Summer is here and what’s better way to cool off if not having some delicious ice cream? We all know that ice cream is one of the most important meals of the day during the summer, right? If you aren’t having it once, you’re having it twice, and sometimes even three times!!!

As you walk through the streets of most cities in Poland during the summertime, you may start to wonder if ice cream is some kind of Polish specialty because it seems like there’s an ice cream shop around every corner.  This frozen treat is so common that lody (ice cream in Polish) is possibly the first word you’ll learn after you arrive in Poland during summer months!

So how do you order ice cream in Polish?

lody – ice cream

gałka – scoop

wafel – cone

lody na patyku – ice cream “on a stick”

Poproszę dwie gałki lodów czekoladowych – Can I have two scoops of chocolate ice cream

Poproszę trzy gałki lodów, jedną czekoladowych i dwie truskawkowych – Can I have three scoops of ice cream, one chocolate and two strawberry

Poproszę lody waniliowe w miseczce/kubeczku – Can I have vanilla ice cream in a cup?

Francuskie lody o smaku waniliowym z dodatkiem czekolady – French vanilla ice cream with chocolate sprinkles

Lody o smaku mango z orzechami i rodzynkami – Mango ice cream with nuts and raisins

Jaki smak lodów lubisz? – What kind of ice cream do you like?

Lody kręcone – curly ice cream (soft serve)

Lody orzechowe – walnut flavored ice cream

wiśniowe – cherry

bananowe – banana

karmelowe – caramel

miętowe – mint

kawowe – coffee

Ice cream is a source of energy! It is rich in carbohydrate, with about 15 grams in a one-half-cup serving. A serving also contains about 7 grams of fat and 2 grams of protein, making it an energy-dense food.

Ice cream is also a dietary source of two important minerals. It is particularly rich in calcium and phosphorus, with about 10 percent of the adult recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of these minerals in a single, one-half-cup serving. Both calcium and phosphorus promote strong, healthy bones.

So…let’s enjoy this sweet treat any time we can!