Bologna & onions?

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Jul 24, 10, 12:27 #1
Bologna & onions has long been a family supper favourite in a blue-collar town like Detroit. Is mortadela the closest thing they've got in Poland to American bologna (pronounced: (baloney)?

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Jul 24, 10, 19:31 #2
mortadela is Italian----I would think that "metka" would be pretty close except that you spread it on a slice of breab

MareGaeaThreads: 45 Posts: 5,527 Joined: Feb 6, 08 ♂	Jul 24, 10, 19:34 #3
Polonius3: Is mortadela the closest thing they've got in Poland to American bologna (pronounced: (baloney)? Hm, I think luncheonmeat and Spam comes closest to Bologna as in the American sense. We in NL have it too, we call it "Boterhamworst" (Sandwich-sausage) Don't know if they have Spam and Luncheonmeat in PL, though. >^..^< M-G (yay!)

Lyzko	Jul 24, 10, 20:44 #4
Nou, MareGaea, hoe heet 'uitsmijter' in 't Pools?-:)) lol I'm not even sure in English, but I will say I never thought to look for American-style sandwiches in Poland. Actually, 'sendwiczki' do exist, but rarely if ever on any luncheon menu I saw. If at all, then more as 'kanapki' (canapes).

lowfunk99Threads: 18 Posts: 435 Joined: Jan 7, 08 ♂	Jul 24, 10, 21:32 #5
Kawalski Garlic Ring Bologna fried with onions and potatoes.

beckskiThreads: 19 Posts: 2,148 Joined: May 15, 07 MEMBER ♀	Jul 25, 10, 09:22 #6
Polonius3: Bologna & onions? I remember my daddy would slice ring bologna and deep-fry it. Didn't see him adding any onions though. The meat tasted similar to fried hot dogs. A sincere thanks PF, for putting up with me FIVE terrific years, muah!

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Jul 25, 10, 17:02 #7
Bologna & onions are fried in a frying pan. I doubt if metka would fry up too well.

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,389 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	Jul 25, 10, 17:25 #8
Re. spam - mielonka is what you're after. One of the cheapest and possibly nastiest processed meats out there - though if you've ever camped out in your youth you're liable to get a crazy hankering for it sometimes ;-)

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Jul 30, 10, 13:40 #9

American ring bologna (in SE Michigan Kowalski's is best!) is similar to Polish mortadela or the serdelek as regards the very finely minced meat filler is liogner, say 15-20" or more. It is sliced into rings and fried up with sliced onions. Ketchup is the usual condiment. Spam, Treet et al are vaguely similar but bologna is more finely minced and is not tinned. With a glass of cold Stroh's it isn't half bad.

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,389 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	Jul 30, 10, 17:03 #10
Kiełbasa parówkowa then?

MareGaeaThreads: 45 Posts: 5,527 Joined: Feb 6, 08 ♂	Jul 30, 10, 17:20 #11
Lyzko: Lyzko U is Nederlands? Anyway, Mortadella: looks the same as baloney, tastes virtually the same as baloney, sounds a bit nicer than baloney and costs about 4 times as much as baloney :) Boterhamworst By the way, what is "Bacon" called in Polish? >^..^< M-G (yummy!)

StuThreads: 27 Posts: 1,109 Joined: Mar 31, 10 ♂	Jul 30, 10, 17:38 #12
MareGaea: By the way, what is "Bacon" called in Polish? Try "bekon" ... :D.

MareGaeaThreads: 45 Posts: 5,527 Joined: Feb 6, 08 ♂	Jul 30, 10, 17:41 #13
Stu: "bekon" Duh :) Isn't there a Polish word for it? >^..^< M-G (yay!)

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Jul 30, 10, 18:05 #14

Magdalena:

MagdalenaThreads: 2
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Re. spam - mielonka is what you're after. One of the cheapest and possibly nastiest processed meats out there - though if you've ever camped out in your youth you're liable to get a crazy hankering for it sometimes ;-)

Lol! For your information. Spam was created during WW2.. Canned, the shelf life was great. America fought WW2 with spam. We had it every day.The British would give their right arm for a can of spam, after existing on Bully Beef. The Germans aquired a taste for it too. Many freed Slavic prisoners were gratefull too. I still eat spam today.. I like it.

MagdalenaThreads: 5 Posts: 1,389 Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀	Jul 30, 10, 18:17 #15
MareGaea: Duh :) Isn't there a Polish word for it? That's the Polish word for it! Ever heard of something called "borrowings" in a language? ;-p nunczka: I like it. I like it too, but let's be honest - it IS a nasty processed meat in a can. ;-)

nunczkaThreads: 17 Posts: 623 Joined: Sep 13, 08 ♂	Jul 30, 10, 18:36 #16
Magdalena: like it too, but let's be honest - it IS a nasty processed meat in a can. ;-) What can be nastier than Charnina or zimne nogi .. But they are badzo smaczne

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Jul 30, 10, 18:52 #17

nunczka:

What can be nastier than Charnina or zimne nogi

I guess to me the "nasty factor" of spam lies in the fact that it's basically bits and pieces of ground meat and probably other stuff too, of unknown origin and age ;-) AND it's canned, AND it's cheap.
Whereas in dishes like the above, you are perfectly cognisant of what you are eating and how it was prepared. BTW, I have never had czernina ;-)

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Jul 30, 10, 22:24 #18
Something like parówkowa indeed.

GypsyMagickThreads: 1 Posts: 5 Joined: Aug 16, 10 ♀	Aug 18, 10, 05:21 #19
Kawalski Garlic Ring Bologna fried with onions and potatoes. My Mother makes this. YUMMMY

Patrycja19Threads: 79 Posts: 3,974 Joined: Oct 31, 06 ♀	Aug 18, 10, 17:25 #20
Polonius3: Bologna & onions has long been a family supper favourite of course it is, that was one of our favs, my mom would put it on rye and mustard even though ketchup was the usual, mustard was just as tasty. we had hotdogs and beans too with onions.. I dont think we ever had many meals where onions werent included.

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Aug 18, 10, 17:43 #21

Mortadella has the same basic taste and consistency of American Baloney.

The big difference is that packaged baloney is usually sold already thinly sliced while mortadella sits in a large ..... stick? roll? and sliced per customer order. I had a friend who would fry thick slices of mortadella in an egg and flour mixture, can't say I cared for it.

Spam is more like konserwa turystyczna or mielonka.

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Edited by: polkamaniac Aug 18, 10, 19:37 #22
Then you wanna try bologna on one slice of bread and processed cheese on another slice.Put them both in the oven on grille till cheese is melting and then put them together,add your favourite condiment--i.e.mustard ,onions,peppers,etc.This is one good tasting sandwich!!!!

deeinflorida	Dec 4, 10, 20:31 #23
Our family has always sauteed sliced onions slowly until well cooked, then added ring bologna and ketchup. Then we allow that to simmer together for an hour or more. Is that a Polish dish anyone's ever heard of? I was looking for a name. It's so good!

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Jan 9, 11, 23:31 #24

To Deeinflo rida:

My mother also used to fry bologna w/onions and she used to let it sit. Seems the longer it sat the more the onion-flavor soaked in.

.....and when it came to Spam....my mom used to make Spam sandwiches for my dad, or she used to fry it in a pan, because back then, Spam was the "poor man's sandwich meat." Now, it's not called that anymore because the "poor man" can't afford it!!!

Times sure have changed!!!

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Jan 10, 11, 00:02 #25
deeinflorida: Is that a Polish dish anyone's ever heard of? No. It's an American dish.

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