Food
Food
Polish cuisine is very similar to the cuisine of its neighbouring countries. The products that are usually served on Polish tables are: potatoes, cabbage, meat (pork, beef and fowl), dairy and flour products.
The most popular dishes of Polish cuisine are:
- Pork chop with potatoes and salad
- Knuckle of pork with potatoes
- 'Gołąbki' - minced meat (sometimes with rice) wrapped in cabbage leafs
- 'Bigos' - cabbage with meat, sausage, mushrooms, dried plums and spices
- Stuffed dumplings - with meat, cabbage and mushrooms, cheese or fruit
- Soups: beetroot soup, cabbage soup, barley soup, chicken soup, tomato soup
- Polish cakes: fruit cake, cheesecake, gingerbread, poppy seed cake
- As a dessert you should try: 'pączki' (doughnuts) and 'faworki'
Department stores and supermarkets sell daily necessities such as food, clothing and other sundries. The prices at supermarkets tend to be lower. There are some 'All for 5zł' shops, which sell numerous items such as household goods or stationary at the flat rate of 5 PLN a piece.
The average prices of some products:
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1l. milk
1l. juice
1.5l. water
bread
roll
1kg ham
1kg cheese
10 eggs
1kg apples
soft drink (in a bar)
0.5l. beer (in a bar)
burger
kebab
T-shirt
jacket
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2.50 PLN
4 PLN
2.50 PLN
2 PLN
0.30 PLN
20 PLN
20 PLN
3 PLN
4 PLN
3 PLN
6 PLN
4 PLN
8 PLN
30 PLN
100 PLN
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Nowadays, mainly in big cities, dishes from other countries gain popularity: Chinese and Vietnamese, Turkish and Arabic, Italian etc.
Tasty and relatively cheap food is what student likes the most. Below you will find addresses of bars and restaurants nearby Warsaw University of Technology and prices of some dishes.
Bistro Zwierz (Civil Engineering Building):
- casserole - from 2.80PLN to 3.20PLN
- hamburger - 3 PLN
- hot dog - 2.80 PLN
- chips (french fries) - 3 PLN
- sausage with chips - 7 PLN
- pork chop with chips and salad - 7 PLN
- coffee - 2 PLN
- tea - 1.50 PLN
Queen Kebab - Turkish Dishes (12 Noakowskiego Street, next to Dwunastka Pub):
- kebab with cheese - 7 PLN
- kebab with extra meat - 8 PLN
- kebab extra large - 10 PLN
- kebab XXL - 12 PLN
Cheops Grill Bar (Politechnika Square):
- kebab (traditional) - 6 PLN
- super kebab (with extra cheese) - 7 PLN
- extra kebab (with extra cheese and grilled vegetables) - 8 PLN
'Leniwa Gospodyni' (12/18 Nowowiejska Street):
- hamburger - 6 PLN
- pork chop - 6.50 PLN
- stuffed dumplings - from: 5.50 to 8 PLN
Restaurant Carino (6 Nowowiejska Street):
- lunches - from: 9 to 10 PLN
The cheapest dinners are offered by so called 'milky bars' and Vietnamese bars. Below you will find addresses to some milky bars:
- Bambino - 16 Hoża Street (corner of Krucza Street)
- Familijny - 39 Nowy Świat Street
- Prasowy - 10/16 Marszałkowska Street
- Uniwersytecki - 20/22 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street
- Złota Kurka - 55/73 Marszałkowska Street
You can find more locations at http://www.polibuda.info/mapa.php
At the right menu you can expand:
- 'Bary mleczne' (milky bars)
- 'Orientalne' (oriental cuisine)
- 'Fast food'
- 'Stołówki' (canteens)
- 'Pizzerie'
- 'Bary wegetariańskie' (vegetarian food)
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