Surprise traditional Polish meal for my Polish boyfriend, I am English :S

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Aug 11, 10, 21:23 #1

Hello everyone! Could anyone please help me :)...

I have a Polish boyfriend he is from Poznan, and i really really want to cook him a surprise tradional Polish meal!!

I have looked up soo many recipes, but I have no idea what to do, does anyone suggest any polish meals that are popular? maybe some that are popular in Poznan :D

His mum is an amasing cook, and I really want to impress him,

Thankyou soo much, i appriciate any replies :) x

ColonelBlimpThreads: 2 Posts: 14 Joined: Jan 1, 09 ♂	Aug 11, 10, 21:32 #2
It's a bit of a cheat, but you could do what I did for my Polish gf: Pop along to the Polish section in the local Tesco and get some ready made pierogi, etc- then tell them you spent all day in the kitchen preparing it ;)

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 21:40 #3
Thats a good idea if worst comes to worse :D I think i will have to pop down there if it goes rather wrong, I dont mind cooking piergi from scatch, i do love cooking, its just ive never had it before i suppose. Thankyou so much I never knew you could get it, good to know :)

PennBoyThreads: 148 Posts: 3,274 Joined: Dec 7, 08 ♂	Edited by: PennBoy Aug 11, 10, 21:48 #4
xsofex: I have a Polish boyfriend he is from Poznan, and i really really want to cook him a surprise tradional Polish meal!! Make him Gołąbki everyone loves them, beef and rice wrapped in cabbage and spicy tomato sauce . They're Ukrainians in the video, but the Gołąbki are the same.

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 21:56 #5
PennBoy: Make him Gołąbki everyone loves them PennBoy thanks, that sounds really good! that is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for! Everyone loves them did you say? that sounds perfect thank you, I am just looking up the recipe now ;)

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,410 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Aug 11, 10, 21:58 #6
look through the food section here.. there is a bunch of ideas and recipes.

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 22:00 #7
Do you know any other Polish dishes that everyone loves? many thanks :) Also are there any well known starters and desserts? [b][/b]

pgtxThreads: 48 Posts: 6,269 Joined: Feb 14, 09 ♀ [Moderator]	Aug 11, 10, 22:02 #8
do a research: xsofex: starters chleb ze smalcem main dish: - kotlet - ziemniaki - mizeria xsofex: desserts galaretka z bita smietana i lodami

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 22:17 #9
you are all so kind, Thanks pgtx I am just researching all of them now :)

Pani Grazynka	Aug 11, 10, 22:23 #10
My Nana used to make latkes also known as placki ziemniaczane (potato pancakes). Easy peasy with shredded potatoes and onions. You just cannot go wrong with it, and it's a childhood treat for many Poles as far as I'm aware. Nana used to serve it two ways depending on if it was a proper dinner or just a snack, with sugar and sour cream or alongside beef gulash (a stew)

WroclawThreads: 74 Posts: 7,276 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Aug 11, 10, 22:26 #11
Pani Grazynka: Nana used to serve it two ways depending on if it was a proper dinner or just a snack, with sugar and sour cream or alongside beef gulash (a stew) that's how we do it in this house.

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 22:40 #12
Pani Grazynka: My Nana used to make latkes Eventhough I am English my Grandma and her side of the family were Polish, however she died early, but I remember this! We used to have this with her, with suger my mum says, I did not realise it was Polish, brings back memories. thankyou, I want to try this!

Pani GrazynkaThreads: - Posts: 12 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 22:54 #13
Yes, it is very Polish and very Jewish as well so brings two cultures and nations together well, now even three. Enjoy! Ohhh I have such a massive urge to have a bite on now!

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 22:58 #14
Pani Grazynka: Yes, it is very Polish and very Jewish I see that makes sense because my mothers family and I are Jewish :D Yeah i know what you mean! thank you, I cannot wait to try and make these, hope I can make them taste as good as I remember them to be :D

Pani GrazynkaThreads: - Posts: 12 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 23:09 #15
You do not serve potato pancakes without a reason and history behind it. I'm going to give you a tip: add a tbs of a potato flour, it will keep it together nicely while turning on a pan .

NorthMancPolakThreads: 6 Posts: 615 Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂	Aug 11, 10, 23:15 #16
xsofex: I see that makes sense because my mothers family and I are Jewish :D Mazel tov! lol ;) You'll need to develop a thick skin to post here ;) I've had some latkes/placki this evening... here's some I made earlier... lol

Pani GrazynkaThreads: - Posts: 12 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 11, 10, 23:31 #17
NorthMancPolak: You'll need to develop a thick skin to post here ;) I've had some latkes/placki this evening... here's some I made earlier... A sheynem dank! :D I'd rather opt for a witty sense of humor. oh these little beauties on your pan.....

NorthMancPolakThreads: 6 Posts: 615 Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂	Aug 12, 10, 22:05 #18
Pani Grazynka: A sheynem dank! :D likewise :) Pani Grazynka: oh these little beauties on your pan..... I like the one on the left which looks like it's smiling, lol :)

Pani GrazynkaThreads: - Posts: 12 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 12, 10, 23:23 #19
it is certainly to me!

jablkoThreads: - Posts: 156 Joined: Jul 13, 10 ♂	Aug 12, 10, 23:43 #20
PennBoy: Make him Gołąbki everyone loves them I dont :( Anyway gołąbki is a silly name haha

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Aug 13, 10, 00:08 #21
Try beef rolls with dumplings and red cabbage. It's a Silesian speciality :)

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Aug 13, 10, 01:39 #22

jablko:

I dont :(
Anyway gołąbki is a silly name haha

haha oh no how comes you dont like them?

Right thankyou everyone! im so glad i came on here,

he comes back from Poznan tommorow, i went out ingrediant shopping and im going to make Pierogi, Gołąbki (i hope he likes them;p), Placki ziemniaczane, and SZARLOTKA, and maybe a few other things but i have to find the recipe for, all that food may not go together but not to eat all at once haha x

WulkanThreads: 1 Posts: 292 Joined: Dec 28, 07 ♂	Aug 13, 10, 01:47 #23
My favorite Polish dish are hash browns in polish style eaten with a cream but I don't think my English girlfriend will ever make them for me lol

xsofexThreads: 1 Posts: 9 Joined: Aug 11, 10 ♀	Aug 13, 10, 02:13 #24
Wulkan: I don't think my English girlfriend will ever make them for me lol haha i think you have some hinting to do lol

dtaylor5632Threads: 48 Posts: 4,348 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Aug 13, 10, 02:46 #25
xsofex: haha i think you have some hinting to do lol So what are you looking to do? Make a single romantic course (leaving time for other romantic things) or looking to make a big 3 course affair?? Is this ur first time making such food?

jablkoThreads: - Posts: 156 Joined: Jul 13, 10 ♂	Aug 13, 10, 15:50 #26
xsofex: haha oh no how comes you dont like them? I cant stand cabbage :)

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Aug 14, 10, 00:35 #27
Just don't throw a lasagne into the micro, a la British, and expect him to like it ;) ;) The Poles value preparation and presentation but also sth substantial.

NorthMancPolakThreads: 6 Posts: 615 Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂	Aug 14, 10, 00:44 #28
He should be grateful he's being fed! It's not the 1950s any more!

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Aug 14, 10, 00:48 #29

Precisely! It's not often you get sth for free these days. You could surprise him and make nothing.

Seriously though, I have a Polish cookbook and would be happy to pass on some recipes for that which you think YOU could make. For example, those stuffed pockets (pierogi) seem to be easy but aren't unless you have the right equipment. My wife makes them very well, God Bless her, but it can be deceptively tricky! ;)

NorthMancPolakThreads: 6 Posts: 615 Joined: Jun 13, 10 ♂	Aug 14, 10, 00:51 #30
I have a Regional Polish cookbook, a modern Polish cookbook, and a 1956 Polish cookbook, but no-one's having them, lol :D Don't know why I keep them, really... all the recipes I need are in my head :D

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