Monday, April 20, 2015

Polish Traditional Foods

Polish Traditional Foods
Blog Post #4
20 April 2015
Isabella Zanzucchi

Traditional Smoked Cheese Oscypek
After WW2 Poland fell under Communist rule which caused majority of the restaurants were forced under state rule. The Communist government opened up chain restaurants and bars but it was never like ma and pa cooking. These restaurants promoted inexpensive foods like soups. Usually for their second course or our "entree" they serve a meat cutlet with potatoes and veggies. With Poland under Communist control, this led to a shortage of meat supplies and other foods too. Many foods like fruit were only available during holidays. Some foods were available at high prices. This caused the foods to be saved until Christmas feast which is where most Polish people serve up to twelve courses. After the leave of Communism, new restaurants opened up and began serving all types of foods again. they do have American food in Poland. The American food too the Polish is considered McDonald's, KFC, and many more. This makes me a little mad because it makes me wonder if all countries think that these fast food restaurants represent our "authentic food". I like that the Polish people prefer to have home cooked food or deli food because it shows how authentic and fresh their food is. During Christmas time Polish people celebrate with a feast called "Wigilia" which is a meatless meal. I found that interesting that they have so many courses even leading into the next day. Another food celebration day is Fat Tuesday which is a Catholic celebration when you eat all the sweets up because they will not be allowed to be eaten until Easter. So I recommend if you are trying to watch your weight do not rely Polish courses to keep you in shape. 
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Zurek Soup
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  1. UnknownMay 1, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    I noticed that you talked about how the Polish prefer home cooking rather than other foods because it feels more authentic. This made me think of how Tita and her family cook every meal at home. The fact that they prepared all their food themselves made it seem like more of an authentic book about food, so I can only imagine how the characters felt while eating all of it. You also mentioned how foreign countries probably think Americans eat only fast food because that is the only food from America in their countries. I can relate this to my post when I talked about the rest of the world's influence on Hawaiian food. Food is not only part of nationwide traditions, but it acts as an embassador for other countries and develops its own reputation.

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