I've just been to the Polski Sklep

1o059k7ewrqj3n · 20-01-2021 9:05pm #1

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 · 20-01-2021 9:09pm

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 · 20-01-2021 9:18pm

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

SouthWesterly · 20-01-2021 9:38pm

Welcome to the 21C OP.

I regularly go into the polish supermarket.

odyssey06 · 20-01-2021 9:42pm

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 · 20-01-2021 9:46pm

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

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 20-01-2021 9:48pm

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

1o059k7ewrqj3n · 20-01-2021 9:50pm

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 · 20-01-2021 9:52pm

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 · 20-01-2021 9:53pm

Kurva!

20-01-2021 9:54pm

I go sometimes to the german shops

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

kksaints · 20-01-2021 9:55pm

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 · 20-01-2021 9:59pm

They have the best crisps in those shops

20-01-2021 10:02pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:02pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:21pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:22pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:23pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:31pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:31pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:35pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:36pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:37pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:41pm

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 · 20-01-2021 10:58pm

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 · 20-01-2021 11:12pm

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 · 20-01-2021 11:16pm

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 · 20-01-2021 11:19pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

They have the best crisps in those shops

Paprika, I go in just to stock up

McGinniesta · 20-01-2021 11:25pm

go on the polski sklep

Cerveza · 20-01-2021 11:28pm

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

ednwireland · 20-01-2021 11:49pm

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

I've just been to the Polski Sklep

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