One of the fun things about visiting a new country is of course the food. There’s the formal cuisine, and the street food. ((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.)) 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. ((They’re truly everywhere. And they can carry some innovative things, like, oh I don’t know, sorghum ramen for example. So why not?)) 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.