Polish/Eastern European cuisine - any fans?

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I grew up with a Polish granddad, and as such have always had traditional Polish food around. I very rarely see any restaurants selling Eastern European food, maybe it's not popular because a lot of the food is very hearty and often uses cheaper cuts of meat, a lot of it is "peasant food".

But I was in Spain this week and there was a Polish restaurant, so me and my OH went. He remarked how much he enjoyed the meal and that it was a shame that we didn't see more of it around.

I had Golabki, which is seasoned pork mince, mixed with rice, and wrapped in a cabbage leaf, served with a mild tomato sauce, mashed potatoes and veg.

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My OH had Golonka which I must admit I would've struggled to eat, it's a roasted pig's knuckle - too fatty for me but he really enjoyed it.

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Another of my favourites is Bigos, which is essentially sauerkraut, bits of old salami, and any bits of leftover meat you can find lying around, but it's actually really tasty.

Any other fans of Eastern European cuisine? If so, what's your favourite?
 
I haven't tried much, but what I have tried has been awesome. As you say it's proper hearty food. Just like traditional English food. Cheap cuts, rich and scrumptious.
 
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One of my colleagues here is Polish. Sometimes I wonder if all she eats is mashed potato and blueberries (not together - though I wouldn't necessarily put it past her).
 
I am Polish by birth south African by up-bringing and love Polish food, when ever mother dearest comes over its off to the shops then help her out in the kitchen making Bigos, Golabki and what ever else I manage to get her to make before she gets bored and store it in the freezer.

Other favourite: pickle soup mmmm

Hungry now :P
 
Just been at tesco and got myself a Kabanos, yum.

Monkeyspank, you're right, goulash is awesome. :D

Also my mum makes a fab Borscht (sp?) soup, which is also brilliant.

Things I would steer clear of that my granddad loved though are flaki (tripe), and duck's blood soup (which I can't remember the name of, maybe you could help me out citizenx13?)
 
Looked it up on Google, it's called czarnina or czernina. The last time we took him back to Poland before he passed away, he ordered it, said he hadn't had it since he was a child, and after he ate some of it, he said, "this isn't as nice as I remember it being!"
 
Although the Czech Republic isn't technically Eastern Europe the food is pretty similar.
The best dish is svíčková which is essentially beef sirloin in a vegetable sauce served with dumplings, cream and cranberry sauce.
Vepřo-knedlo-zelo is pretty good too which is pork, dumplings and sauerkraut.

My ex was Russian and I LOVE selyodka pod shouboy (селедка под шубой), pelmeni (пельмени) and solyanka (солянка).
 
I like pierogi (stuffed dumplings), bigos (a hunters stew), barszcz (red beetroot soup), mizeria (cucumber, dill and sour cream salad). There are lots of blini (pancakes) to try. Some of the sausages and pates from the deli are very good. Kabanos makes a great snack.
 
tripe, YUM!

Manti (steamed dumplings with mince or pumpkin), pelmeni (boiled dumplings with mince, smaller than manti), golubtsi (mince in a cabbage leaf), stuffed peppers (duh), all awesome stuff.
 
I've had Golabki before and it's really nice.

There's another dish where they use Tripe. The name escaped me at the moment. It's also really nice.

Edit: Flaki... it's been mentioned :P.
 
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