One of the fun things about visiting a new country is of course the food. There’s the formal cuisine, and the street food. 1 And the traditional markets with their food kiosks, and corner shops. But I also like to check out the supermarkets, both the big chains, and the smaller places. 2 I didn’t have much free time in Warsaw last week, just enough for a couple of visits to smallish supermarkets. But I can report that Poles seem to have an inordinate fondness for the juice of minor berries.
Oh, and for unusual vegetable soups.
- If you’re interested in Polish cuisine in general, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has a magazine called Polish Food which you can download. The big PDF of the winter 2013 issue is here.
- They’re truly everywhere. And they can carry some innovative things, like, oh I don’t know, sorghum ramen for example. So why not?