Warsaw again in August, can't wait enjoy all the Polish food...btw Keith the doughnut is pronounced "ponchki". Cheers from Canada! 🙏🏻

[@robertkukuczka9469]

The Polish apple pie is called szarlotka and it is so delicious.

[@KukusPique]

the only place that you should try Oscypek is at Zakopane region. Never try it elsewhere, couse it's a regional dish, highlanders make it, they know the way to serve it.

[@KeithandDev]

Good to know! We had no idea, thanks for sharing that :)

[@KamilazWarszawy]

The classic paczki (pronounce ponchki, not pachki because the latter means boxes) are with the rose jam, the best for me are those from Blikle. But congrats for your channel, great job! You made me feel so hungry for a good cup of barszcz, the fermented beetroot one. It's the flavour of my childhood!

[@MikrySoft]

Blikle is overhyped IMO, Cukiernia Pawłowicz (aka "pączki z Chmielnej") they visited is one of the best places you can go. There is also "Pracownia Cukiernicza Zagodziński", which consistently ranks #1 every Fat Thursday, but I didn't have a chance to visit them yet.

[@KamilazWarszawy]

@@MikrySoft Zagodzinski is overhyped as well, there are always kilometrical lines just to get a paczek on Fat thursday there. They got a lot of popularity thanks to the media. I think in my very very personal opinion that an average paczek in Poland is good almost everywhere, and our average is much better than even the best donut in america. I hope that you agree. 🙂

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks for letting us know about the prononciation! :) we loved trying all the different polish foods. I think you are right no matter where you get a paczki it will be good 😍

[@robertkukuczka9469]

You are good people who can appreciate anything. The food you had to try in 1 day I would have in throught out 1 week.

[@vey7111]

You did well by not eating plastic-packed Oscypek in Warsaw:D Best ones are fresh and these could be found in the south (cities like Kraków, Zakopane and mountains region in general). They can be eaten raw, but also grilled with cranberry jam/sauce. Also when you have a chance then do try kiełbasa! So delicious, especially grilled with fresh bread

[@laurie5396]

So fun 🤩. Food looks yummy!

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks for watching!

[@Piotr-bh5yx]

Smacznego i na zdrowie!

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks! :)

[@Dreju78]

"Rurka z bitą" would be "pipe with whipped".. Kinda missing the "cream" there 😉

[@KeithandDev]

We were close haha oops :)

[@radsec]

Polish donuts are made with yeast whereas American donuts are made with baking powder or baking soda.

[@KeithandDev]

Ohhh we had no idea! Interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

[@michalkaszatronik1392]

Good vid

[@KeithandDev]

Thank you! :)

[@Dreju78]

I take it the doughnut filling tastes super-natural and not supernatural? 😉😁

[@KeithandDev]

Hahah exactly 😂

[@andrelabrie5551]

Too bad you could not enjoy it all Dev, but good looks delicious.

[@KeithandDev]

What I had was really good and Keith def enjoyed it all :)

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Oscypek is such a good sheep smoked cheese.

[@ilonaoglecka9174]

Barszcz czerwony obok walorów smakowych oczysza krew, co w efekcie poprawia skórę. Odkwasza treść rzołądka, Poprawia morfologię krwi.

[@KeithandDev]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing !

[@seledyn9618]

Time of the video is also very Polish

[@KeithandDev]

Oh ya? Why is that? :)

[@Pletiks]

I am polish and i have eggs alergy so i can understand gluten problem when eating food in poland, still best food in the world :D

[@KeithandDev]

Exactly there are always ways around an allergy and you can always find some great food :)

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Try the Polish: golonka (knuckle). You won't regreat.

[@agnieszkakowalska7564]

Russian and Ruthenian is not the same...

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

👍 Ruthenian was actually belonging to Polish-luthuanian Commonwealth for centuries and to Poland before WW II.

[@tomekpi1184]

Czy chodzi Ci o paczki z pączkami - packets with donuts??? 😂

[@KeithandDev]

Haha we are not sure. 🤔

[@robertkukuczka9469]

When is Polish Silesia region try: kluski sląskie.

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Have you had: zapiekanka?

[@dorotabarbowska2184]

"Paczki" means parcels, it's no sodifficult to notice the differrence, one "pączek" (pronounced similarly to "poncheck") - you can write it in google and get the pronunciation. Pączki is the plural form and , again the second sound is a nasal "o".

[@KeithandDev]

Ohhh thank you for letting us know :)

[@ShawdellWolfheart]

Potato dumplings with meat contain flour, hence gluten.

[@KeithandDev]

Yikes! That would be why I felt sick in the evening 🫣

[@kikiv1993]

Co to paczhi, perogis, golabik, zurek, kielbasa?

[@MmmMmm-lj8rh]

And now I tell you😂 you were in Warsaw 😊 what if I tell you that you get those things cheaper than im Warsaw. Warsaw is expensive. Go to the seaside 😊

[@KeithandDev]

It definitely means we will have to come back and see more of Poland! :)

[@jarosawklejnocki6633]

Never eat cheeses such as oscypek bought in a supermarket packed in cellophane. This means that they are a vulgar imitation of this regional cheese, which is certified by the European Union and its name is protected. Oscypek cheese must be eaten fresh in the Polish mountain region - the Tatra Mountains. They are produced naturally by sheepherders high in mountain meadows from sheep's milk. They can be eaten plain, but the taste may be too strong for someone unaccustomed to them (they are very salty and strongly smoked), which is why they are often served warmed and with cranberries. They have already written about Silesian dumplings here in the comments - it is not easy to find them in Warsaw, because it is a very regional dish, but rather as an addition to meat, and necessarily with an appropriate sauce. As for vodka - you drank the mild Żubrówka, which is the so-called "colorful" vodka, served without cooling, often also in a drink with apple juice. Polish traditional vodka - it is pure, chilled or even frozen vodka, which is drunk from a glass in one gulp :) I would be curious about your reactions after such an experience.

[@novy1198]

I would agree, but nowadays its not even the case in mountains, you must find some really old restaurant or buy those from actually regional people, cause most of the time you will eat same thing like those from supermarkets. From my experience best oscypki were from the people on street, with their small vans selling regional cheeses and similar things, they were not placed on like main centre in zakopane or białka but like 10/20km far away, idk really how to better explain this but thats what i saw

[@rafanowacki2260]

14.42 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIfViKCfha5nb5o Taste Testing Delicious Polish Pieczonki - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIaVqZmgf7Vqbbs 4.55 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZorTc4VjmseCe68

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks for the recommendation videos :)

[@piotrjabonski1859]

Polish smoke sheep cheese(oscypek) is deli, only in Zakopane gays. Polish Mountains.

[@nonperson22]

guys

[@piotrjabonski1859]

@@nonperson22 yes

[@robertkukuczka9469]

You said: paczki i stead if pączki so instead of saying: donuts you said: parcels.

[@assasinkrid8791]

Placki brzmią jak flaczki xD

[@merzbow12]

Pierogi actually is double plural. Singular: PIERÓG, plural PIEROGI. No need for an "s" at the end. A lot like canollo/canolli in italian. 2) Beza Pavlova isn't Polish actually. It was invented in New Zealand. Perhaps by a Russian immigrant? Yet it's not our local dish. It was named after a Russian dancer. 3) the way you've said "bitĄ" for whipped cream waffers is just the vowel you use in "pĄczki" 4) pyzy are like 3/4 potatoes and 1/4 potato flour. If you're gluten-free make sure they don't add any regular flour before you order. 5) kluski śląskie = same dough as pyzy, a little bit softer perhaps and no filling 6) oscypek, the mountain goat cheese... you can get it from May to August as sheep are grazing that time of the year, If someone tells you it's mountain goat cheese any different time of the year, it's a scam. A common one. 7) placki ziemniaczane/potato pancakes should be thinner. a lot thinner. they used too much flour and too little potatoes. hence the puffiness. Proper ones would taste pretty much the same, but would be way more crispy. 8) We had a wide variety of apple species. Nowadays, due to huge markets and their business model the variety is deteriorating. Pity. You can still get various apples from local/farmers' markets though. 9) bison grass vodka. not to my liking. usually served with apple juice, but there's a better way to serve it. try pear juice. 10) as for bigos.the hunters' stew, you missed red wine and smoked dried plums it needs to include. 11) ruskie indeed doesn't mean russian. it actually comes from Kievan Rus, which by all means was a viking-founded pre-ukraine sort of a... country? Not yet a country. More like a habitat. 12) you visited central Poland, not eastern Poland. you missed one of the best dishes you can eat here: en.wedlinydomowe.pl/viewtopic.php?t=8423 As for the heaviness of our cuisine. Yes, it tends to be heavy. Poland is not an eden for fruit and veggies. We have harsh winters, so bulb veggies are common for the ease of keeping them from rotting. We used to be a farming/peasant country, hence the taste for high callory meals. You get pretty much the same in any Slavic country. Be it Czechia, Ukraine, Belarus...

[@novy1198]

6.50 za pączka???? napewno sie nie pomyliliście?

[@KeithandDev]

I think that was the cost 🤷‍♀️

[@novy1198]

@@KeithandDev ngl thats pretty expensive one

[@radsec]

That's a lot of food for 1 day, you should have stretched it over 3 days!

[@KeithandDev]

Hahah you’re right we probably should have!! 😅

[@wrobelsparrow]

I always order double burger, just to be sure that some vegan can’t make a difference.

[@KeithandDev]

Sorry we are not quite sure what you mean?

[@assasinkrid8791]

Pączki xD gościu ja się zastanawiam o jakie corn falakes Ci chodzi a tobie nie chodzi o płatki tylko pączki xD . Tak BTW paczki to duza przesyłek

[@katarzynazalewska1240]

Pączki not paczki

[@KeithandDev]

Thanks for letting us know ! 🥰

[@vishd33]

If you dont eat anything with gluten due to Coeliac disease , fair enough , If you don't eat gluten just because , ehhhh I prefer not to say what I think about u

[@KeithandDev]

I am allergic and that is why I don’t eat it. Trust me if I could I would 😅

[@Hauggyful]

You completely lost me with this gluten free BS you don't even know what good bread tastes like how very sad.

[@KeithandDev]

Hahah it’s not by choice! I would love to eat some delicious bread. Although I have found some good alternatives 😊

[@Hauggyful]

@@KeithandDev Sorry but my French blood was boiling when I heard "gluten free", it's not bread it's just cooked vomit.

[@nadezdat5081]

Pierogi is actually plural! Like spaghetti.... stop butchering other languages 😬

[@KeithandDev]

Sorry we are really trying our best. Being on the road and moving a lot we try our best to pick up parts of the local language but will make mistakes.

[@Robertino12]

Jestem mięsny choć lubię dania mączne wycięto mi ostatnio woreczek zolciowy i niestety muszę trzymać dietę cieszę się że wam smakowało 😊

[@piotrgodyn6870]

Don't go to Warsaw! Cracow is much better.

[@KeithandDev]

We hope to go one day for sure! :)

[@bolimniecewacewa8857]

Gołąbki tylko z kaszą i sosem pomidorowym. Te z ryżem są mało smaczne.

[@leszekstefaniak6377]

Keith Droga! trzeba bylo powiedzieć kelnerowi żeby przygotowali placki ziemniaczane bez glutenu bo dodaje sie do nich mąkę pszenna a skoro Ty jestes uczulona to mozna ją było zastapic ziemniaczaną lub kukurydzianą,pozdrawiam serdecznie