What Do Polish People Eat in Restaurants?

[@BerylShereshewsky]

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[@dareklolekbolek2161]

Hungarians are definitly the closest nation to us Poles

[@dareklolekbolek2161]

it suposed to be 1 post lower :)

[@Ildikoprepperkitchen]

Hungarian New Yorker here, loved to see our Polish cousins shine in this episode. ❤

[@WinterMute_df]

I'm a simple Pole. I see a Hungarian online. I press like.

[@roberturbanczyk204]

You should try the dish that's somekind of tribute to hungarian cousine. It's named ,,placek po węgiersku". It means hungarian pancake. It's a huge potato pancake with goulash and sour cream on it.

[@shaolindreams]

Magyar ❤💪

[@dareklolekbolek2161]

Polak i Wegier = dwa Bratanki!!!!!!

[@dareklolekbolek2161]

Hungarians are definitly the closest nation to us Poles

[@nothing7666]

Polish and Slavic food in general needs more love ! I rarely see people try it!

[@Chilly_Billy]

Their loss, for sure.

[@ItsBAndBees]

Agreed! One part of my family is from Lithuania but it’s always hard to find love and education for some of those Baltic countries

[@nothing7666]

​@@ItsBAndBees i knooow i feel like the countries at the east are so overlook for no reason 😕

[@Jayknovv]

I’ve never seen a polish/slavic restaurant even though I live in LA

[@bjdefilippo447]

I wish my MIL had taught me some, but I got the impression that her mother hadn't taught her either. Maybe, in trying to assimilate, they opted to not make a big deal about some parts of their culture?

[@Slobber88]

I went to Poland (Gdansk and Malbork) past winter and let me say: Polish winter food is running laps around other winter cuisines. And I loved that restaurants had a mulled wine LIST. So many varieties.

[@piotr5338]

Because you were during mules season in Bulgaria where from they imported this sea food .

[@bartosznaswiecie1179]

​@@piotr5338 Mulled wine has nothing to do with mules. Its grzane wino in Polish.

[@froggyman9588]

What restaurants in Malbork did you visit? I'm a regular at Bistro na Fali, there's a chance we've met🤯

[@TheLastchild101]

This episode brought me back to my childhood ❤. Born in Poland, my family moved to Canada, but mom never stopped cooking Polish food. Mom passed 2 years ago, and I've yet to find Polish food as delicious as hers. (I've tried, but mine pales in comparison) I miss mom, her cooking, and mostly the love she put into everything she made. ❤

[@raeelbakry5757]

I visited Poland for work for about five days and I fell so in love with the food and the people. There was such flavor in every bite and no two potato dishes tasted the same. I had stuffed cabbage leaves (vegetarian) often and they were fabulous. The soups and stews warmed me up as it was February and really needed them. But my favourite was this duck dish cooked in a berry/cherry sauce. I can close my eyes and still taste it. I’d visit again in a heart beat.

[@novislavdajic983]

"Duck dish cooked in a berry/cherry sauce". Hm... So you say you've been to Poznan. 😆

[@Vera-n7l2c]

With this enthusiasm you deserve a stuffed leaf episode (cabbage, grapeleaves, Asien cabbages..., bananaleaves, maishusks...)

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

There are fewer of these as compared to Italian, Indian, Mediterranean or Mexican places.

[@krose6451]

I'd love that

[@AutumnFog]

Yes, please! What an amazing idea ❤️

[@halobaby0331]

Yes need to do one for Serbian stuffed cabbage… it’s called sarma. SOOO delicious

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

@@halobaby0331 What was then "Yugoslavian Food" was very popular when I was stationed in the FRG in the 1980s . . . . good food . . . .

[@nightthemoon8481]

As an Egyptian studying in Poland, can confirm Polish cuisine is goated, especially homemade or even at a good bar mleczny

[@celestegross6622]

My family loves stuffed cabbage but it’s so much work that I’ve started making “unstuffed” cabbage. Instead of boiling the cabbage leaves & stuffing them, I chop the cabbage, mix it with the filling, the sauce & cook it all together like a stew. So easy & just as delicious.

[@therichardsfamily5603]

Yes I’ve made this version and it makes stuffed cabbage into an easy weeknight meal! 🤤

[@codename495]

Yummy!

[@andreab7445]

One of the best things I’ve ever eaten was stuffed cabbage made lasagna style topped with sour cream.

[@emrk6517]

My Finnish family does fried cabbage mixed with friend minced beef. There's nothing else in it but some oil, salt and black pepper and it's awesome. I like it more than stuffed cabbage rolls that are more moist.

[@Nemshee]

😂 I do the same with "stuffed" paprika (bell peppers). ❤

[@sj194]

I’m Palestinian and I lived in Poland and I gotta say I could eat Pierogi and Polish cheese cake everyday 😍 Krakow was a magical city ❤

[@AnnaMaria-kh1nk]

Pierogi- it's already plural form :)

[@hive2117]

i love polish cheese cake! I'm glad you had a good time in Poland ❤

[@Iranda_]

Well, I am Polish and I used to live in Syria and Lebanon, and I was soooo surprised to find lots of pierogi being sold there as local traditional food, including sour cream topping and lots of different traditional fillings. And the "kutia" sweet dish from Eastern Poland, our traditional Xmas dessert, is also traditional to the Middle East, served on Saint Barbara's day (December 4th). The world is smaller than we think.

[@sj194]

@@Iranda_ That’s interesting, yeah we have a Middle Eastern dish called Shishbarak that has a dumpling that is very similar to Pierogi. I like that almost all cuisines have a dumplings dish, which is usually my favourite of all cuisines 🤗

[@Iranda_]

@@sj194 Fresh shawarma served on the streets of Damascus... Loads of parsely and coriander on everything... Felafel to die for and those wonderful juicing shops! And to top it all, mutton or lamb in yoghurt sauce - do you happen to know the recipe?

[@lavieestunsonge4541]

Hi Beryl! As someone who thoroughly enjoys Polish Dill Pickle Soup (Zupa Ogorkowa) during the winter, I highly recommend it, if you decide to do another soup episode! :)

[@codename495]

I’ve never had or heard of this but I want to try it so so so so much!

[@marshawargo7238]

Zupa like the one at Olive Garden? My son just loves that soup but it's kinda expensive buying it by the quart from the restaurant! I didn't think to try to make my own! I'm gonna have to look for a recipe! Thanks❤!!!

[@ingap.2943]

Could I just clarify that it is made from fermented cucumbers, there should be no vinegar in sight.

[@mouhitorinoboku9655]

@@marshawargo7238 the one from olive garden is called zuppa toscana. i love it and there are a lot of recipes online

[@scarlettcox2684]

OH it is hands down one of the best soups in the WORLD!

[@KlaudiaAF]

I’m Polish and love this video! Thanks Beryl, I always felt connected to you 🔥💎💎🫶🏻

[@ae31860]

Ditto!!

[@rzutybigos2528]

No bez kitu zajebisty odcinek

[@nataliakuros9498]

I've waited for this kind of video on this channel

[@Antek104]

Funny thing - Beryl is the name of polish military rifle lol

[@mungbean345]

Awww! 💕 My very rural family unexpectedly hosted a Polish exchange student when I was about 12. She is an incredible person and became like a big sister to me. Looking back, I really cherish her visit as my first big introduction into world culture. There were many wonderful moments where we each tried to help the other be more comfortable with life. One of the earliest was when she wanted to make nalesniki but she didn't know all the English words for the ingredients, so it was quite a guessing game with many funny misunderstandings, but she eventually made them and we were all very excited. Thanks for unearthing this beautiful nostalgic memory! ♥️

[@margoverikas5088]

I am Polish and Ukranian and I loved this episode. Mizeria was always a summer staple in our house. My mom makes great stuffed cabbage and always serves them with scalloped potatoes, yum.

[@BrutishYetDelightful]

I encountered a variation of mizeria that was made exactly the same, but with half-sour pickle slices instead of raw cucumber. It was dynamite! I would guess that the salt from the recipe would be omitted since half-sours are plenty salty.

[@ellierk2880]

I love Mizeria. My Polish mother in law taught me how to make it.

[@isabellabihy8631]

German here, I know stuffed cabbage leaves from my childhood. Mom made the dish with a beautiful deicious mushtoom sauce and mashed potatoes, topped with crisped bacon and onions. Feel cold inside? Have stuffed cabbage leaves and you'll warm up instantly.

[@marshawargo7238]

Whoa! I don't make it because I would be the only one to eat it. But I never thought of customizing it to others likes. Probably won't work because it's the cabbage that they don't like😢!!! I did find out that Red peppers go over better than green in stuffed peppers❤! Sweeter & less metallic tasting! So maybe a different variety of cabbage, if it exists, humm

[@rakischmidt7032]

​@@marshawargo7238try pointed cabbage if you can find it. It's more delicate

[@dodette]

So...can I come over for dinner? Please? 😄🥰

[@amnoele]

in bosnia, we make stuffed cabbages with “kupus” which is basically sauerkraut! so good!

[@M-hc9xm]

My mom made Serbian Sharma, another version of stuffed cabbage. She would first cook the cabbage and separate the leaves, then figure out how much filling to make to fill the leaves. It usually made a huge batch. Stuffed cabbage is super reheated.

[@talideon]

Twaróg is "quark" in English. The key thing to keep in mind is that it is _not_ cottage cheese!

[@kasiakarewicz1210]

Twaróg it is exactly a cottage cheese, white, mostly cow milk cheese. It can have different form and density, from pressed into block, to a cream easy to spread. Depends on degree of grinding. Quark/from Norwegian Kvarg is a cottage cheese, but in a density easy to spread a bit less liquid than skyr/or Greek yogurt .

[@ingap.2943]

I have tried the thing sold as quark in the UK. It is not twarog. It really is not.

[@AlphaCentauriB]

In Germany you can get German Quark, cottage cheese and twarog, they are not the same, but twarog and Quark are a bit closer - in Germany!

[@OutiCarson]

@talideon Yes, that is the way it is translated in the dictionary. However, as a Finn who lives in the USA, the cottage cheese is completely different (curdled) than quark here, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_cheese. American quark is often almost liquidy like yogurt. Finnish rahka (quark) is a very soft cheese with no curds.

[@nitka711]

@@AlphaCentauriByou can get Topfen in Germany. That is the most similar thing to polish twaróg. I was born in Poland but raised in Germany.

[@KDeanie]

New video idea: Potato challenge. Beryl tries to find something that *doesn’t* go with a potato

[@codename495]

Doesn’t exist. Literally impossible haha.

[@msmalice6007]

the only thing coming to mind is liquorice but that’s because i think the only thing that goes with that is a trash can

[@KDeanie]

@@codename495 I fully expect the outcome of the episode to be “I don’t think it exists. There is no bad pairing for potatoes!” But it will be a fun journey

[@Rejistania]

Mint leaves?

[@Skibbityboo0580]

Rocky road ice cream

[@AnnaUrbanicova]

I'm a lover of savoury, meaty, sour dishes so żurek, bigos and gołąbki are one of my most favourite dishes ♥ Greetings from the Czech Republic!

[@toast7257]

I'm from poland and I'll say I love Czech food. Your grilled cheese in particular is awesome :D

[@cffinch44]

I love Polish food! I often have Bigos from a local Polish Deli. I also love Halushk(Butter noodles with fried cabbage)i, Lazanki (Noodles, Saurkraut, Mushrooms, Keilbasa, cabbage), Keilbasa with Juniper berries, Saurkraut Pierogi (Dumplings), Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage), Blinz (Sweet Cheese filled crepe), Paczki (Donut), Babka (Bread), Zupa Orgokowa (Dill Pickle Soup), Zupa Fasolowa (Fava Bean Soup), Zuroka z Buraczkpw (Beet Salad), Kartacze (potato dumplings), Sladz w Smientanie (Herring in sour cream), Fasolka po Bretonsku (baked beans). I have no Polish heritage myself, but if food preference matters I am certainly an honorary Pol ( if not Slav in general). Polish food needs to get more love!

[@igorwoek502]

Haluszki are actually a Slovakian dish. They are popular in Southern Poland, but I would not called them a Polish dish. ;)

[@grash4435]

​@@igorwoek502unfortunately you are not really right, haluski are Easter European dysh. Orgin are debatable, they can be claimed by Polse , Slovaks , Ukrainians and Hungarians . Then just the best way is to say this is Easter European dish. Oh dear Poles want like this statement......they are central European sorry my countrymen....love from UK.

[@dresden123456]

​@igorwoek502 I keep seeing this dish mentioned and I never even heard of it but I'm born and raised in Warsaw. Makes sense now.

[@cffinch44]

I name 14 Polish dishes and get hammered for one mistake! LOL. Since I get this dish at my local Polish deli maybe I made a mistake thinking it was Polish but it seems at least the owners (and maybe where they are from in Poland) think so. I stand corrected even though I did say I was not Polish so you could have given me a small bit of leeway. I hope you all can enjoy some of the items I listed, even Halushki.

[@dresden123456]

​​@@cffinch44LOL the beauty of the Internet! I keep seeing haluszki mentioned often by Americans but since apparently, the dish is more popular in Southern Poland, it makes more sense. There was a wave of immigration from that region in the early 20th century so the górale (Polish highlanders) who immigrated then might have brought it with them.

[@bflogal18]

I grew up in a Polish family and my Grandmother and great aunts made many homemade Polish dishes. As time went on, these traditional foods did not get past down. But last year I decided to cook a traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner. It was wonderful, but I also learned why so many women in our family came together to make the different components! I was cooking for days!

[@missdenisebee]

My family is Lithuanian, but I grew up going to a Polish Catholic school, and I’ve always had a soft spot for the food! I remember we had special weeks where we could buy $.05 pierogis in our cafeteria, made by the local Polish grandmas. My city also has an annual Polish festival, with tons of delicious food. I wish we had an actual Polish restaurant, though! This video made me crave it SO badly🤤

[@TenTenTamten]

Poland and Lithuania share a lot of common dishes though, even if I do not remember all of the lithuanian counterparts’ names, I still felt at home: Kartacze - cepelinai Chłodnik - šaltibarščiai Babka ziemniaczana Kiszka ziemniaczana Gołąbki Aš buvau kaunoje i 2022, lietuviško maisto buvo labai skanu. Sveiki iš Suvalkai lietuviu broliai ir atsiprašau už mano lietuviškai 😅

[@paulgodlewski315]

I’m so proud to be Polish! Thank you for highlighting different Polish foods, Beryl :)

[@alanafleischman]

This episode was definitely way up my alley....I'm polish and Ukrainian Jewish and some of my favorite foods were featured. I just love a good stuffed cabbage and literally potato everything!!!! I have more recently been on a farmer's cheese kick, recently trying a Ukrainian dumpling with farmers cheese and sour cherries which is to die for! I really need to try those crepes.

[@Lohengrin1850]

I just married into a Polish family, I am excited to try many of these (I've already had the cucumber salad)! Also, your shirt is FABULOUS hehe.

[@kalkol21]

Ask for "tatar" ;-)

[@zarakino]

My great-grandparents immigrated from Poland. My great-grandmother lived with my grandparents and kept my mom and aunt a lot when they were little. My mom regularly made Gołąbki and naleśniki as I was growing up. I still make naleśniki as an adult for my family.

[@kasiapek7575]

These stories always make me do happy! :) cheers to the Gołąbki and Naleśniki!

[@Софа-ф6щ1м]

How much I miss Poland, gods, my place of power, my greatest love! Thank you for the video

[@rickypope8076]

I loved loved loved this episode!!! It made me so happy and hungry!!! And I'm not even Polish!!! Lithuanian and German so close enough. Thanks Beryl, love you!!!

[@kasiapek7575]

Our part of Europe just have amazing taste buds ❤️ ! 🤝

[@yesimarabbit]

Idk where Anna is from but she unlocked a childhood memory for me lol I grew up eating potato pancakes with sugar and sour cream mixed with sugar too! I totally forgot about that!

[@Tastefan1]

I think a dessert cheese recipe episode would be amazing. I 100% love cheese in dessert applications so I’d contribute a recipe. In Mexico we do use cheese in unexpected sweet applications

[@Iranda_]

Yes, Polish potato pancakes are very different from Jewish latkes, even though both originated within the same geographical area. And even those made with onion and lots of pepper taste great with sugar.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

Plenty of Polish Jews, including my grandmother, made Polish at style latkes.

[@Iranda_]

@@ronmaximilian6953 And plenty of Polish people are still very fond of traditional Jewish foods, such as chicken liver balls or Jewish-style carp (gefulte fisch), and Chala bread can be bought in every single Polish bakery.

[@wizardman1976]

With sugar? Abomination. Sour cream only!

[@wynnssecret8243]

Also applesauce 👌

[@kw1761]

My German mum's tomato soup was beef broth based as well. And potato pancakes in my family looked like the Polish ones as well.

[@gnommg]

And they are eaten sweet with applesauce and cinnamonsugar.

[@JerryDandridgge]

Polish and German cuisine are very similar

[@lydzx1992]

I grew up with a polish nanny and now have a polish partner of 10 years. We share a lot of childhood nostalgia around polish food 😅 I’m so happy that I have tried almost all of these things, with slight variation 😊 vegetarian stuffed cabbage is so good made with mushrooms, by far my fav as well as cooked sauerkraut with potatoes and cucumber salad 👅😍 This episode sure made me hungry…

[@canuckpagali]

My family always puts some fruit in the bottom of the glass when serving kompot. You serve it with a spoon so you can alternate between drinking the liquid and eating the fruit.

[@anushkajamal]

We have Lahana Sarması in Turkey 🇹🇷 it is the same as Gołąbki ☺️ glad to know that different countries can have the same food

[@yesimarabbit]

I can guarantee you that the dish went north from the Turkey area first. There are so many eastern European dishes that have middle eastern vibes too

[@JennRighter]

Cabbage rolls are my favorite, my mom would make them for me on my birthday every year. The way she was taught was HEAVY on the tomato, she would stew them in tomato juice (she made her own tomato juice from tomatoes she grew, very laborious). But she always stewed them in tomato juice with generous helpings of sauerkraut. For me the sauerkraut was my favorite part of the dish.

[@JennRighter]

To be clear the sauerkraut was in the pot stewing, not added after.

[@moeruss2726]

That’s how my Grandma made her stuffed cabbage with her homemade tomato sauce/juice and lots of sauerkraut that she made. It was 1 of my favorite dishes she made along with her Pierogis. ❤

[@beverleyeliane]

My family always called them Cabbage Rolls too, I had never heard them called stuffed cabbage before this episode.

[@JennRighter]

@@beverleyeliane I’ve never heard it called stuffed cabbage either.

[@chiaradamore-klaiman8692]

Soup people are my people. 😂 I loved this episode! This series is just fantastic. What a privilege to live in NYC where so many of the world’s cuisines can be found.

[@Tomtekatt]

looove polish food, and here in sweden we have a stuffed cabbage dish as well! stuffed cabbage episode anyone? In my town there's a small polish store, I might need to go there soon, this episode made me miss polish food!

[@kasiapek7575]

Episode idea i so cool! I think south of Europe have thier own wersion of stuffed cabbage too!

[@Chilly_Billy]

Bigos is arguably the best stew I've ever tried. It is an explosion of flavors. I make it once or twice a year. It's time consuming but well worth the effort.

[@ammarmar3628]

You also have to keep in mind that bigos has no one flavor. Everybody makes it a little different. For example, in my home, we did not use sauerkraut at all, we made it with purely fresh cabbage. The acidity was achieved by adding a bit of tomato paste. And there was a "spring" version, made with young, green cabbage, that was distinctly different in taste and texture.

[@slawekwankowicz5988]

Możesz zrobić dużo bigosu, potem włożyć do słoików, przewrócić do góry i potem może stać tydzień.

[@majazwolinska9310]

I'm Polish watching you from Warsaw, happy you enjoyed the food. I hope to see you travelling to Poland one day :)

[@thseed7]

These are the Slavic recipes I grew up on and I'm drooling watching this video.

[@whatever-sr7kt]

I feel so proud when you talk about my cuisine in such manner.

[@lisahinton9682]

I don't have a Polish background but I grew up in northeastern Ohio, which has a huge population of Polish-descent. This episode brought back so many happy memories. All of it looked soooo good.

[@cameronparham5067]

Somehow you are so good at sharing your enjoyment and your sensations. It's a pretty special talent!

[@phil4208]

Every dish looked comforting and delicious, my Mexican mother made cabbage rolls for us kids, 50 yrs later I still eat them only now I make them for her , she likes my version more , new york

[@Ildikoprepperkitchen]

In Manhattan/ East village/ukrainian village restaurants have some amazing stuffed cabbage also vegetarian version:)

[@JakobStrasser]

Pyzy also exists in Sweden where it's called kroppkakor (body cakes) and is eaten with melted butter and/or lingonberries.

[@SageHexen]

I'm dying for you to do Hungary next! You HAVE to try töltött káposzta!

[@kataszamel4525]

And hortobágyi palacsinta

[@Ildikoprepperkitchen]

@@kataszamel4525and mákos guba

[@luizamourarabelocosta2290]

I am Brazilian and I was an exchange student in Hungary fifteen years ago and my favorito food it os still ❤ Tolttot Kaposzta ❤ with Tejfol ❤ I cant explain How mucho I miss It!

[@Ildikoprepperkitchen]

@@luizamourarabelocosta2290 love that❤️

[@margueritemitchell1829]

I made soup for my workmates. One of the carpenters from Poland, wanted pickle soup he said it was a Christmas 🎄 tradition.

[@mommaInga]

This may sound weird but trust me it rocks........................... Sour cream and chunky strawberry jam with potato pancakes!

[@codename495]

This sounds SO SO GOOD OMG! Salty, sweet, sour and creamy and crunchy? Sign me up!

[@PaLuck]

Y E S OMG

[@daisy9910]

I would do this but switch the strawberry for lingonberry. Mmmm

[@colorsmith659]

Traditionally very similar german potatoe pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer) are eaten with apple sauce, very fond childhood memories of mine... Sour cream and strawberries sound nice but have you ever tried to replace the sour cream with fresh goat cheese (or is it goat fresh cheese?)...sublime.

[@shawnvogt888]

Not weird at all.

[@husarzognia5882]

Jeżeli chodzi o bigos lub gołąbki można je jeść na róże sposoby. Większość osób w Polsce je bigos z chlebem a gołąbki raczej się je z sosem pomidorowym lub pieczarkowym bez dodatku ziemniaków.

[@justafish9618]

I'm really learning I ate more polish meals than I thought I did from my mom as a french person, interesting how it just travels across the world naturally

[@AbigailGerlach-zt1sh]

I love potato pancakes with sour cream and apple sauce. I serve them with pork chops or sausages and green beans.

[@dawnlinnell]

My dad was raised by a German family, but both my parents were Scandinavian. I grew up on a lot of these foods made the same ways. Because my mother was amazing, she learned how to make the stuffed cabbage and cucumber salad for my dad via his Foster Mother. I miss My mom and Tillie!.

[@justinbollaert2253]

Awesome video, Polish/Flemish American here!!

[@martinazebic3934]

So stuffed cabbage is basically like 'sarma', dish we eat all around East and South East Europe. But, for example, in Croatia we eat it in Winter and traditionally around New Year's Eve. Definitely recommended to try in one of its versions.👌 Oh, and the pancakes stuffed with cheese and raisins are also common around other Slavic countries. I'm always so impressed by similarities between cuisines and the fact that sometimes we can't really pinpoint one dish to one place.

[@BTS_lovesweet]

Im polish and I'm so happy about this episode! 💜💜💜

[@pattimaska4124]

Tell me you are Polish without telling me you are Polish: I need this with cabbage!

[@JonaxII]

German, Polish, Czech...

[@neeleyfolk]

Keep the food colors white.

[@pattimaska4124]

@@neeleyfolk Or more affectionately known in my household as "the beige meal"

[@michal8976]

​@@pattimaska4124actually from what she said she is 99% russian Jew, bc her family comes from city which was sztetl. Sztetl citys are colonies of russian Jews in Poland, bc Russians expelled them from mainland in XIX century and they cade on two groups one travel to Poland (which was a part of Russian Empire at this time) and second travel to east border of empire.

[@SeekerKC]

I'm not Polish, but I grew up in Pittsburgh (PA) so a lot of the foods featured in this video were just part of every day life. In fact, our school cafeterias served stuffed cabbage every week! One could always find the cucumber salad & the purple slaw at Summer gatherings, too. Sauerkraut was probably my first vegetable, & it would often be slow-cooked with onions, country ribs, & kielbasa. Polish foods are truly the taste of home for me.

[@rickm5271]

Oh Beryl, I am so jealous of you folks in Manhatten, having such a wonderful variety of cuisines at your fingertips. Great video as always! ❤

[@BerylShereshewsky]

It’s so special I do not take it for granted ☺️

[@theaniacz]

Yeess Beryl! I was so so proud and happy when you dipped that potato pancake in sour cream and sugar! Thank you so much, it was truly wonderful helping you with this episode and watch you try everything 🥰

[@sugarrrfree]

I’m polish living in Italy and this episode made a bit nostalgic. However I read somewhere about a chef in Poland that opened a restaurant in PL inspired by the ancient polish cuisine from the period of Amber Road (similar to Silk Road) so full of herbs and spices. I would LOVE to try that.

[@martaabc7188]

Please, tell me where in Poland😊.

[@kuleczka10]

My favorite episode!! Greetngs from Poland! ❤

[@lisapop5219]

😂 so true. I just told my husband the other day that we never met a potato we didn't like. Yes, we are Polish and I have some from the UK. Funny, we just had stuffed cabbage on Monday. My mom always seemed to make them on the hottest day of summer. I tend to make them in the winter

[@WordAte]

My great grandmother was from a small Polish town, now Ukrainian. She came over on a steam boat at the start of the 20th century. I grew up eating pierogi, golabki, haluski, kielbasa, and cucumber salad (didn't know this was Polish.) Polish and Eastern European food is underrepresented right now. In my perfect world, pierogi, kielbasa, and golabki would be sold on every street corner.

[@dinae3423]

It always makes me so proud and happy when you like Polish food :) This episode made me so nostalgic about my childhood, damn it, I’m going to make some kompot tomorrow XD

[@tracey2156]

When I was in culinary school, in our International Foods course, we had to make the fruit soup and I highly recommend it, it is delicious!

[@seanobrien4762]

Thanks!

[@BerylShereshewsky]

Wow thank you!!!

[@annafirnen4815]

Yay, I'm so happy you enjoyed Polish food! You described it the best, it just tastes like home and grandma's hug. And you are spot on with connecting twaróg (farmer's cheese) to Ricotta used in cheesecakes because in Poland traditionally cheesecake (sernik) is made EXACTLY out of twaróg. Maybe you can do another episode of Polish pastries and cakes some time in the future if you want to and try sernik and Polish donuts (pączki)? Sending love from Poland❤

[@loris3292]

Hooray for Polish food! I had Polish great grandparents on both sides of my family. I make my own pierogi, gałumpki, kopytka & platsky. As a child, my grandmother would ask us what we wanted her to make for our birthday dinner and I would request gałumpki! I’m a big cabbage lover too!

[@yesimarabbit]

You got the ł right in gołąbki at least lol

[@YaaLFH]

Gołąbki and placki. If you love the dishes so much, learn the correct spelling.

[@IRONWEED_]

​@@YaaLFH This is a fond memory from a loving family.

[@IRONWEED_]

​@@yesimarabbit Other readers "got" the warmth and love that the original commenter experienced from family.

[@IRONWEED_]

🤍 These memories warm the heart.

[@Violet-fj3lr]

The mushroom gravy was big in my family, my great aunt always made meatballs cooked in that mushroom gravy and served it with mashed potatoes. It goes unmentioned in talks of Polish food, but it's a goodie.

[@bast713]

I did a double take at the name of stuffed cabbage - my grandma was Slovak and we grew up calling that halupki. It's really interesting to see the overlap. This was really cool! Also, I LOVE your shirt!

[@czemuczemuczemu1958]

Polish food lover from Poland - me - enjoys this content! 🎉

[@B.S9719]

Awww this episode has to be the best We always knew Beryl is a Polish Jew based in NYC, but I guess we never saw this side of her Yeah she's trying some new things, but mostly this episode is like a journey down nostalgia lane, and it's so nice to see her having a great time She does appreciate and greatly enjoy all different cuisines around the world, but her expressions in this episode are something, you know it's completely unfiltered It was like a kid Beryl eating a bug Sunday feast

[@BrendaG-up1wu]

This makes me so happy. I love seeing my family dishes shared here. I often wondered if our very Americanized family was still doing Polish food "right."

[@monikaryzko7784]

Gołąbki, pierogi and polish soups are the best! Greetings from Gdańsk, love your channel❤❤

[@kasiapek7575]

Zupy i surówki w Pyra Barze ❤️

[@kasiakarewicz1210]

Beryl is Polish, I knew it! But where are dumplings/ pierogi, and rissole, potato pancakes with goulash? Żurek, kapuśniak, beetroot soup you would love it! Tomato soup taste depends on tomato concentrate, if it has not enough, it will not be essential, and this colour of soup confirm my suspicions. Definitely you need to try something more from good Polish restaurant or just visit us! Potato pancakes I love with tzatziki and fresh tomato. 🥰

[@YaaLFH]

She's not Polish, she's American with Polish heritage.

[@kasiakarewicz1210]

@@YaaLFH I know, that's what I meant. 😏

[@YaaLFH]

@@kasiakarewicz1210 Then why did you write "Polish"?

[@kasiakarewicz1210]

@@YaaLFH mental shortcut, seasoned with a pinch of sympathy straight from the Polish heart.

[@stormd]

There's a polish restaurant near my home, and their Pyzy is much smaller, probably like what you were expecting (think, like 6 golf-ball size dumplings vs 2 big ones...roughly the same amount of food I think). I love them.

[@xyzzer]

They are normally smaller and round - these look more like kartacze or Lithuanian zeppelins, but the difference is likely mostly in size and shape. I don't think these recipes are governed by any ruling body so most families have likely used interchangeable names with varied sizes, ingredients and serving methods.

[@elenabonvissuto8797]

I'm Italian and I'm moving to Poland (Wrokław) in a month. I was watching videos about Poland when few minutes ago arrived to me the notification for this video! That's perfect! Thanks, Beryl! ❤ And for those who'll read this comment: please, write to me your favourite polish dish! I'm going to try them! 😍

[@PumPontlu]

Wroclaw has many good restaurants. All we ate there were delicious. But that city has some red cabbage dish as their own dish. I forgot the name, but anyone can inform you about it. But if you ever visit Warsaw, try their potato pancakes with Goulash!

[@aleksandragajewska938]

pierogi ruskie is a must!

[@BleBleBle-x8f]

Żurek, Leniwe, Pierogi z truskawkami :) Pierogi z jaogdami :)

[@pinkhope84]

Jakodzianki, its a sweet pastry, best im Sommer with a blueberry filling. Its soo good. My childhood memory.

[@TakTylkoJa]

Pasta with sour cream, sugar and strawberries. Seriously😂 and it's strawberry season so go try it

[@agnieszkaczerwinska6640]

The dishes looked amazing and all great suggestions. Glad you enjoyed polish food!

[@andrewbutner6315]

I'm from a small town in Michigan -; a special delight was dipping Arby's curly fries in the "jamocha" shake, great combination of savory, starch, coffee and sweet

[@caseyfeskens]

Beryl, thank you so much for this episode. I want to eat Polish food all day now.

[@Jan-p8g]

OMGosh!! One of if not my favorite episode! So many memories of grammas and my moms meals. The potato pancakes (try with applesauce or maple syrup), soups with a scoop of mashed potatoes or cucumber salad with a little onion. I remember a sweet and savory soup made with ducks blood pronounced (chaad-nee-na) i think. cant find it anywhere now. Bit gene kuyea.

[@davevillaire2990]

google czarnina (duck's blood soup) or try mock czarnina for a non blood soup with the same sweet and savory profile, my Buscia made the mock style frequently using a ham bone and spare ribs to replace the duck and added a little flour to get the hint of the blood thickness.

[@Jan-p8g]

@@davevillaire2990 Thank you Dave! I should have paid more attention to my mom, dad, uncles, aunts, grandparents (both sides), and all the visitors to our house growing up! I might have learned a little more Polish then the: 5 most commonly used cuss words! LOL

[@Reech89]

I'm Polish, watching this and sipping on my rhubarb kompot. Great job, thanks for the episode ❤

[@Gov4thePeople]

My favorite Polish dish is Chlodnik (pronounced "whoed-nick" ) which is a cold summer soup with beets, cucumber, chives, dill, and lots of rich creamy dairy. The best part - it's BRIGHT pink!

[@Alexis483]

Yaaaas season for chłodnik begins🎉

[@PhotoKaz]

June 1 in Vilnius (Lithuania) was Pink Soup Day! Everything turned pink almost in honor of cold beet soup!

[@blinski1]

Polish dish you say... of course very common and popular, but still where it came from is in its name: chłodnik litewski:) ('Lithuanian cold soup').

[@AmandainGeorgia]

The cucumber salad is my childhood memory from my Polish grandma. She wasn’t a memorable cook for most dishes, but this simple salad is hard to get wrong. I also like it with thinly sliced sweet onion added. And it makes a great side to hot curry dishes for a fusion cooling moment!

[@Skiskiski]

Do try the tomato soup with rice. Traditionally Polish people eat very little rice, and the tomato soup is one of the few exceptions!

[@71lizgoeshardt]

Tomato soup with rice is very common in Slovakia too 😋

[@ammarmar3628]

Rice cooked in milk with sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon is a common desert in Poland. In Germany too, I think.

[@henningbartels6245]

@@71lizgoeshardt tomato soup with rice is also common in Germany. Usually there are also tiny meatballs in it.

[@henningbartels6245]

@@ammarmar3628 yes, it is called "Milchreis" (literally milk rice) in German. My region is special in a way, that there is also dish (apart from the sweet cinnamon version) where this milk rice is combined with fried / spicy sausages. Sound weird, but works.

[@jerzypoprawa2016]

But instead we have a rice dish that scares all Asians: sweet rice with cooked (!) apples and cinnamon. The fact is that this is mostly liked by children....

[@radicalmoderate2730]

On a ride in UP I stopped at a Polish restaurant and was served a Potato, Sausage Soup which was not a TOMATO soup it was white cream based that started with a Z

[@joannajaworska0000]

Sour rhy flour soup is ŻUREK, sour wheat flour soup Bialy barszcz (white borsch). Easter brunch must have...esp with white polish sausage and boiled egg..

[@libbybaker86]

I love trying food from the polish aisle at the supermarket. Love polish mustard ❤

[@ladykiwi2946]

Where I live, we have sweet kind of potato donuts that are crazy popular. I hope you get to try them sometime! If you’re ever in my area I would love to show you around (so long as you don’t mind public transit or walking). ♥️

[@RickiPolsky]

1/4 Polish, stuffed cabbage was once a year for passover. Eastern European, our heritage, was special occasion food.

[@hops226]

Awe i loved this! My family moved from the Ukrainian part of Poland way back in the day so its fun to see familiar family dishes with a bit if a different spin!

[@Natalia-df4fj]

I totally forgot about the tomato soup! We used to eat it with homemade Spätzli (small dough dumplings), which give the soup a thicker texture and sometimes also eith a base of rabbit broth. Btw: Twarog is used for savory Pierogis as well. Try also barszcz z uszkami (beetroot soup with mushroom dumplings) or Targaniec (Plesniak) for dessert. ❤

[@debbielyons1704]

Hey beryl another good video. As a daughter of a woman from alabama we always had apple sauce with our potato pancakes and she always made them from leftover mashed potatoes! Yum!

[@codename495]

I would lay money that you either have Jewish ancestry in your past, or a Jewish nanny caring for an ancestor.

[@TheNikNik212]

There is a polish restaurant in the town I live in and the Bigos and Golabki are my favorite!!

[@DemDemKor96]

Now I really want a dessert cheese episode 😂 My fiance is half polish and it's such a resourceful cuisine. I especially love the dish his mom makes us for Christmas (a cold white fish in tomatoes)❤ I also had the opportunity to try pickle soup per your recommendation and it was amazing

[@OutiCarson]

Another vote for dessert cheese episode!

[@YaaLFH]

Polish cheesecakes could be a whole episode by themselves. We have so many different ones.

[@tammystratford7079]

The potato pancakes with applesauce will make you giddy. This is how my babysitter made them for me as a child in the '70s.

[@julianeschulz3186]

It’s fascinating how similar and at the same time very different Polish cuisine is to what I grew up eating in southern Germany 😊 Like we have the sweet version of the potato dumplings as well 😋 they’re the best with breadcrumbs and butter

[@rudyfan1926]

Russian n my Mom’s side, grew up making golabki and pierogi. Happily, fantastic Polish deli here in town, they make great sausages and I can buy bigos and great items imported from Poland. Yun!

[@raccoonthatneedssleep]

My Polish godparents made me stuffed cabbage and I got to take home leftovers and it was so amazing and I loved it so much! Every time I ate my leftovers, I did a happy dance.

[@yefefiyah]

Literally ate mizeria last night. So yum. So interesting...my Polish grandmother's compote was more of a summer fruit stew rather than a drink. My mother ALWAYS ate her potato pancakes with granulated sugar.

[@bjdefilippo447]

That Nalesniki looks delicious! I wanted to eat almost everything I saw today. Alas, no Polish restaurant here.