{"id":312,"date":"2008-10-28T13:41:47","date_gmt":"2008-10-28T17:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=312"},"modified":"2014-06-10T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T14:48:15","slug":"unfortunate-polish-menu-translations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/unfortunate-polish-menu-translations\/","title":{"rendered":"Unfortunate Polish Menu Translations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though I am no longer in Gda\u0144sk<\/strong>, I will keep writing about it until either I run out of things to say, or you, my dear readers \u2013 get bored.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t go to Hel<\/strong> this time, but no worries, I\u2019m returning to Poland in about three weeks to pick up my ID card (dow\u00f3d osobisty<\/strong>) and apply for a passport. And to transfer my drivers license. And to do a bazillion other, equally important things.<\/p>\n

Next time, I also plan to eat more. Much more. During this visit I spent more time reading menus (always an exciting hobby in Poland, one worth cultivating, trust me!) than actually eating. I did have a great plate of pierogi<\/strong> at \u201cU Dzika<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u201d (warning – their site is super ultra slow) on Piwna<\/strong> Street in Gda\u0144sk<\/strong> \u2013 I ordered the 5 kind mix. Curiously, in the German version of the menu five kinds of pierogi<\/strong> become four, and in the English one it simply says \u201ckind of boiled dough pockets\u201d<\/em> without mentioning you can choose five different kinds.<\/p>\n

The pierogi<\/strong> were decent enough, though I have a strong suspicion they came pre-made, frozen and defrosted when needed \u2013 the dough had that strange, gummy feel to it. Still, it was a tasty, satisfying meal and the menu didn\u2019t make me giggle.<\/p>\n

I love reading menus, and Polish menus translated into English can be as funny as those in Japan. One restaurant had a \u201cfried savage\u201d<\/em> on the menu. In Polish it turned out to be simply \u201ckie\u0142basa pieczona<\/strong>,\u201d which wasn\u2019t even \u201cpieczona<\/strong>\u201d but grilled. In other words \u2013 grilled sausage, bratwurst to be exact.<\/p>\n

And what about this? I\u2019m at a loss for words, which frankly, doesn\u2019t happen very often.<\/p>\n

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Is this carelessness or laziness? Or both? In the salad items \u201cz<\/strong>\u201d is translated correctly as \u201cwith,\u201d<\/em> so what\u2019s up with this \u201cwitch cheese\u201d<\/em> in the pizza section? Where\u2019s this embarrassing restaurant? It\u2019s Republika<\/em><\/strong> on D\u0142uga<\/strong> Street. I asked inside who translated their menu, but they didn\u2019t know, or didn\u2019t want to tell me.<\/p>\n

And that brings us nicely to the topic we\u2019ll be discussing next time. No, not pizza, but those pesky little words \u2013 z, na, po, u, w<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gary \u2013 it will be preposition time \u2013 just for you! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Though I am no longer in Gda\u0144sk, I will keep writing about it until either I run out of things to say, or you, my dear readers \u2013 get bored. I didn\u2019t go to Hel this time, but no worries, I\u2019m returning to Poland in about three weeks to pick up my ID card (dow\u00f3d…<\/p>\n

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