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Post by Bonobo on Feb 8, 2017 21:40:10 GMT 1
Here is a list of main Polish soups. I can see or eat them in my house, in my family`s homes or school canteens. Mushroom soup  Tomato  Cucumber  Potato  Chicken  Beef broth  White borsch  Red borsch  Żurek  Zalewajka  Peas/beans  www.mojegotowanie.pl/przepis/zupa-grochowa-z-kurkami |
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 9, 2019 21:45:56 GMT 1
When I feel I have had too much crisp fried dishes, I turn to soups. I usually boil fatty pork to have broth as a base for soup. Meat chunks are also useful. The ones below are not my fav except for sauerkraut soup. Veg soup  Cauliflower soup  Sauerkraut or fresh cabbage soup  Ukrainian borsch  More here, even horseradish soup! www.kwestiasmaku.com/przepisy/zupy-polskie |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 2, 2020 19:41:21 GMT 1
I like to have a few kinds of soups as a main course for dinner. I use the broth from boiling fatty meat like pork hock. Then I add a lot of veg to make the soup really thick, herbs and seasonings and add pieces of meat at the end or serve them seperately if they are very soft. If the soups is not thick enough, I add pearl barley or other grains. I stopped using or adding Polish sausage a few motnhs ago. I have just had pea soup and I am so full. I also eat mushroom soup, red borsch and sauerkraut soup in this way.     |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 3, 2020 11:38:11 GMT 1
Those soups look lovely. I must admit that Poles make some great soups. I make my own, but I think I'm a bit unusual. Many people here have tinned or packet soups for convenience. Home-made soups taste so much better. I have just had pea soup and I am so full. Do you make that using dried peas? Or are you talking about chick peas? |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 3, 2020 13:10:10 GMT 1
Many people here have tinned or packet soups for convenience. Do you make that using dried peas? Or are you talking about chick peas? Fortunately, Poland didn`t produce canned soups, it`s not Polish tradition, for various reasons. Packet soups are popular but I never have them. I use both dried peas and chickpeas. The more, the merrier.  |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 5, 2020 8:45:46 GMT 1
I might give pea soup a try, it's one i've never actually made before. Packet soups are popular but I never have them. Tins are more popular here, but packet soups taste awful. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 12, 2020 12:39:06 GMT 1
In the winter months, I always make soup for my lunches at work. Last week was carrot and coriander. This morning I made Barszcz Ukraiński for the first time ( minus potatoes ), it tastes lovely. I will definitely be making more of it |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 12, 2020 15:39:23 GMT 1
In the winter months, I always make soup for my lunches at work. Last week was carrot and coriander. This morning I made Barszcz Ukraiński for the first time ( minus potatoes ), it tastes lovely. I will definitely be making more of it Wow, that is very unusual, not only for a Brit but also a Pole. Very interesting. I recall those metal pots used to carry take away lunch from school canteens in my young times.  |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 15, 2020 19:11:20 GMT 1
Not for me, I make all my dishes from scratch. Home-made soups are far superior to anything that comes in a tin or packet. I recall those metal pots used to carry take away lunch from school canteens in my young times. I don't remember seeing anything like that over here from my school days. I do make my soup in a large metal stock pot similar to those though. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 19, 2020 0:03:27 GMT 1
I don't remember seeing anything like that over here from my school days. I do make my soup in a large metal stock pot similar to those though. So, how do you carry soup to work? In a plastic container? |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 19, 2020 17:48:18 GMT 1
how do you carry soup to work? In a plastic container? I treated myself to one of these. I love it It holds about 450 mls so the equivalent of a good sized bowlful,  The spoon fits inside the lid. I microwave my soup in the morning, pour it into my flask and it's ready for lunch. Sometimes I take a bread roll to go with it. I made Barszcz again today, it is my new addiction. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 20, 2020 21:26:58 GMT 1
I treated myself to one of these. I love it It holds about 450 mls so the equivalent of a good sized bowlful, I microwave my soup in the morning, pour it into my flask and it's ready for lunch. I made Barszcz again today, it is my new addiction. Yes, a very practical container. So you take your home-made lunch to work. To be honest, I was pretty sure most Brits leave their workplaces and go out to eateries or at least canteens and buy their lunch there. Is your habit sth unusual or typical in GB? Do you make your barszcz with fermented beetroots (sour) or fresh ones (mild)? |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 22, 2020 23:36:12 GMT 1
I was pretty sure most Brits leave their workplaces and go out to eateries or at least canteens and buy their lunch there. Is your habit sth unusual or typical in GB? Many Brits do indeed go out to lunch, but it depends on A) How long a lunch break is, and B) Whether the workplace is close to cafes etc In my case I get only half an hour for lunch and my workplace is out of town, so nowhere to eat nearby without driving. There is a canteen where I work, but I don't much like the food. I'd say most staff bring their own lunches and some do use the canteen. We have got a kitchen in the staff room, with 2 microwaves ,hot water boiler for drinks and a toaster. Do you make your barszcz with fermented beetroots (sour) or fresh ones (mild)? Fresh beetroot. They keep really well in the fridge if the shoots are removed. Not sure I would make barszcz with fermented ones.... |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 24, 2020 12:38:57 GMT 1
Many Brits do indeed go out to lunch, but it depends on A) How long a lunch break is, and B) Whether the workplace is close to cafes etc In my case I get only half an hour for lunch and my workplace is out of town, so nowhere to eat nearby without driving. There is a canteen where I work, but I don't much like the food. I'd say most staff bring their own lunches and some do use the canteen. We have got a kitchen in the staff room, with 2 microwaves ,hot water boiler for drinks and a toaster. Fresh beetroot. They keep really well in the fridge if the shoots are removed. Not sure I would make barszcz with fermented ones.... Oh, I see. Very interesting. How about food trucks? I thought a few of them, run by those nationalities which specialise in providing for our food needs, would compete every day for the chance to sell dishes to people at your workplace. I only use my own fermented beet juice, either as a drink or for soup. Fresh beets are too mild - read as bland - to me. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 25, 2020 10:51:24 GMT 1
I have no idea about those. I doubt anything like that would be allowed on the premises either. my own fermented beet juice, either as a drink or for soup. Fresh beets are too mild - read as bland - Now to me, fresh beets are quite strong tasting! I'm not sure if i would like the fermented beets...... |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 25, 2020 22:46:20 GMT 1
Now to me, fresh beets are quite strong tasting! I'm not sure if i would like the fermented beets...... As a Brit, you should love that sour flavour. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 26, 2020 9:27:44 GMT 1
I do like sour things, just not sure about beetroot. Until about 10 years ago, I wouldn't have touched beetroot. It was another thing I was forced to eat in childhood and I loathed the taste. Then I was given a bowl of barszcz and tried it, not expecting to like it at all, but it tasted lovely, not strong at all. I just remember eating pickled beetroot, which was strong tasting. My parents preserved and pickled everything from beetroot, to eggs, red cabbage, onions and shallots etc
I like adding ocet to barszcz, gives it a slightly sour taste.
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 26, 2020 20:42:30 GMT 1
I do like sour things, just not sure about beetroot. I like adding ocet to barszcz, gives it a slightly sour taste. No, vinegar isn`t the same. Check this one out, I also mentioned it in the other forum. You can easily make one jar for a trial. polandsite.proboards.com/thread/3622/fermented-beetroot-juice |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 26, 2020 21:00:58 GMT 1
You can easily make one jar for a trial. Actually, I may well give that a try as it looks very easy to make and I have a few kilner jars spare. You might just convert me, and I like trying new things. |
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 26, 2020 21:29:25 GMT 1
Today I made butternut squash and sweet potato soup. Are these vegetables often used in Poland?
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 26, 2020 21:47:00 GMT 1
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Post by naukowiec on Jan 26, 2020 22:04:55 GMT 1
You can remember that lecso dish from another forum. It sounds really nice, something else to try! sweet potatoes are still potatoes. They don't taste anything like conventional potatoes at all. |
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