{"id":6619,"date":"2016-07-04T20:17:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=6619"},"modified":"2016-07-04T22:34:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T22:34:49","slug":"why-do-poles-eat-hotdogs-with-no-buns-and-burgers-with-no-buns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/why-do-poles-eat-hotdogs-with-no-buns-and-burgers-with-no-buns\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Poles eat hotdogs with no buns and burgers with no buns?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 4th of July festivities and cookouts, this subject came to my mind! I have to admit I never tasted a real “American style” hotdog or burger until I was probably 15….That was when first MacDonald’s opened inWarsaw. After standing in line for 30 minutes (because everyone wanted to try MacDonald’s!), I ordered a cheeseburger with french fries….and hated it! Crazy, but true:). Hotdogs and burgers on the buns may be more popular now in bigger cities in Poland, but I grew up eating hotdogs (par\u00f3wki<\/strong>) for breakfast or dinner, with no buns! And the only burger I knew was kotlet mielony<\/strong> (fried burger patty served with potatoes and salad for dinner!)<\/p>\n

I do enjoy hamburgers\/cheeseburgers and hotdogs with french fries once in a while though. But nothing tastes better that fresh, skinny turkey par\u00f3wki<\/strong> for breakfast:) Boiled, usually served with scrambled eggs with chives and fresh slice of crispy breador fresh roll on the side! Sometimes a little cottage cheese (serek wiejski<\/strong>) or yellow cheese (ser \u017c\u00f3\u0142ty<\/strong>) on the side, as well as a little ketchup (keczup<\/strong>) or mustard (musztarda<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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Par\u00f3wki na \u015bniadanie. Image credit https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, for the burgers…The only way I ate “burgers” in Poland was in a form of kotlet mielony<\/strong>. It was always a part of dinner plate, just like a piece of steak for example is. Usually served with boiled “young potatoes” (m\u0142ode ziemniaczki<\/strong>) with fresh dill on the top. Side dish could be mizeria<\/strong> (sliced cucumber with yoghurt or sour cream sauce), buraczki na ciep\u0142o<\/strong> (saut\u00e9ed beets) or any salad (sa\u0142atka<\/strong>)! Yummy!!!<\/p>\n

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Kotlet mielony z ziemniakami i buraczkami. Image credit winiary.pl<\/p><\/div>\n

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So why do Poles don’t really use buns for their burgers and hotdogs? I guess it is just a cultural decision…That’s the way it always was and that’s the way everyone in Poland is used to eating it:)<\/p>\n

Any of you tried burgers and hotdogs Polish style? Let us know how you liked it!<\/p>\n

Happy Independence Day!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

With the 4th of July festivities and cookouts, this subject came to my mind! I have to admit I never tasted a real “American style” hotdog or burger until I was probably 15….That was when first MacDonald’s opened inWarsaw. After standing in line for 30 minutes (because everyone wanted to try MacDonald’s!), I ordered a…<\/p>\n

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