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\n All these pictures are from Zakopane! Just walking on the street and enjoying the food!<\/p><\/div>\n So you want to order your meal like a local, right? Nothing easier – you would say. Most of the menus are translated into English. Yes – this is true, however those translations sometimes are not what you think. A lot of times meals are translated “directly” and the same word Poles use for example for toast is not a toast you would get at a restaurant here in USA (Polish toast is a grilled sandwich, most of the times with ham and cheese:) Also, think about big chains that translate their menus and have places located on busy streets…Easy to find…but you what you really want to find is a quiet small restaurant on the side street, with a really home like Polish atmosphere, yummy original food, friendly staff and most likely you will be able to talk to the cook and owners as well! You may not find an English translated menu, but staff will help you choose a great dish and most likely recommend a restaurant’s special:)<\/p>\n Breakfast – \u015aniadanie<\/strong><\/p>\n What can you expect ordering \u015bniadanie in Poland? (Check out this blog about breakfast<\/a>)<\/p>\n Poles love eggs, so yes – you can usually find different types of eggs on the menu:<\/p>\n Jajko sadzone<\/strong> \u2013 fried egg<\/p>\n Jajecznica na boczku lub kie\u0142basie<\/strong> \u2013 scrambled egg with bacon or sausage<\/p>\n Jajko na mi\u0119kko lub na twardo<\/strong> \u2013 Soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg<\/p>\n Omlet<\/strong> – omelette<\/p>\n Also, there will be\u00a0hard-boiled eggs cut into halves with some mayo and chopped chive on top (jajka na twardo z majonezem i szczypiorkiem<\/strong>)! Yummy!<\/p>\n Another great thing you can find on a Polish breakfast table is kanapka<\/strong> (plural: kanapki<\/strong>). They are usually\u00a0open sandwiches, made of a buttered slice of bread, some salad, meat, cheese, vegetables.<\/p>\n Quite often, you can also order par\u00f3wki<\/strong>, which are usually light turkey hot dogs. They are served hot on your plate, but do not expect a hot dog bun with them:)<\/p>\n Sometimes, we may find menu terms such as \u201cdrugie \u015bniadanie\u201d<\/strong>. This literally means second breakfast.<\/p>\n You can usually order any of the above options, or possibly try something sweeter:)<\/p>\n How about nale\u015bniki na s\u0142odko<\/strong> \u2013 sweet crepes (usually with jam or fruit filling), nale\u015bniki z pieczarkami lub mi\u0119sem<\/strong> \u2013 crepes with mushrooms or meat, placki ziemniaczane<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 potato pancakes, placki ziemniaczane z mi\u0119sem i grzybami<\/strong> \u2013 potato pancakes with mushrooms and meat.<\/p>\n Obiad<\/strong> is usually translated into lunch.(Make sure to check out this\u00a0post about Polish lunch)\u00a0Sometimes it consists of a soup and the main dish. In the menu it\u2019s usually called \u201czestaw obiadowy\u201d<\/strong>. The basic ingredients used in Polish cuisine are: pork, chicken, beets, cucumbers (pickles), sour cream, mushrooms, different types of sausages. And we can\u2019t forget about cabbage! In Poland we love cabbage in every possible form .<\/p>\n Some typical Polish soups are:<\/p>\n \u017burek z jajkiem\u00a0i kie\u0142bas\u0105<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 typical Polish sour rye soup with egg and sausage Drugie danie<\/strong> – second part of obiad – could be any type of meat or fish, usually served with sur\u00f3wka<\/strong> (cold mix of different shredded vegetables), salad and starch (frytki<\/strong> – french fries, ziemniaki<\/strong> – mashed potatoes, ry\u017c<\/strong> – rice).<\/p>\n Kotlet mielony<\/strong> is a ground patty fried on a butter. It almost looks like a burger, but it’s not served with a bun. Kotlet schabowy<\/strong> is a fried breaded boneless pork)<\/p>\n You could also find some other dishes, that are not a part of “zestaw obiadowy”:<\/p>\n Pierogi<\/strong> \u2013 the famous Polish stuffed dumplings (sweet or savory),\u00a0Bigos<\/strong> \u2013 cabbage based stew with tomato sauce and various pork (sausage etc),\u00a0Go\u0142\u0105bki<\/strong> \u2013 cabbage leaves stuffed with meat and rice, usually served with a tomato or mushroom sauce, Kaszanka<\/strong> \u2013 also called Polish black pudding. It is sausage made with fresh pig\u2019s blood (as much as it doesn’t sound tasty…it is actually one of my favorite dishes), Kopytka\u00a0i kluski \u015bl\u0105skie<\/strong> \u2013 a special kind of dumplings made from potatoes and eggs and wheat.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBarszcz czerwony z uszkami<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 borsht or beet soup with dumplings (kind of ravioli with meat and\/or mushrooms)
\nBarszcz czerwony z krokietem<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 borsht served with a breaded crepe filled with either \u201cmi\u0119so\u201d (meat) or \u201cgrzyby i kapusta” (mushrooms and cabbage).
\nKapu\u015bniak z ziemniakami<\/strong>\u2013 sour cabbage soup with potatoes
\nRos\u00f3\u0142<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 typical Polish kind of broth\/chicken soup
\nOg\u00f3rkowa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 cucumber soup (sour)
\nKrupnik z kasz\u0105<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Polish barley soup
\nGrochowa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 pea soup
\nSzczawiowa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sorrel soup (can be served hot or cold)<\/p>\n