Do any non-Polish people shop in Polish shops?

Pighead

Pighead ran out of milk at a crucial time whilst getting together his bowl of Alpen yesterday evening. Threw a hissy fit and screamed a bit of abuse at the empty milk carton before putting on a jacket and heading to the local Spar.

En route to the Spar, Pighead passed a Polish shop and it was then the thought suddenly struck him "Why don't you get your milk in there?" For some inexplicable reason the brain replied "Keep on walking Pighead, fcuk knows what flavour their milk is. Stick with what you know son"

Obeyed the brain and walked the extra two minutes in the sodding rain and purchased a litre of Super Milk from the pretty girl behind the counter.

Later on Pighead started to wonder why his brain told him not to go into the Polish shop. Why would the milk taste funny? Their chicks are better looking than our chicks so why wouldn't there cows be?

Going to go in today and buy some Polish milk to sort the whole mess out once and for all. What other stuff have they got thats nice. Do they have pickled turnip and those long spicy sausages? Would you go shopping in a Polish shop? Will they let Pighead in? Does Alpen really keep you regular?

So many questions.

brianthebard

I don't think they import milk but no harm checking.Ive tried a few things,mostly bars and drinks.Been meaning to try something from the meat section for a while.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Please update later on when you find out what flavour their milk is.

Dragan

Yes they do, at least a mate of mine does, or did, think he got a different job.

I should probably give him a shout now that i think about it.

Sherifu

I was in one once. They have spicy meat.

Earthhorse

Pighead wrote: »

Why would the milk taste funny? Their chicks are better looking than our chicks so why wouldn't there cows be?

Better looking which suggests more tasty but it's all to do with the grass they're eating so; do Polish chicks eat grass?

Pighead

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Please update later on when you find out what flavour their milk is.

Will do Hail 2 Da Chimp. Pighead will PM you as soon as he gets home. Glad to see you're as eager to find out about this as Pighead is.

Some people find this stuff boring. Nerds.

Heathen

I have some Polish friends so i have tryed different foods and stuff when with them and then the only place you can find them is in the polish shop.. so yea, i have shopped in quite a few polish shops on many occasion!! good stuff!!

Pighead wrote: »

Why would the milk taste funny? Their chicks are better looking than our chicks so why wouldn't there cows be?

here here

Pighead

Earthhorse wrote: »

Better looking which suggests more tasty but it's all to do with the grass they're eating so; do Polish chicks eat grass?

Pighead will ask them when he gets there. They probably do though, don't they though?

The milk they have is UHT. It tastes fine.

The foriengers aren't allowed to leave. I'm not going back to tesco!

brianthebard

Dragan wrote: »

Yes they do, at least a mate of mine does, or did, think he got a different job.

I should probably give him a shout now that i think about it.

were you trying to use 3 tenses at once there?Weird...

Chong

Pighead wrote: »

Pighead will ask them when he gets there. They probably do though, don't they though?

I am not polish and I head into Polish shops now and again. I suppose since I was in Poland last year I can appreciate the food a litte more. Watch out for the milk though, cause I was mistaken in poland and ended up with buttermilk in my coffee, was wrank!

Supermanscat

Off topic i know but what was the name of that type of milk in the father ted episose that the milkman told dougal was ****e and no one buys it?

damonjewel

Supermanscat wrote: »

Off topic i know but what was the name of that type of milk in the father ted episose that the milkman told dougal was ****e and no one buys it?

UHT long life milk, I think it was

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Earthhorse wrote: »

Better looking which suggests more tasty but it's all to do with the grass they're eating so; do Polish chicks eat grass?

I'm pretty sure thats why they are all so svelt.

loyatemu

I've been getting my hair (whats left of it) cut in the Polish barbers.

they do a good job, its dirt cheap (€5!) and the chicks cutting the hair are good looking. I am starting to hate the Russians though....

Van Zuylen

Van Zuylen wrote: »

I am not polish and I head into Polish shops now and again. I suppose since I was in Poland last year I can appreciate the food a litte more. Watch out for the milk though, cause I was mistaken in poland and ended up with buttermilk in my coffee, was wrank!

You drank Kiefer. Milk is Mleko.

Although they have chocolate sauce in tube that say Mleko too.

It is NYOM.

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I shop in Polish shops. For two items.

The first is Tymbark Cherry/Apple juice. I love the stuff.

The second is them little chocolate covered ginger cakes. Apple and Strawberry flavour.

These are also available in Tesco, but not all the time. The Polish shops always have them though.

Des

Des wrote: »

The second is them little chocolate covered ginger cakes. Apple and Strawberry flavour.

The heart shaped gingerbread with the crispy shell are savage.

boogle

UHT milk, horrible stuff. The boyfriend brought it some from a Polish shop once and said he didn't realise it was UHT long-life milk.... despite the fact that he picked it up off a shelf beside the pickles.

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Moonbaby wrote: »

The heart shaped gingerbread with the crispy shell are savage.

Are talking about the same thing? I'll be in town later, so if what you are talking about is different to what I'm talking about, I want to try it.

Their UHT stuff isn't as bad as ours.
And it lasts forever.

adsgirl

Up until a few months ago I was buying American cookies from A Polish shop, only damn shop in the town that stocked them..

The Muppet

Pighead wrote: »

Pighead ran out of milk at a crucial time whilst getting together his bowl of Alpen yesterday evening.

Obeyed the brain and walked the extra two minutes in the sodding rain and purchased a litre of Super Milk from the pretty girl behind the counter.

Alpen in the evening , walking two minutes more that is actually necessary, Have you any other peculiar symptoms ?

I have never tried Polish milk but I have tried the German milk from Lidl and the english milk from Tesco's, tastes very like Irish milk.

all the stars

i've wanted to go into one of the foreign food shops here for a while now.. but being that im a vegetarian and i dont understand their labelling due to language restrictions (my fault really:( )
i'm a bit afraid to chance it...

Also, the lads in work (russian , polish, latvian & lithuanian) have the most unpleasant smelling lunches in the world... But im sure its lovely...

connundrum

Went into a Latvian shop to grab a bar and lucozade. Yer one behind the counter absolutely stared me out of it, until I offered to pay. Then she was nice.

Bloody racists.

spurious

They have nice jam.

Steve_o

spurious wrote: »

They have nice jam.

Ha, was just gonna say that! The jam is very nice indeed!! Also i bought this spicey meat thing, it was lovely.

OP: Not been brave enough to try the milk yet...

R0ot

Was over in Poland for 2 weeks before, now im hooked on their bread so I do frequent the local polish shop to restock. Have tried a few other items but only the bread sticks.

chopperbyrne

Not shopped in any Polish shops yet, but shop in that Chinese shop at the Jervis LUAS stop a fair few times.

Get some lovely stuff in there.

The Muppet

The Muppet wrote: »

I have never tried Polish milk but I have tried the German milk from Lidl and the english milk from Tesco's, tastes very like Irish milk.

Are you talking about the own brand stuff. Isn't that Northern Irish.
There is a huge difference in taste between fresh grass fed milk, and factory farmed dairy.

horseydevine

yup the polish shops are dead handy..also the chinese supermarkets are great for cheqp food but bring a chinese person or its a case of lucky dip

Ponster

They do a great lard with fried onions spread.

biko

I get things in Polish, Chinese and Mediterranean shops all the time, they're best for spicy sauces, noodles and other stuff. Sometimes it a guesswork to know what's inside the jar but hey, it's still food (hopefully).

Pighead

The Muppet wrote: »

Alpen in the evening , walking two minutes more that is actually necessary, Have you any other peculiar symptoms ?

Whenever anything even slightly out of the ordinary happens during the day, Pighead feels compelled to start a thread on boards about it. Some would say that's peculiar.

briantwin

I dont know, those polish shops always make me think of Dr.Moreau's laboratory. Loads of weird shít in jars. Looks like food you'd expect to see in a Sci Fi of some kind.

Des

Des wrote: »

Are talking about the same thing? I'll be in town later, so if what you are talking about is different to what I'm talking about, I want to try it.

No What colour packet do your come in? Strawberry ginger sounds interesting.
These come in a white tray with clear film over them. They are large heart shaped buscuits. Chocolate on one side and white shelly stuff on the other.

Therickmachine

UHT Milk

Don t get me started on a rant, its disgusting, I had it in France and threw it out and went to get some proper milk from a fridge. If its not in a fridge there is something wrong.

They do a great lard with fried onions spread.

That is just gross and I don t think its very good for your health neither!

grass thats why they re so svelt

I ve seen slim Polish girls but I ve also seen ones with shoulders that rugby players would be proud of, and the small heads that come with!:p Ever watched the olympics during the communist era??
I just don t find that attractive in women. The men are very bulky too, with small heads and funny feature. Give me a French/English guy anyday!
In fact give me western Europeans anyday! Ive never understood what people find so attractive about the eastern ones!

Later on Pighead started to wonder why his brain told him not to go into the Polish shop. Why would the milk taste funny? Their chicks are better looking than our chicks so why wouldn't there cows be?

Im sorry I just find the Polish/Eastern food disgusting. All that slimy stuff in jars, that pink soup! UGGGHHHHHH! Ill stick to my old favourites French and Italian, thank you very much!:D I have tried Eastern European from some of my Lithuanian friends and I found it soooo gross. But I had to try and be polite about it!
Give me good old fashioned western European food any day!

Kintarō Hattori

If your open minded there's always going to be something for someone.

Delicje - These are the Jaffa-esque biscuits DesF is waffling about. They are cheap as chips and come in a range of flavours

Fruit Juice - Poles love their juice and you can get some really delicous flavours such as the Tymbark cherry juice

Smoked Ham - You can get a particular type of smoked ham which is cheap and very tastey

Sausages - There is a huge variety of sausages and they are a great in cooking

Lemon Tea - I can never find this in Tesco's or Dunnes so the polish shops are handy for it

Kaiser Buns and Cottage Cheese - Polish cottage cheese is a hell of alot tastier than the type you get here

Almette - Spredable cheese, it's delicous

faceman

Interestingly enough, you cant get a can of Mr Sheen in a Polish shop

Pighead

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

If your open minded there's always going to be something for someone.

Delicje - These are the Jaffa-esque biscuits DesF is waffling about. They are cheap as chips and come in a range of flavours

Fruit Juice - Poles love their juice and you can get some really delicous flavours such as the Tymbark cherry juice

Smoked Ham - You can get a particular type of smoked ham which is cheap and very tastey

Sausages - There is a huge variety of sausages and they are a great in cooking

Lemon Tea - I can never find this in Tesco's or Dunnes so the polish shops are handy for it

Kaiser Buns and Cottage Cheese - Polish cottage cheese is a hell of alot tastier than the type you get here

Almette - Spredable cheese, it's delicous

Sounds good, apart from the lemon tea. That sounds vile. What about the milk? Is it the same as ours or do they import it in from Polando?

boneless

I buy my pickles and salami from the local Polish shop. They thought I was Russian for a long time because of the amount of pickled gherkins I bought, (Russians eat them while quaffing vodka), so they were a bit nasty to me. Still took my money though... they have since discovered I am a Dublin lad who is just hooked on the pickles. I have had one offer of marriage and an invitation to a Polish wedding so far.

By the first offer I deduce that Polish wimmen have very bad eyesight.

TwoShedsJackson

Polish milk will likely be like regular milk only with extra lard and/or herrings in it, if the rest of the Polish Food aisle in Dunnes is anything to go by.

taidghbaby

i heard there milk is cheaper, works very hard and is polite!

*adele*

Pighead wrote: »

Their chicks are better looking than our chicks so why wouldn't there cows be?
So many questions.

black & white

[that pink soup UGGGHHHHHH! QUOTE]



That Pink Soup is probably Borsch, absolutely beautiful. I love it, did you try it ?

Earthhorse

*adele* wrote: »

Don't worry, I'm sure he meant chicks as in birds, and not birds, as in chicks, chicken.

NewApproach

I have never bought grub from a Polish shop, but have gone to the Indian shops quite a few times to buy some stuff, mainly Bombei mix by the 10 kilo load!

Curlypinkie

This New Zealand girl I know loves Pierogi (ehmmmm, stuffed pasta? Sort of)

And yes, Polsih milk is drinkable.
However, where can I get lacose-free milk in Eire
And no, soy milk and all that other sh8 doesn't count.

Chong

Moonbaby wrote: »

You drank Kiefer. Milk is Mleko.

Thats what it sounds like alright, was I right in saying its like Buttermilk?

Kintarō Hattori

Pighead wrote: »

Sounds good, apart from the lemon tea. That sounds vile. What about the milk? Is it the same as ours or do they import it in from Polando?

Most milk in poland is UHT but you in certain places can get fresh milk. However all the milk in polish shops here is UHT treated. Surprisingly it's not absolutely awful but still it ain't no fresh milk. I've had UHT milk in Belgium and it is foul stuff.

I'm not a fan of herbal tea's but lemon tea is very refreshing. They drink alot of it in the summer because it gets so hot and humid. It's just €2.49 for a pack of 20 pighead. Give it a whirl.