I've just been to the Polski Sklep

1o059k7ewrqj3n

I was going to walk down to the local off-license. Half way between there is a little Polish shop that I always pass by. Tonight, because the weather is ****e, I said, **** it I'll see if they have cans.

And they did.

I'm having a can of something called Zubr (6.0%) and stuffing my face with Cheetos Pizzerini flavoured crisps. And it's going well.

I felt a bit weird going in because I'm not at all from eastern Europe. I didn't want to be weird but they had a serious meats section as well. I was wanting to have a proper gawk and try some stuff but I went with the cans.

Are there any "ethnic" shops in your area? Do you ever go in? Are there any hidden food gems from overseas that you'd like to share?

jill_valentine

I'm a big fan of Asian and Middle Eastern shops. Massive quantities of everything - pasta, rice, flour, herbs, olives, soy sauce etc - for buttons, and the variety in sweets and soft drinks is great craic.

The Middle Eastern shops near me do canned paneer which is great thrown over rice on a cold winter night after work when I feel lazy.

Boscoirl

There’s a great Asian Supermarket in Limerick, always little Asian Ladies in there so you know it’s good.

Some of the Sausages in those Eastern European shops are top notch, had polish neighbours that had weekly house parties/bbq every week come sun hail and wind. That we’d regularly end up at, fantastic food

Welcome to the 21C OP.

I regularly go into the polish supermarket.

odyssey06

The wines in the Polish shops tend to be a big sweet... some ppl will lap that up but not for me.

Polo stores have interesting selection of meats eg pork neck, chicken thigh fillets. Great for kebabs or slow cooking.

ZX7R

I go to the polski sklep every day.
Oh yeah I moved to Poland last year.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

There's a really dodgy, unwelcoming sex shop near me. It's possibly Uzbekh - I've never ventured in.

1o059k7ewrqj3n

SouthWesterly wrote: »

Welcome to the 21C OP.

I regularly go into the polish supermarket.

I dunno, I felt like a bit of a fraud. Kind of like, it's their shop, can I not just let them have their own buzz without infringing upon it?

Maybe if I learn a few words of Polish I will be able to mingle without looking suss? I've a Polish mate always calling me Kulva? Sounds like a term of endearment. I'll give it a try when I'm in next.

L1011

Go to Eurasia in Liffey Valley to stock up on stuff every so often - it is mostly Indian subcontinent cuisine but they have other stuff too (and conventional non-food groceries to some extent, but no real value in those). Spices, frozen specialist ingredients or breads, spices, etc. If you've a big family and use a lot of rice or pulses you can get bags ranging from large to ridiculous.

Lockdown 1's mad bread addiction drove half the Food forum in to the Polski Skleps, because they usually sell fresh bread yeast.

Mister Vain

Kurva!

I go sometimes to the german shops

What chainsaws are doing in supermarket,
il never fully understand though

kksaints

I'd go into a couple every now and then. They usually have some decent chocolate and soft drinks that aren't available outside them in Ireland. I also like the Dumplings (pierogi) with meat or potatoes as the fillings.

SEPT 23 1989

They have the best crisps in those shops

L1011

L1011 wrote: »

Go to Eurasia in Liffey Valley to stock up on stuff every so often - it is mostly Indian subcontinent cuisine but they have other stuff too (and conventional non-food groceries to some extent, but no real value in those). Spices, frozen specialist ingredients or breads, spices, etc. If you've a big family and use a lot of rice or pulses you can get bags ranging from large to ridiculous.

Lockdown 1's mad bread addiction drove half the Food forum in to the Polski Skleps, because they usually sell fresh bread yeast.

Also, the hot deli is magic.

1o059k7ewrqj3n

Mister Vain wrote: »

Kurva!

Yeah he is always slapping me on the back and saying kurva this and kurva that, sound chap.

Church on Tuesday

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

There's a really dodgy, unwelcoming sex shop near me. It's possibly Uzbekh - I've never ventured in.

Take all necessary precautions and you'll be grand going in.

Archeron

Fresh jelly cake, mushroom and cabbage rolls in breadcrumbs, pineapple yoghurt, strange milka bars in flavours you can only imagine, pizza flavoured cheetos...I have a long list when I go into my recently discovered one. My only sorrow so far has been banana flavoured jaffa cakes, they were really awful.

LollipopJimmy

I go to the Polski Sklepo quite a bit, my OH is Polish and I'd often go in to buy chocolate for her. Always pick up some smoked ham and smoked chicken

cj maxx

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

There's a really dodgy, unwelcoming sex shop near me. It's possibly Uzbekh - I've never ventured in.

Likely story ! Pull the other one

milehip

Steyr 556 wrote: »

Yeah he is always slapping me on the back and saying kurva this and kurva that, sound chap.

I think it a sign of respect and the general high esteem that he holds you in

Zaph

Archeron wrote: »

pineapple yoghurt

That's hardly exotic, my local SuperValu has pineapple yoghurt, and it was the only flavour I ate when I was a kid in the 70s.

retalivity

Steyr 556 wrote: »

I'm having a can of something called Zubr (6.0%) and stuffing my face with Cheetos Pizzerini flavoured crisps. And it's going well.

Zubr is great stuff, when I lived in Canada it used to be one of very few non-North American beers that were available.

I frequent the Asian shops a fair bit, good for different cuts of meat and fish you dont get in a regular supermarket, and the prices of most things are a lot cheaper.

Archeron

Zaph wrote: »

That's hardly exotic, my local SuperValu has pineapple yoghurt, and it was the only flavour I ate when I was a kid in the 70s.

These are strange foreign ones though and they're ten times nicer than any I've tasted before

wiggle16

If you see things called rurki waflowe (wafer rolls) by a brand called Tago, get them (especially the vanilla flavour,it has a vanilla flower on the front if the text is in Polish) - you will not regret it. I'm addicted to the things. Oni sa zajebiaszcze

jill_valentine

Okay, I do have a question about Polish food that's going to sound stupid, but shur here we are - in any Polish shops or food sections, there are always a load of jars of creamy white sauce. Are Polish folks absolutely mad for mayonnaise or is it something else? I'm curious but apparently not enough to just buy a jar and find out.

florawest

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They have the best crisps in those shops

Any more info on the brand and flavour of the crisps?
I love crisps.

Thanks

enricoh

20 marlboro gold for e8 in my local polish shop -great job! Had to do a month or two buying ham before he'd sell em to me though!

muddypaws

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They have the best crisps in those shops

Paprika, I go in just to stock up

McGinniesta

go on the polski sklep

Cerveza

I only drink craft beer. Anything else is just urine.

ednwireland

my favourite beer in poland is Książęce czerwony never seen that here, normally use the polski sklep for dried mushrooms, various pickles - gherkins muhrooms, sauerkraut. horsradish sauce etc etc
make my own pierogi - cant stand shop bought ones

Bobblehats

I’m barred, they all know me skleptomaniac!

SineadSpears

Winiary brand for sauces - mayonnaise, mustard, tartar, horseradish.

Prymat brand for seasonings.

Zott jogobella apple yogurt. I don't even usually like yogurt but I always get one of these because its so nice.

Those wafer rolls mentioned aswel, they really are addictive.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Steyr 556 wrote: »

I was going to walk down to the local off-license. Half way between there is a little Polish shop that I always pass by. Tonight, because the weather is ****e, I said, **** it I'll see if they have cans.

And they did.

I'm having a can of something called Zubr (6.0%) and stuffing my face with Cheetos Pizzerini flavoured crisps. And it's going well.

I felt a bit weird going in because I'm not at all from eastern Europe. I didn't want to be weird but they had a serious meats section as well. I was wanting to have a proper gawk and try some stuff but I went with the cans.

Are there any "ethnic" shops in your area? Do you ever go in? Are there any hidden food gems from overseas that you'd like to share?

Don’t. Any shopkeeper is happy for anyone to buy their goods. It’s all about the bottom line. In fact it’s a help, supporting them so that they’ll stay open for their target audience. I like lots of Polish products though I tend to just buy them in Centra if I spot them. Nice yoghurts, chocolate and crisps.

seenitall

jill_valentine wrote: »

Okay, I do have a question about Polish food that's going to sound stupid, but shur here we are - in any Polish shops or food sections, there are always a load of jars of creamy white sauce. Are Polish folks absolutely mad for mayonnaise or is it something else? I'm curious but apparently not enough to just buy a jar and find out.

I’m not Polish, so I could just be off the mark here, but I do venture in now and again, and it sounds like you are describing the horseradish sauce (as per a couple of posts above) - they’re mad for the stuff.

Also, pickled beetroot, have you noticed? Pickled beetroot everywhere. It must be a national staple. (I can’t stand the taste of it myself. There’s just something about its pungency... yuk )

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I was in Walmart earlier and was in the aisle with "food etc from around the world" ... I found things like cadbury flakes and chocolate fingers etc ... No potatoes though funny enough !

Sgt Hartman

There's a really good Asian shop near me where I normally get curry spices and chicken seasoning from. The chicken seasoning is fantastic for making my own homemade chicken goujons. I got a plantain in there recently which I'll use to make a plantain bread I found on YouTube. In the same area there's a Polish shop with some really nice sausages.

Also there's an off licence which I believe to be Lithuanian owned. The owner gets in quite a lot of Lithuanian beers and ciders. I think I've tried all of them at this stage, my favourite one being Bison Disel which comes in a silver can. The last one I tried from there was a 1litre blue and gold can of some Russian beer. I couldn't tell you what it was called because the name of the beer was in Cyrillic alphabet on the can. They also sell a really nice strong 5.9% Polish beer called Kasztelan. I was impressed also with a Lithuanian Blackcurrant wine and a nice Moldovan red wine.

Tyrone212

enricoh wrote: »

20 marlboro gold for e8 in my local polish shop -great job! Had to do a month or two buying ham before he'd sell em to me though!

Jez that's cheap.

ZX7R

seenitall wrote: »

I’m not Polish, so I could just be off the mark here, but I do venture in now and again, and it sounds like you are describing the horseradish sauce (as per a couple of posts above) - they’re mad for the stuff.

Also, pickled beetroot, have you noticed? Pickled beetroot everywhere. It must be a national staple. (I can’t stand the taste of it myself. There’s just something about its pungency... yuk )

Polish use mayo a lot ,making cold salads and in cooking

marklazarcovic

Been goin for years in Galway..best variety of crisps,choc,coffee,cold meats..and not a rip off..you can even buy bags of Coco pops etc.. refill the box u have at home ...oh a the biscuits and treats are amazing.

Tow

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I go sometimes to the german shops

What chainsaws are doing in supermarket,
il never fully understand though

You should see the selection of guns in my in-laws local Walmart.

seenitall

ZX7R wrote: »

Polish use mayo a lot ,making cold salads and in cooking

Sure, could be mayo. They are both slightly off-white, with mayo running more towards yellowish maybe, and the horseradish looking a bit duller, less glossy off-white, in the jar.

Nekarsulm

The local Polo store have lamb sausages to die for.
Lovely under the grill, but gorgeous on a barbecue.
Plus a huge range of beers to try, some lovely stouts from the Baltic countries.
Great range of fruit and veg, too.

Salvation Tambourine

Steyr 556 wrote: »

I dunno, I felt like a bit of a fraud. Kind of like, it's their shop, can I not just let them have their own buzz without infringing upon it?

Maybe if I learn a few words of Polish I will be able to mingle without looking suss? I've a Polish mate always calling me Kulva? Sounds like a term of endearment. I'll give it a try when I'm in next.

You're not infringing on anything, you're giving them business. It's perfectly fine.

I go into Polish/Moldovan/Russian shops a lot. There's always something interesting there.

We went to a shop in Ongar to get some food for New Years and there was this fantastic smoked pork piece. Just a big chunk of it. Delicious. I find the food in those shops to be the blandest looking stuff in the world but it is fairly tasty.

As other posters have mentioned, the salads are probably 70% mayonnaise so they aren't the healthiest.

I'd also go to the Asian shops too, again there's just always interesting things to have a look at. Spices to buy and eventually figure out what to do with them.

Sugarlumps

Zubrowka vodka with the bison grass is focking delicious.

riffmongous

Lime Pepsi, these mint wafer bars, ajvar sauce, Cevapcici if they have them.

Don't worry about the language, just hand over a 20 euro so you're covered and say dje-ku-je (thanks) on your way out

WrenBoy

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime wrote: »

I was in Walmart earlier and was in the aisle with "food etc from around the world" ... I found things like cadbury flakes and chocolate fingers etc ... No potatoes though funny enough !

We'll not make that mistake again !

blastman

If one of the local Polish shops would start stocking Grycan chocolate and plum ice cream here, I would be a very happy man indeed.....

super_furry

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Zubrowka vodka with the bison grass is focking delicious.

Absolutely incredible stuff. Puts any other vodka I've ever had to shame.

Comerman

There's a Moldova shop opened recently in Kilkenny, anyone got any recommendations?

Sgt Hartman

Comerman wrote: »

There's a Moldova shop opened recently in Kilkenny, anyone got any recommendations?

Moldovan wine is quite good if they stock it