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25. I chose Italian, but Polish is a close second

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 09:56 PM

Apr 5

Spouse and I are both part Polish, and grew up around Polish Americans.

Where we live now, there are not many Poles, though. So when we travel we try to go where there are Polish restaurants and bakeries. MmmMMMmm...chrusciki ("angel wings" cookies), REAL fresh kielbasa (not the stuff you can just pick up at Walmart), ziemniaczane (potato pancakes made from scratch!), and golabki (stuffed cabbage).

At Christmastime, we make a big pot of kapusta for the family. Spouse's family always made theirs with slices of polish sausage, while my family did it meatless. We serve that with pierogi (we prefer Alexandra's pierogi rather than Mrs. T's, although Alexandra's is hard to find around here).

Also, the week before Ash Wednesday, we make homemade paczki (Polish jelly-filled donuts). None of the bakeries around here make decent paczki.

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What's your favorite foreign cuisine? [View all] True Dough Apr 5 OP

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I got one over on them when I was a kid in England Skittles Apr 6 #45

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