Who shops at Polski Skleps?

[Globalti]

There are a lot around Preston presumably thanks to all the horticulture on the Fylde. I'm aware that I may be missing out on an absolute goldmine of delicious new foods here and last night I nipped into one to pick up a jar of pickled red cabbage. Several things struck me:

The variety of stuff they have imported.

The cheap prices.

The helpful, efficient staff.

The smell of baking bread.

The red cabbage is a fermented sauerkraut type, not just red cabbage in vinegar. I'm looking forward to trying it tonight.

Anybody got any thoughts, comments, suggestions? I'm especially interested in pickles, cheeses and sausages. I should have more time to browse and ask questions next time I drop in.

 

[Dave7]

I never have but I look forward to following this thread.......should be interesting.

 

[robjh]

I use them every now and then, and have a favourite one near me. Great for all manner of smoked and boiling sausages and, well, Polish food. It helps if you already know and like a lot of central European cooking, but there is some very good stuff in there.

Also very good if you're going camping and want some good value portable food - load up on dry sausages, a jar or two of bigos or similar stewy stuff, a tin of pork or chicken spread, some rye bread. You would struggle to find such variety in a similar British Shop.

 

[subaqua]

yes , mainly for pickles and the smoked meats ( much better than Pancetta for carbonara ) . But sadly there are some in society who dont want them here.. which is a pity as they are brilliant .

some good polish beers in there too.

 

[screenman]

Use them often for bread, cakes, spices even toilet rolls, I was once called a racist by a woman in Boston for shopping in them. Tanvic who used to frequent this forum used to deliver to one of my favourites.

 

[robjh]

Have you been to the Polonia Club?

No. (goes off to google it)

 

[Nibor]

Kabanos are excellent

 

[Mugshot]

Have you been to the Polonia Club?

Careful Reg, you know the rules of Polonia Club!

 

[Cuchilo]

Mine sells lose nuts rather than the pre priced packets and is run by an Indian that's probably polish aswell .

 

[User10571]

Mine sells lose nuts rather than the pre priced packets and is run by an Indian that's probably polish aswell .

Is that in Norbury, by any chance?
My mum shops at a Polak shop which fits that description.

 

[Cuchilo]

Is that in Norbury, by any chance?
My mum shops at a Polak shop which fits that description.

No , Hanworth . To be honest i think hes an English Indian thats pretending to be Polish but with a London accent

 

[Bodhbh]

I've nipped in the local one a couple of times as I liked the food when on hols. I had a go at cooking zurek and got the sausage for it there. Zurek is the soup made with soured rye flour, sausage, spuds and a boiled egg for garnish. To get it sour you add water to rye flour, let it ferment a couple of days ala sourdough starter, then use it to sour the soup. It 's good filling winter fare. You can buy the buy ready made packets from the polish shops to make the soup sour too. Sometimes get sauerkraut from there, as much for the huge jars as anything...although it's so cheap to make yourself it's not really worth it. Probably should go in there more.

 

[mjr]

Yes. Highlights: smoked pork (for Bigos, http://www.polskafoods.com/polish-recipes/best-polish-bigos-recipe looks reasonably close to the recipe I use and won't retype), rollmops, perogi (or whatever the Polish spelling is), various pickled vegetables.

 

[Globalti]

Hmmmm... I wonder if the shops sell ready-made bigos?

 

[robjh]

Hmmmm... I wonder if the shops sell ready-made bigos?

They do.