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Post by Bonobo on Oct 19, 2010 21:52:15 GMT 1
My ex-girlfriend from 1980s used to buy trendy clothes to comfort herself in stressful moments before exams. I have had a different approach. I release sick emotions with the help of tasty dishes. Tonight, I am going to cook myself scrambled eggs with Polish kielbasa and spring onion. And my mouth is already watering at the thought. However, I think the Fried Dish is what I dream of quite often.   Do you remember? - I always cook it on holidays.  |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 11, 2019 22:48:03 GMT 1
We call this eating comfort food.
I guess my favourite Polish comfort food is Pierogi Ruskie. Which is weird because I hate mashed potato but I can eat it in this dish.
I was gobsmacked to see scrambled eggs served with other ingredients. Commonly eaten for breakfast in the UK, but on buttered toast.
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 14, 2019 22:36:32 GMT 1
We call this eating comfort food. I guess my favourite Polish comfort food is Pierogi Ruskie. Which is weird because I hate mashed potato but I can eat it in this dish. I was gobsmacked to see scrambled eggs served with other ingredients. Commonly eaten for breakfast in the UK, but on buttered toast. Yes, I know it now, I learnt it from my fav textbook about 4 years ago.  That`s funny. But mashed potatoes are only half of the stuffing, the other one is cottage cheese which you love, e.g, in cheese cake. I don`t remember when I last had scrambled eggs solo. Fried sausage and spring onion, replaced by chive, is a must. Sometimes some champignion. I eat my scrambled eggs with a wooden spoon directly from the pan. With a few slices of unbuttered bread. |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 17, 2019 23:11:41 GMT 1
the other one is cottage cheese which you love, This is true, one must be counteracting the other. But my pierogi ruskie must be smażone also. I eat my scrambled eggs with a wooden spoon directly from the pan. How uncouth!  Never would you catch me doing that I would have scrambled eggs on golden coloured and lightly buttered toast ( can't be burnt ), with mushrooms that have been fried in butter and a couple of slices of dry-fried bacon. I guess it's only a slight clash of cultures because we eat similar ingredients, but in the UK they are served separately on a plate, whilst in Poland you mix them all together. Smacznego!! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 18, 2019 13:02:38 GMT 1
How uncouth! Never would you catch me doing that I would have scrambled eggs on golden coloured and lightly buttered toast ( can't be burnt ), with mushrooms that have been fried in butter and a couple of slices of dry-fried bacon. I guess it's only a slight clash of cultures because we eat similar ingredients, but in the UK they are served separately on a plate, whilst in Poland you mix them all together. Smacznego!! That habit of yours reminds me of James Bond`s mannerism. Amazing devotion to detail. Or Phileas Fogg`s, too. Mixing ingredients is better coz during cooking together they soak with each other`s aroma and taste and create a wonderful result in the end. |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 18, 2019 20:31:37 GMT 1
Amazing devotion to detail. And there was me thinking I was just fussy about how my food is cooked Mixing ingredients is better coz during cooking together they soak with each other`s aroma and taste and create a wonderful result in the end. Hmm. I'm in two minds about that. I've eaten jajecznica but I still find it strange. I would rather have the ingredients served separately. I get the feeling that you would like Trifle or Knickerbocker Glory if you like mixing ingredients together:   |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 18, 2019 21:04:31 GMT 1
Mixing ingredients is better coz during cooking together they soak with each other`s aroma and taste and create a wonderful result in the end. Actually, a sort of English type equivalent of jajecznica is an omelette......   |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 18, 2019 22:38:58 GMT 1
And there was me thinking I was just fussy about how my food is cooked I get the feeling that you would like Trifle or Knickerbocker Glory if you like mixing ingredients together: And you have just learnt you are like James Bond. Both look delicious but I am a bit uncertain - these cakes still show some layers, so they are not fully mixed like Polish scrambled eggs with sausage. . .jpg) Actually, a sort of English type equivalent of jajecznica is an omelette...... Yes, it means the British are able to mix fried eggs with ham/sausage. |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 19, 2019 20:17:00 GMT 1
Over the past year I have discovered that I have a sensitivity to dairy and eggs...so now I try to avoid them, but both those things were my greatest comfort foods. If you gave me a large serving of macaroni and cheese, I would indeed be happy...but I don't eat it now... also, no yogurt or ice cream!  The same goes for scrambled eggs...they were my go-to meal when I didn't feel like doing a lot of cooking. I'd mix any kind of vegetables and or sausage (also hot dogs/bologna) with them and enjoy myself! I miss those days, but really can't complain because I feel so much better now that I abstain from them! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 19, 2019 21:20:05 GMT 1
Over the past year I have discovered that I have a sensitivity to dairy and eggs...so now I try to avoid them, but both those things were my greatest comfort foods. Oops, instead of comfort, one gets discomfort from food one got used to over decades. It is unfair. I don`t want to learn one day I have to give up my melted lard chunks, boiled bone marrow and kidneys.    |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 19, 2019 21:25:43 GMT 1
Over the past year I have discovered that I have a sensitivity to dairy and eggs...so now I try to avoid them, but both those things were my greatest comfort foods. Oops, instead of comfort, one gets discomfort from food one got used to over decades. It is unfair. I don`t want to learn one day I have to give up my melted lard chunks, boiled bone marrow and kidneys. Sometimes I think it is unfair, but then I remember that there are people whose problems are not solved as simply as abstaining from a type of food! When I am tempted to indulge, I just remember how much better I feel and how my life has changed for the better! But yes, enjoy those foods now...anyone can develop sensitivities, especially as we get older! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 19, 2019 21:38:44 GMT 1
But yes, enjoy those foods now...anyone can develop sensitivities, especially as we get older! I imagined that if one has senistivities, they always exist but do not cause serious problems first and as such are ignored by their carrier. Only later, when bad influence acumulates over years, we learn we have had a latent disorder. |
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Post by jeanne on Dec 20, 2019 18:05:35 GMT 1
But yes, enjoy those foods now...anyone can develop sensitivities, especially as we get older! I imagined that if one has senistivities, they always exist but do not cause serious problems first and as such are ignored by their carrier. Only later, when bad influence acumulates over years, we learn we have had a latent disorder. Yes, I think that is what happened in my case.  |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 21, 2019 9:07:45 GMT 1
And you have just learnt you are like James Bond. It's the licence to kill bit that might be worrying! these cakes still show some layers, I can assure you that by the time trifle has been served up in a bowl, the layers look a lot less distinct! it means the British are able to mix fried eggs with ham/sausage Not exactly. The eggs are beaten first when making an omelette,just as they are when making scrambled eggs, and it's not only ham or sausage either, you can put what you want into an omelette. The only difference is that omelette is served whole or folded over, whilst jajecznica is served broken up on a plate. Are those small chunks of smalec in the top picture? enjoy those foods now...anyone can develop sensitivities, especially as we get older! The only thing I have noticed is that eating too much cream gives me a queasy feeling which I never had years ago, but I'm fine with anything else dairy. I would hate to give up my beloved cheese! |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 22, 2019 17:49:20 GMT 1
It's the licence to kill bit that might be worrying! Are those small chunks of smalec in the top picture? Why? It is good to have such a licence, you may boast of it to family or workmates. They will respect you more. Yes, called skwarki. Don`t they look delicious? Those shop ones are poor in comparison polandsite.proboards.com/thread/1971/melted-lard-chunks-unhealthy-yummy |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 22, 2019 22:11:15 GMT 1
Don`t they look delicious? Not really! Lumps of fat are not very appealing. Plus, very unhealthy! I cannot understand the fascination with smalec to be honest. My father used to eat beef dripping on toast. It always looked disgusting to me:  |
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Post by Bonobo on Dec 22, 2019 22:28:45 GMT 1
Not really! Lumps of fat are not very appealing. Plus, very unhealthy! I cannot understand the fascination with smalec to be honest. My father used to eat beef dripping on toast. It always looked disgusting to me: They are unappealing with their looks but the crunchy taste makes up for that tenfold. Most tasty foods are unhealthy. I can see the beef dripping is the same as smalec. I am not a fan of it without those crunchy chunks. |
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Post by naukowiec on Dec 22, 2019 22:43:17 GMT 1
I can see the beef dripping is the same as smalec. I think this would be rarely eaten these days, except maybe by much older people. It was commonly eaten when food was rationed here after the war. It was also used as the fat to roast potatoes in at one time, but given it's a saturated fat, not common these days. At one time it could be bought in jars, but my father had it every time we ate roast beef. We never bought it. |
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Never would you catch me doing that 
