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13 Reasons You Should Never Eat in Poland

March 2, 2015 Lauren Aloise 23 Comments

Polish food 101

My 2013 trip to Poland was intense and emotional. I never expected to fall so in love with the country. Thinking about it now I get little heart flutters– it was that special. Over a two week period I met family that we had never even known existed, and accepted their kindness and love as if we had grown up together. I was also able to share this very special time with my mother, something neither of us will ever forget.

I always planned to write about our trip in detail, but a year and a half later I’ve barely started. I still have so much to tell, but I guess I’m afraid it won’t come out the right way– afraid it won’t do justice to the amazing people and places we discovered.

Inspired by the latest article about Poland on Buzzfeed, I’ve compiled my own list– 27 reasons you should never eat in Poland. It’s a start to sharing some of the magic with the world!

1. Some people say Polish food is too heavy and filled with potatoes.

Polish food
Polish mashed potatoes with dill.

2. Potatoes sneak in everywhere– like in these terrible pierogi stuffed with potatoes and chives (the horror!)

Polish food 101
Delicious potato and chive pierogi

3. Others have it out for the breakfasts– how could you eat all of that in the morning?

Polish breakfast
A typical Polish breakfast spread
Polish food
Creamy deviled eggs with caviar for breakfast? Sure!

4. And the fresh squeezed juice in the Polish cafés has too much pulp!

Polish cuisine
Freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice

5. Vegetables are covered in buttery breadcrumbs, what an atrocity…

Polish food
Baked cauliflower

6. And there’s simply too much pork

Polish pork
Exhibit A
Polish meat
Exhibit B
Polish food
Exhibit C

7. And far too much cabbage

Polish coleslaw
Polish coleslaw
Polish cabbage salad
Polish cabbage salad

8. And sometimes the two combine!

polish golabki
Polish golabki
polish golabki
Pork + Cabbage = Love

9. And the worst thing of all? Everyone knows how to cook! And they cook everything from scratch!

Homemade soup
Homemade soup

10. Cream puffs

Polish cuisine
Homemade Polish cream puffs

11. Cheesecake

Homemade Polish cheesecake
Homemade Polish cheesecake

12. Chicken soup

Polish chicken soup
Polish chicken soup

13. Even crepes damn it!

Polish nalesniki
Polish nalesniki

So really, do yourself a favor, stay clear of Poland as a culinary destination (you’ve been warned!).

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  1. Magda says

    March 2, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    I would say to me, the most delicious polish food ever is pashztet! omg! never had something as great. After that, pierogi w/ bacon 😉

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 2, 2015 at 11:17 pm

      Ohhhh I will add it to my list for next trip!!

      Reply
      • maadziak says

        June 22, 2017 at 1:46 pm

        Yes! Pierogi! This is definitely my favourite food!You should try kopytka (based on potatoes – of course! 🙂

        Reply
  2. Trevor Huxham says

    March 2, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    These pictures look DELICIOUS and look like they really do the dishes justice. I’d love to try those deviled eggs with caviar…such an interesting combination!

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 2, 2015 at 11:18 pm

      It was all SO DELICIOUS!!!! And restaurants were very inexpensive!

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    March 2, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    I’ve never thought of Poland as somewhere that had good cuisine, but that was silly of me because all of that looks so delicious! Especially all of that potato goodness.

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 2, 2015 at 11:18 pm

      So yummy– a lot of comfort food made with love!

      Reply
  4. Adrian says

    March 4, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Pierogi, great! You found them. But you did not have them with f.ex. meat or with cabbage an forest mushrooms. Or forest sweetiests blueberries. There were nothing about soups like polish borsch or white borsch. Pork? Yes, a lot of. And fishes ? No fishes ? Directly from moutain rivers trout? or polish salmon?

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 4, 2015 at 5:41 pm

      Mmm all you are saying sounds great! We did eat a lot of soups too (there’s a mushroom one pictured and a beetroot (borsch) that I didn’t fit in!) We did also have pierogi with meat and also with mushrooms and blueberries and sour cream (my favorite!). Unfortunately we didn’t eat much fish while there– next time!

      Reply
  5. Melanie Murrish says

    March 4, 2015 at 11:52 am

    I should definitely never go to Poland-thanks for the heads up! 😉 My husband used to work with a lot of Polish people and they are also hearty drinkers!

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 11, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Ohhhh yes they are! My family proceeded to take shots of vodka throughout one of our meals! I couldn’t keep up!

      Reply
      • Melanie Murrish says

        March 12, 2015 at 11:34 pm

        I swear to God, I used to be known for my acoholic intake-we went to a Christmas party, they drank me under he table!

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  6. Dorota says

    March 10, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    Hello from Poland, Cracow!
    Glad to know you liked our cuisine! Or rather disliked? 😉
    There’s much more to know about it anyway! My spanish boyfriend absolutely loves to eat polish food.
    Kisses

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 11, 2015 at 10:06 am

      So yummy and I can’t wait to go back and try more!

      Reply
  7. Dorota says

    March 17, 2016 at 11:24 pm

    I love this post! Come2Cracow one more time I will take you for a trip off the beaten paths 🙂

    Reply
  8. AnnaRoblox&more says

    November 26, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Ok have your ever tried polish food no! So dont judge it like that because i am polish and polish food is the 1st favourite food in the world so start thinking and not being stupid and my fav polish food is rosul

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      December 6, 2016 at 10:48 am

      Anna, the post is sarcastic :). It is basically saying that Polish food is amazing. Did you read the post?

      Reply
  9. Jakub says

    January 7, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    For the first moment I was shocked..
    Cool you like our food. Next time try to find ‘bigos’ but you must try in few different places… it is somthink complitly different than all and it is delicious..

    Regards from Gdańsk

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      January 8, 2017 at 10:15 pm

      Haha– yes, sarcasm!!

      Reply
  10. Lilly says

    April 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm

    Haha, great article! I love Polish food, everything is soo delicious:) Everytime I visit Poland I go to different Polish restaurants to eat their local food. Last time I have discovered a great restaurant in Warsaw – it is called the Akademia Restaurant. They serve Polish food but in modern version. Their food is high quality, always fresh and very tasty. Can’t wait to go there again.

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      May 1, 2017 at 5:15 pm

      Ohhh I would love to go to Warsaw soon! I will definitely look this restaurant up!

      Reply
  11. Jane says

    March 2, 2018 at 8:33 am

    Polish people definitely know how to cook 🙂 I always try to discover new bars and restaurants with yummy food 🙂 My favorite Warsaw’s spots is a bar in the centre called Bubbles. They specialize in champagnes but also serve some delicious food – Polish too. Everything there is so delicious!

    Reply
    • Lauren Aloise says

      March 4, 2018 at 12:57 am

      I can’t wait to visit Warsaw one day!

      Reply

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