I’m still jet lagged, or just confused, so I’m not positive if this is day 3 or day 4 of our trip, but we have been all over the south of the country so far, including a couple of days in the Tatra mountains, and my observations thus far have been:
Bread is way fresher/less artificial and it makes me feel a lot less reluctant to enjoy some.
They try to emulate a lot of American food, and it’s not bad, some (like a cheeseburger I ate) is even pretty damn good by any standard, but there’s really no reason to eat that stuff if you’re from out of town; the local stuff is more novel and better.
Kielbasa here is far better. We eat fresh kielsbasa from a local polish deli in NJ - my wife knows about 20 and honed in on the best one - it’s still less salty and more meaty/fresh in country.
Kebab is a big deal. There’s Donner/Turkish kebab, which I love, but also just grilled pork, sausage, veg and it’s also good.
I’ve already tried at least 10 new beers, beyond what I’d already sampled from the Polish, Czech and German offering. Fact is, it simply does not hold a candle to American craft brewing. Not even close.
Scotch is wildly cheaper here. Especially without sales tax. Bottles that would run me $115 at home are around $75 here, tax included.
