Apartamentos Em Bialystok, principalmente devido aos tempos do comunismo, as pessoas vivem em blocos gigantescos de edificios. Por isso acredito tb que eh uma tarefa dificil para fazer amizades com vizinhos, ou mesmo encontrar o seu flat nos primeiros dias na cidade. Como vcs ja leram em meus raltos sao todos iguais.
The rooms are used during the day as living rooms and at night as bedrooms, so people sleep in sofa-beds. The kitchen is usually small but normal. The bathroom many times is divided in two: one for the toilet and one for the sink and the bathtub. They don’t usually use showers, so you have to learn how to manage not to flood the entire bathroom while administering the bathtub’s hose. Usually trainees aren’t lucky enough to have a washing machine at home, but there’s place to hang your clothes in the bathroom and in a small balcony in one of the rooms.
Notice that before you enter someone’s house it is custom that you’ll remove your shoes at the entrance.
Some windows open differently from what one would expect: they open just the top part, as if they were to fall into the room. Don’t worry though, it’s perfectly normal!
Typical foodWhat Polish cuisine is really like?
Bread is a traditional Polish food. Polish cuisine is characterised by dishes with a well-defined taste. They can be hot, sweet or sour. It is impossible to cook the Polish style without using some of the following ingredients: sauerkraut, vegetables, fruit and fresh or dried mushrooms.
The main meal in the Polish culinary tradition is Obiad, which is eaten early in the afternoon. A normal Obiad would consist of soup, the main course and also dessert.
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Meus comentarios: tudo verdade. Eles poe frutas ate em panquecas. Bolos, como nos temos de cenoura, eles nao tem. Bolo de chocolate sem frutinhas dentro nao eh bolo para eles. E paes tipo nossos sonho com mumu, docinho coisa boa, eles tem com mas geleias que nao tem gosto de nada..nao sao nem doces nem amargas...quando dizem que tem chocolate dentro..acho que eh chocolate com muiita agua..pois nao eh chocolate mesmo!!! E sobre a sopa..vcs sabem neh...
A Typical Polish mealSoup usually starts off the meal. Barszcz or red beet soup, served with stuffed dumplings, or fermented rye soup: Zurek or chlodnik, a cold beet and vegetables in sour milk soup, which is available only in the summer. Some other soups are occasionally available and these include grzybowa (wild mushroom), ogórkowa (pickle) and kapusniak (cabbage). Appetisers include smoked salmon (losos wedzony) or smoked eel (wegorz wedzony) as well as a variety of aspic dishes, herring (sledz) in various forms, salmon, caviar and the authentic Polish cold cuts and sausages.
Hot appetisers are also popular and these include pan fried mushrooms, tripe, and snails which originate from Poland. The authentic Polish salad is the surówka, which consists of grated winter vegetables like cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, leeks and apples. A tasty but simple salad is mizeria, sliced raw cucumbers in sour cream or sour milk. Tomatoes in Poland are among the best in the world so any salad should taste exceptional!
Meus comentarios: sorbe os tomates..sim..eles amam tomates tanto quanto as batatas...uma de minhas teorias eh que eles comem os sanduiches deles, com o pao bem ruizinho..muiiito seco mesmo, que dae tem como o suporte suculento do tomate que comem como se fossem maca. Claro que no brazil alguns fazem isso, mas aqui eh regra.
The main meal in Poland nearly always consists of some type of meat. Pork is the national meat of Poland and many main course dishes will contain it. Pork can appear a boneless pork chop (kotlet schabowy) or pork loin (pieczen), which is usually served with some type of sauce. This sauce could be sos mysliwski, usually a sweetish sauce with raisins and honey among the ingredients or sos grzybowy, a wild mushroom (boletus edulis) sauce. Traditional Polish poultry dishes include chicken Polish style and duck filled with apples. The chicken is filled with a stuffing of liver, rye bread, egg, butter, spices and parsley springs, and it is roasted in the oven. The duck is rubbed with marjoram, filled with apple sections and also roasted in the oven, often basted with water and red wine.
Meus comentarios: o kotlet schabowy eh bem bom mesmo..mas assim..eles dizem q a comida deles eh barata e tal..mas tu vai comer fora..qualquer q seja o pesacinho de carne, como esse kotlet, custa 5 reais. Dae tem a batata e a salada..o prato nunca vai sair menos que 6 ou 7 reais..isso nao eh barato!! Se tu comer em casa, cozinhando sai muiiito mais barato! A carne aqui, mesmo de porco, eh tri cara!! Ridiculo de caro!
Polish fish dishes are highly recommended. They feature a variety of types of fish: eel, pike, perch, sturgeon, sea fish, and many others. The fish can be cooked many different ways: boiled, fried, roasted, fried in breadcrumbs, and served with delicious stuffing, sauces and accompaniments. Carp is especially popular and it comes in different varieties: in aspic, fried or served in grey Polish sauce with raisins and almonds (Carp The as Jewish Way). Carp is the traditional Christmas dish.
Dessert can consist of either cake or ice cream. There are apple cakes (szarlotka), cheesecake (sernik) and poppy seed rolls (makowiec). There are also layer cakes, apple tarts, eastern cakes, cream cakes and doughnuts.
Popular Drinks
Whatever you have heard tea is the everyday drink in Poland, while coffee gives stimulus and sipping it in company often has social function. The country abounds in quality mineral waters, and its excellent fruit crops produce tasty juices. Milk is generally thought the kid’s stuff but homely sour milk and its processed equivalent, kefir, are common refreshers. Polish vodka remains the traditional booze, yet beer has recently become more popular.
Tea
Typical Pole drinks a glass of black tea for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and in between as well. His “herbata” is usually pretty weak, with sugar and often a slice of lemon, rarely milk (tea with milk is considered good for lactating mothers). And on frosty days hot tea with admixture of rum or strong vodka can warm him up in a flash. Also herbal teas–i.e. various blends of dried leaves, blossoms, and berries–are prized either for their taste or healthy properties, or both.
Coffee
Most Poles seem hooked on strong coffee and they cannot carry on without a cup a day, or two or more. Many still brew it the Polish way by putting a spoonful or two of ground coffee into a glass and filling the vessel up with boiling water.
Soft Drinks
Poland’s youngsters–but hardly any adults–have proved a captive market to divers brands of both American cola giants. Conversely, the French mineral waters, though widely available, are no competition to their cheaper Polish counterparts of established reputation, notably those produced in well-known spa resorts. At the same time there is fierce rivalry between the country’s makers of fruit juices–orange and grapefruit are based on imported extracts but try such domestic specialties as apple or black currant. Lastly, do not drink tap water when in Poland unless you must: it is safe yet hardly palatable.
Vodka
Poland has long been part of the “vodka belt”, i.e. the crescent of north European countries from Russia to Norway where hard drinking looked like a part of everyday life. Actually, Russians adopted their beloved liquor from the Polish neighbors. Polish “wodka” (pronounced “voodkah”) is rather strong, with 40-45 percent alcohol content. It should be served straight, chilled but no ice, and swallowed at one gulp. Unlike the Russian ones, the Polish vodkas come in great variety. In addition to the most popular “czysta wodka” (i.e. absolute vodka)–cheaper brands distilled from potatoes and finer ones from rye–there are many time-honored flavors to choose from, such as juniper, nut, pepper, plum, cherry, caraway seed, etc. Like wines, they can be dry, half-dry, half-sweet and sweet.
The traditional Polish “nalewka” (pronounced “nalavkah”) infusions of herbs, berries or fruits steeped in vodka are yet another story.
Beer (
Polish: Piwo).
Traditional Polish beer is usually
pilsener,
lager or
porter. The most popular Polish brands are
Żywiec,
Okocim,
EB,
Lech,
Leżajsk,
Tyskie,
Królewskie, and
Warka. The
Polish beer market is still a bit sheltered from the rest of the world; however, Poland's recent
EU accession may change this. Pubs also usually offer a sweeter version of beer that consists of the mixture of beer and concentrated juice (cranberries being the most popular one), but you can find ready-mixes produced straight by manufactures in shops.
What Makes Poles Tick?
Family and friends are everything. Non-Poles will be received warmly, especially if from the West, but will need to prove themselves. Poles will make every effort to be good hosts -- often at their own sacrifice. Poland is traditionally a formal culture, and individuals are admired for their ability to do the right thing.
What to Say and How to Say It
Most Poles on the street do not speak English, although many Poles in business do speak some English. They may also speak German and Russian.
Pan (Mr.) and Pani (Mrs.) plus the family name are absolutely required when introduced to anyone. Panna (Miss) is seldom used; unless speaking to a child, all women should be referred to with Pani. Married women take their husbands' last names, but when the last letter is a vowel, change it to an "a." For example, Pan Brszynski's wife is referred to as Pani Brszynska.
Shake hands with everyone individually in a group before departing. The American group wave is not appreciated. The use of business cards is common, and if possible, you should have your business card translated into Polish on the reverse. Put any advanced educational degrees and your full title on your business card. Maintain direct eye contact when eye contact is made with you, especially when toasting. Hand gestures, in general, are limited. Flicking a few fingers against the neck is an invitation (usually between men) to join the person for a drink of vodka.
Watch the Clock Be punctual for start times. The Polish workday usually starts early (around 8 a.m.) and ends early (no later than 4 p.m.). The Polish workweek includes Saturday morning. Most Poles do not take lunch during the day. Instead, they often eat a sandwich as a mid-morning snack and wait until they get home for a full lunch. In this case, dinner is usually late and light.
Polish Cuisine?
Tea is the drink of preference in Poland. To sweeten tea, some older Poles hold a cube of sugar between their front teeth and let the tea wash over it as they drink. Polish vodka is world-renowned, and it will be served with all meals, between meals and at social events. The most common toast is na zdrowie, to your health. Sometimes, stolat is said instead, meaning "100 years" and implying you should live to be 100 years old. The more you drink, the more you will be offered to drink. Know when to stop.
For private dinners at a Polish home, be prepared to arrive around 8 p.m. and to stay late (sometimes past midnight, even midweek). When it comes to dining, the knife remains in the right hand, and the fork remains in the left. You might need to remove your shoes before entering a Polish home. If there are shoes lined up at the entrance, it means you are requested to remove yours as well.
Grande parte deste material acima, foi preparado pela Ceeder Cassia, e pesquisado pela internet. Postei o principal e o que acredito ser absolutamente verdades sobre a cultura polonesa.
