He didn't say communism food.. he said "Communist Canteen" And he is right. Canteen and "Stolovaya" is common in Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries
@@reasonablyserious well, Poland was never part of USSR! Its like me going to an English pub and saying "so this isnhow capitalist food tastes like" lol Its just silly
@@maciejgronowski it was a satellite nation, so not quite the same, you're right. But he did say that while in the former "soviet cantine". I'm not saying his statement was necessary, but people in this comment section act a tad too offended, which is why I explained where he (I guess) comes from. Paul Hollywood wasn't in any way trying to downplay polish history, that's all. But we're online, so people are going to rant anyway.
Loved this episode. Although most British programs show Poland in a winter emphasising on how cold it is. Maybe because 30C+ in Warsaw in Summer compering to average of 20's C in London wouldn't look so 1980's...
I belive this program is years old, maybe 5 or 6? because I saw Patrick Ryan in the Irish Episode and he is looking much younger than he is now on his baking channel. Also I think they filmed most of the episodes in Winter especially the Europe ones to catch the holiday season and the special Christmas baking spirit
I remember when I was little, maybe 7 or 8 years old (late 80s), my uncle was a truck driver for a company that transported either raw materials (flour, yeast, etc.) to bakeries, and then distributed finished goods (breads and rolls) back to the local stores out in the small cities and villages of Poland. Mainly the southeast region. I remember him bringing a loaf or two of country style baked bread home after his supply runs. Big ol' loaves that were about 13 - 15 inches in diameter and about 5 inches thick in the center. Freshly baked and sometimes still warm and fluffy and crusty... Top it off with some home made smoked sausage, or lard with bacon and pickle, and it was just deliciousness unrivaled. I miss those days.
I was lucky enough to attend school with people who came from Poland while it was still under the USSR. They were some of the warmest, sweetest, delightful people I had ever met. I had two little girls who considered me family . I was happy they made it to the USA and I was glad when Poland was no longer under Communist rule. They made me want to visit and I still want to go... even more now. Pierogi is a gift to the world.. I love them!
Ciej he never said it was part of it, he said it was under USSR which meant it was under Soviet control which it was, improve your English before acting all mad
kacper Ochnio Poland was never part of USSR. Never. Yes we were part of Iron Block but never USSR. And insulting someone’s English when it’s their foreign language is just low.
I have one historical remark. The first Milk Bar, i.e. a eatery serving vegetarian dishes based on milk, eggs and flour, was opened in Warsaw in 1896 by Stanisław Dłużewski (a noble, owner of a huge farm near Warsaw). The bar was called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska" and was located at Nowy Świat Street. The bar was profitable and soon other entrepreneurs opened similar establishments. In 1918, the idea of milk bars spread throughout the country. In the following years of crisis, the popularity of milk bars grew even more, and special ministerial orders regulated the size, composition and prices of the food so that it was also available to poorer people. The number of such bars increased during communism. The quality of the served dishes has dropped. Polish culinary tradition was killed during the communist era. It has survived in homes, especially in the countryside. The tradition of noble and bourgeois cuisine is slowly being revived.
Funny, I always wondered why some restaurants where Im from are called that (Milk Restaurant is what we call them in former Yugoslavia). Even though they dont even serve milk anymore, let alone anything else, apart from sour cream perhaps. Thanks for the insight.
@@cioccolateriaveneziana Whi is talking about 1896? Have you ever eaten at the bar in Krakow called U Babci Maliny? There was every possible meat you can imagine and their potato pancakes with goulash were most popular so those who associate milk bars with vegetarian food don't know what they are talking about, when I studied I lived and worked next to two milk bars, in one I loved kasha with goulash, in the other potato dumplings with lots of bacon. Does that sound vegetarian to you Kochana?
@@BytomGirl The comment you reacted to is talking about 1896. You opposed that comment, saying that "bary mleczne didn't only serve vegetarian food". Well, they did in the beginning which was at the end of the 19th century. I'd so wish people would read first and react then...
I live in Chicago and all the Polish food I knew before this show were pierogis. I'm so excited to try the other pastries Paul showed. I'm so lucky there are Polish bakeries, restaurants, and grocery stores here.
@@FrikInCasualMode 😂Fair enough ! I’m Scottish- in Britain milk is only really supposed to go in English Breakfast tea, Earl Grey or similar others- some psychopaths put it in fruit tea but imo it’s best left for the former. I do it not so much for the taste but to cool it down, although could just use water 🤷🏻♀️.
Just googled why it started- the China cups in 17th-18th century were very delicate and hot liquid would cause them to crack so the milk was used to cool it down 👌🏻👍🏻
Magda Doula I used to drink bawarka when I’ ve fed my babies - I liked it. Mayby because I used to this taste in a kindergarden. But as adult I drink black tea ( only after pregnancy I have drank bawarka). So it is not only legend...
I remeber when it was -20. My jeans literally froze while i was wearing them. -7 = wearing flip flops to go to the local store. And no jacket. Lots of ppl do that.
Paul, thanks for this! One of my missions on every visit to my ancestral homeland is to have at least one meal at a bar mleczny. But please don't call the food "communist staples;" it's best described as Polish comfort food which predated communism by centuries.
The first Milk Bar, i.e. a eatery serving vegetarian dishes based on milk, eggs and flour, was opened in Warsaw in 1896 by Stanisław Dłużewski (a noble, owner of a huge farm near Warsaw). The bar was called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska" and was located at Nowy Świat Street. The bar was profitable and soon other entrepreneurs opened similar establishments. In 1918, the idea of milk bars spread throughout the country. In the following years of crisis, the popularity of milk bars grew even more, and special ministerial orders regulated the size, composition and prices of the food so that it was also available to poorer people. The number of such bars increased during communism. The quality of the served dishes has dropped. Polish culinary tradition was killed during the communist era. It has survived in homes, especially in the countryside. The tradition of noble and bourgeois cuisine is slowly being revived.
What a wonderful series this is. I've now watched four videos of this series. Sicily, Cyprus, Capetown and now Warsaw. Somewhere in the middle of each one I always keep tearing up. The empathy that Hollywood shows for every baker and every morsel of food he tries must be what does it. He just zeroes in on the right things, the humanity, the history, the food, the love and the humor.
Man! From someone who’s been living in Poland for over 5 years, all the introduction with mentioning ‘Former Communist State’ was super annoying. It’s not like it was a choice.
I really like that Magda's bakery looks like a grandma's cooking, rather than an uber polished, pristine patisserie. It's got something 'old school cool' about it, makes it feel more homely!
@@cioccolateriaveneziana Thank you :) I know since I personally know Adam Gessler, have eaten in his former restaurant in former Hotel Europejski dozens of times and at his son's restaurant in Konstancin almost daily for 3 months while I stayed in Konstancin, My school friend there is old time Adam's friend. Now Adam's restaurant is at different location and it's called Vodka Gessler. I met Magda at the former restaurant's when she visited Adam
@@BytomGirl Well, I've been to Przekaski zakaski, was quite appalled by the filthiness of the restroom, thought originally that the place was ancient, indeed from communist times... Then I saw the kitchen of U Kucharzy once through the window, again filthy, and so was the entrance door... Having seen this, I didn't bother to come in. I watched the series that was presented by Adam Gessler (something with "gary"?) and read several articles about his... let's say "business model"... He might be a charming person but allow me to say, as someone who only knows what comes to the surface of public knowledge, I don't have the best opinion of him.
@@cioccolateriaveneziana You don't hav e to tell me, just because I know him personally doesn't mean I admire everything about him, far from the truth, he had lots of problems and my friend bailed him out. The one in Konstancin when I went there, was clean and orderly, I don't know who runs it now. Things change
@@honestcomments6060 I am not born German and have roots far away but let me tell you that your comment is rude to both the Polish people and German people. It's peace now, keep up with the times.
@@LostInWotsoever I come from northern Poland (what used to be East Prussia for Germans). My grandparents were born under the German rule. But they considered themselves Poles. The dishes are similar to German dishes. The architecture in this place is unlike in any other places in Poland.
I'm OK with you saying "Poland - a former communist country" as long as you remain consistent. "Great Britain - a former global empire responsible for ethnic clashes of the 20th century in Africa and Indian subcontinent" "United States - a country that thrived on slavery for centuries" You get my point I hope?
Unlike Poland, UK and US haven't had any change of regime, so the analogy is not perfect. You can still use present tense with the UK and the US. But the point isn't naming all attributes one is able to think of. You could also say "US - one of the first democracies in the world" or "UK - the country with the best cooking shows" or "Poland - the country that was so unable to function as a state in the late Baroque era that it became an easy prey of its neighbours and disappeared from the map of the world for more than a century" or "Poland - not a country, rather a state of mind" ;-) etc. etc. To identify a country is something else than to describe. The presenter is mostly pointing out that Poland belongs to that part of Europe "far away of which we know little" (as the British PM in the 1930's said about Czechoslovakia). The iron curtain still works in people's minds. I wouldn't blame him for using the words "former communist country" as much as for its frequency...
Imagine how it feels to be a Russian when you get to know that about 3/4 of Americans and 1/2 of Western Europeans don't even realise your country has not been communist for more than 30 years already...
Rose petals Confiture ... (but not -jam- ) My great grand mother used to occupate me in picking petals from rose bushes and then clay kind of bowl but huge rather and wooden grinding ball and petals with only sugar and hours almost like gone but not sure if she heated mixture in any way or it was only pounding for long But this were good summer times with her ...
He made sure to emphasize how cold it was in Norway, too. Don't know what year he visited, but it doesn't get *that* cold in Bergen :P. Never worked out if he was really that cold or if it was just putting on a show for the viewers.
Winter 2012😍 -26°C, the door of the church froze up and my grand my slipped on the thick coat of ice on the staircase😅 nothing happened😊 i had only a thon jacket on, nothing woolen, no scharf or mitten and it was wonderful
It's so amazing at all the different places that Paul visits and the many different types of dishes and other things like pastries that are being shown here. It's a blessing to be able to travel to all these different places and see how they prepare things. May God continue to bless 🙏 you Paul and travel to these many places to bring back with you the many things to share with the people.
You've been to Warsaw, now you should come to Torun, the capital of GingerBreads, and to Krakow, the southern capital of Poland, full of traditional pastry shops and cafes!
"It's like loads of moms feeding me food" haha Paul, you're in the right place friend. I'm not Polish but I'd go there in a heartbeat, those ladies know what they are doing
It’s been 12 years since I visited Warsaw, I found it fascinating, many remnants of the Communist past mixed with a lot of restoration and rebuilding of their heritage from former centuries and of course the modern skyscrapers. I must go back again as I really enjoyed my week there.
@@TheVaughan5 Today, Warsaw looks completely different than 12 years ago. Plenty new things were built (stadiums, skyscrapers, second airport, second underground line, museums, etc.) I ❤ Warsaw. 👉th-cam.com/video/WMNkBWswHSI/w-d-xo.html 👉th-cam.com/video/vR4ZOF_JCr4/w-d-xo.html
Paul Hollywood I love your show. I live in the U.S.A and I love everything about it. I have learned so much and want to say thank you so much. Keep going forward.
@@bigmilk7PL Fakt, jak na tak "światową" osobę to kpina. Facet z małej rodzinnej piekarni potrafi się porozumiewać dużo lepiej, ba nawet przedstawić klarowną narrację dla historii piekarni i procesu wypieku.
A wonderfully filmed document. Polish pastries look delicious, there is a tradition of good food. Warsaw combines history with the latest skyscrapers for the 21st century. Interesting and different place for a city brake.
My sister went to Poland with her German boyfriend in the 1990s. As a black woman she said she was the best received in Poland than any other country in Europe. The people there treated her like family. She felt well loved and could stop ravaging about Poland when I want to visit her in Germany. Btw, I can't believe Paul Hollywood is a Brit, he's not a curmudgeon like most Brits come across.
1969Vanessa G Most of the men I know are like Paul. I don’t think I’ve ever known a proper curmudgeonly old man...ever. I wonder how many british men you’ve met.
@@JulieWallis1963 Many and they all seem to hate a negative attitude about life and people. Even the British channels I subscribe to have the same negative vibe. It could living on a crowded island with bad weather makes them that way.
Odd. You talk about the acceptance Polish people showed your sister, then proceed to make a stereotypical and erroneous comment about British men? 🤦🏻♀️
believe me, he hasn't shown anything yet... We have very rich history which has had huge impact on our food. Each region has it's own specialities, influenced by different nations, different variations of dishes... If you're a foodie then you definitely should visit Poland at some point ;)
I REALLY want to buy this series on Bluray or DVD, especially if it included recipes and or accompanied by a cookbook that goes along with this series, PLEASE CREATE IT. Such diversity in the world and I totally agree with Paul, I have always been fascinated at just how different breads are around the world despite them being from essentially the same and so few ingredients.
Hi Artur, please, if you know that old bakery...what it is it's name? I didn't catch it. I am planing to visit Warsaw next summer. Definately have to visit that bakery! Thank you.
@@jezalb2710 it could have been from autocorrect. I doubt she'd purposefully try to offend, with her husband/partner being Polish. If you look at other people's comments there are a number of them using lowercase. Some names are Polish too and they should know. 😉
most poles cook in home and the food is usually much better then stuff you can get in restaurants; you should try homemade dumplings and bakery, and its done without a scale
@@Vatras888 id call it a sign of reason; also you cant buy food with such high quality like the stuff you can grow or raise yourself and if ur rich enough you just hire a cook to cook for you at home; going out is usually for fast food and not some delicacy that you prepare for several days
Polish babka will have a lot of recepies. For one will be done with fresh yeast combine with lukewarm milk, spoon of sugar and some flour to make cream like paste and rested to rise. After rising you would like to add some more flour some yolk preferebly beaten with sugar until cream coloured, some milk knead until starts to combine then add some melted butter and candied orangepeel for fragrance. Knead until smooth. Put about 1/3 of a pan and let to rise until its at least duble in size. Bake in preheated oven and never open until is ready cause will collapse. Collapsed polish babka on Estern means poor year (babka is full of supersticions). When cools down will be glazed in frosting made of fine sugar and lemon juice.
I'm loving this! I'm a huge fan of the former Soviet Union. So much oppression produced some of the most interesting and the kindest people in the world. And the food is made to stick to you and keep you healthy in long winters.
Really enjoy you sharing the history of each place you visit, Paul! It is great to see such life and color in a place once dominated by evil. Their desserts seem to me to be the most elegant of all the places that I've seen in this series so far! I have not yet seen Paris or St. Petersburg. I would love to learn more about making such elegant desserts! A dessert does not have to be time consuming to be elegant---they seem to be simple yet sophisticated, which is so perfect to top off a simple elegant meal! LOVED THIS VIDEO---I am watching them back-to-back and sorry that I am forgetting to give a thumbs up or a comment: I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH!
Paul is a great observer and an extremely friendly person. He can appreciate the wonderful pastries and traditional crafts that are still present in Poland. Great document. inspiring Warszawa!
I’ve just watched this episode and it was great to see Magda Gessler with Paul. Truth is that you can find great polish cakes in Uk. I live in Scotland and i can easly find superb polish bakes (Merchant House cafe i love you ❤️ )!
The caff is the place I most want to go to of all the places he’s been. That’s all I want out of a restaurant: grandma food. Those ladies know what they’re doing and I’d be sure not to leave anything on my plate. Also, pierogi, please, and kluski....
I ate at the milk bar Pod Barbakanem.. so long ago.. miss Warsaw, it's streets and restaurants and culture. And no, pierogi are not empanadas... pierogi are meant to be eaten boiled, topped with fried onions and fillings are totally different, mushrooms and sauerkraut, potatoes and white cheese or ground meat and then there are berry pierogi topped with sour cream. They are only heated in a skillet next day, never deep fried like empanadas. How I miss them..
Oh wow, you just reminded me about poppy seeds, I love them too! I have my mom's German recipe for a poppy seed torte...I'll get right on it...when I find out where I can buy tasty poppy seeds! Yummy!
Polish food in my opinion is one of the best in the world. I’m from poland and I’m proud to say it. Also it’s very nutritious and healthy. Change my mind
I love how he says Magda Gessler has created a great place. Does he not know who she is? For those that don't- she is a restauranteur with many many restaurants and is also one of the hosts of Masterchef Poland.
@@mypointofview1111 Exactly! I loved watching those John Wayne westerns. You could tell how tall John Wayne was, his feet were always close to the ground when he was on the horse. Made those horses look small.
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It is not communism food! It is Polish food, served by mothers, grandmothers, and generations before. It is just home food.
Absolutely!
And very, very tasty
Julita brawo!
He didn't say communism food.. he said "Communist Canteen" And he is right. Canteen and "Stolovaya" is common in Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries
Wayne Roonie it does not mean it is communist canteen. Get acquinted with the subject before making such statements.
It’s not communist food! It’s Polish , traditional food that has been served for centuries in Poland!!
He never said its communist food.
@@Schtiel he said "this is my taste of communist food".
Thats not very nice... I never liked that guy anyway
Communism is the thing most people identify the east with. Not very uncommon to imagine some things as part of life in the USSR, because they were.
@@reasonablyserious well, Poland was never part of USSR!
Its like me going to an English pub and saying "so this isnhow capitalist food tastes like" lol
Its just silly
@@maciejgronowski it was a satellite nation, so not quite the same, you're right. But he did say that while in the former "soviet cantine".
I'm not saying his statement was necessary, but people in this comment section act a tad too offended, which is why I explained where he (I guess) comes from.
Paul Hollywood wasn't in any way trying to downplay polish history, that's all.
But we're online, so people are going to rant anyway.
Loved this episode. Although most British programs show Poland in a winter emphasising on how cold it is. Maybe because 30C+ in Warsaw in Summer compering to average of 20's C in London wouldn't look so 1980's...
So true.....and there was no real snow in Poland last few years.
It looks like all of these episodes were filmed in the winter- probably because he films Bake-off in the summer.
I belive this program is years old, maybe 5 or 6? because I saw Patrick Ryan in the Irish Episode and he is looking much younger than he is now on his baking channel. Also I think they filmed most of the episodes in Winter especially the Europe ones to catch the holiday season and the special Christmas baking spirit
exactly....
fun fact, cold weather we have in winter and a bit in fall. 4 seasons country and others still portrays as as -20C/365days xD
Not communist food Paul.
Polish Mamma food!🇵🇱
Uh, a pierogi is not an “unfried empanada.” An empanada is a pierogi that’s fallen into a deep fryer, thank you very much.
also, why did he not call it a pierogi? It was very strange that he didn't seem to know what it was.
Yes, that remark was a little off.
U all gt wrong. Lop
Exactly
Amen
I remember when I was little, maybe 7 or 8 years old (late 80s), my uncle was a truck driver for a company that transported either raw materials (flour, yeast, etc.) to bakeries, and then distributed finished goods (breads and rolls) back to the local stores out in the small cities and villages of Poland. Mainly the southeast region. I remember him bringing a loaf or two of country style baked bread home after his supply runs. Big ol' loaves that were about 13 - 15 inches in diameter and about 5 inches thick in the center. Freshly baked and sometimes still warm and fluffy and crusty... Top it off with some home made smoked sausage, or lard with bacon and pickle, and it was just deliciousness unrivaled. I miss those days.
I was lucky enough to attend school with people who came from Poland while it was still under the USSR. They were some of the warmest, sweetest, delightful people I had ever met. I had two little girls who considered me family . I was happy they made it to the USA and I was glad when Poland was no longer under Communist rule. They made me want to visit and I still want to go... even more now. Pierogi is a gift to the world.. I love them!
Thanks for sharing your story. I love it.
I'm sorry for your friends they had to go to the US
Poland Was never A part of USSR
Ciej he never said it was part of it, he said it was under USSR which meant it was under Soviet control which it was, improve your English before acting all mad
kacper Ochnio Poland was never part of USSR. Never. Yes we were part of Iron Block but never USSR.
And insulting someone’s English when it’s their foreign language is just low.
I have one historical remark. The first Milk Bar, i.e. a eatery serving vegetarian dishes based on milk, eggs and flour, was opened in Warsaw in 1896 by Stanisław Dłużewski (a noble, owner of a huge farm near Warsaw). The bar was called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska" and was located at Nowy Świat Street. The bar was profitable and soon other entrepreneurs opened similar establishments. In 1918, the idea of milk bars spread throughout the country. In the following years of crisis, the popularity of milk bars grew even more, and special ministerial orders regulated the size, composition and prices of the food so that it was also available to poorer people. The number of such bars increased during communism. The quality of the served dishes has dropped. Polish culinary tradition was killed during the communist era. It has survived in homes, especially in the countryside. The tradition of noble and bourgeois cuisine is slowly being revived.
Funny, I always wondered why some restaurants where Im from are called that (Milk Restaurant is what we call them in former Yugoslavia). Even though they dont even serve milk anymore, let alone anything else, apart from sour cream perhaps. Thanks for the insight.
It didn't serve only vegeterian dishes, it also served meat, I ate in them for years
@@BytomGirl Probably not in 1896, kochanie :-)
@@cioccolateriaveneziana Whi is talking about 1896? Have you ever eaten at the bar in Krakow called U Babci Maliny? There was every possible meat you can imagine and their potato pancakes with goulash were most popular so those who associate milk bars with vegetarian food don't know what they are talking about, when I studied I lived and worked next to two milk bars, in one I loved kasha with goulash, in the other potato dumplings with lots of bacon. Does that sound vegetarian to you Kochana?
@@BytomGirl The comment you reacted to is talking about 1896. You opposed that comment, saying that "bary mleczne didn't only serve vegetarian food". Well, they did in the beginning which was at the end of the 19th century. I'd so wish people would read first and react then...
I live in Chicago and all the Polish food I knew before this show were pierogis. I'm so excited to try the other pastries Paul showed. I'm so lucky there are Polish bakeries, restaurants, and grocery stores here.
living here in Ireland and being Polish at the same time made me miss my home even more... great show 👍👍👍
Tea with milk is seen as a drink for nursing mothers everyone else drinks it with lemon or black.
And has no sense for nursing mothers.to drink tea with milk(bawarka).old tale nothing else
I once tried tea with milk. Total waste of two drinks best kept separate.
@@FrikInCasualMode 😂Fair enough ! I’m Scottish- in Britain milk is only really supposed to go in English Breakfast tea, Earl Grey or similar others- some psychopaths put it in fruit tea but imo it’s best left for the former. I do it not so much for the taste but to cool it down, although could just use water 🤷🏻♀️.
Just googled why it started- the China cups in 17th-18th century were very delicate and hot liquid would cause them to crack so the milk was used to cool it down 👌🏻👍🏻
Magda Doula I used to drink bawarka when I’ ve fed my babies - I liked it. Mayby because I used to this taste in a kindergarden. But as adult I drink black tea ( only after pregnancy I have drank bawarka). So it is not only legend...
The bread bakery is amazing. It's like stepping back in time.
I wanna say thank you so much for all production for showing .. my country Poland 🇵🇱 is fabulous with baking .
"It's absolutely freezing"
When the hell did we have such a cold winter to say it's freezing?
"It's -7 degrees."
Oh, ok.
I remeber when it was -20. My jeans literally froze while i was wearing them. -7 = wearing flip flops to go to the local store. And no jacket. Lots of ppl do that.
That's -7 degrees Celsius.19F. Temperatures like -7F are very rare right now in Poland because of global warming :-/
@@Sombre_gd Dude, I'm Polish. My point is that -7 celcius is not that bad.
@@zuziako przy -7 mam zakręcony kaloryfer i okno na oścież na noc :p
Paul, thanks for this! One of my missions on every visit to my ancestral homeland is to have at least one meal at a bar mleczny. But please don't call the food "communist staples;" it's best described as Polish comfort food which predated communism by centuries.
The first Milk Bar, i.e. a eatery serving vegetarian dishes based on milk, eggs and flour, was opened in Warsaw in 1896 by Stanisław Dłużewski (a noble, owner of a huge farm near Warsaw). The bar was called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska" and was located at Nowy Świat Street. The bar was profitable and soon other entrepreneurs opened similar establishments. In 1918, the idea of milk bars spread throughout the country. In the following years of crisis, the popularity of milk bars grew even more, and special ministerial orders regulated the size, composition and prices of the food so that it was also available to poorer people. The number of such bars increased during communism. The quality of the served dishes has dropped. Polish culinary tradition was killed during the communist era. It has survived in homes, especially in the countryside. The tradition of noble and bourgeois cuisine is slowly being revived.
Islam is the truth
Love this program so many memories of my cultural heritage. Loved Warsaw when i was there in2007.
What a wonderful series this is. I've now watched four videos of this series. Sicily, Cyprus, Capetown and now Warsaw. Somewhere in the middle of each one I always keep tearing up. The empathy that Hollywood shows for every baker and every morsel of food he tries must be what does it. He just zeroes in on the right things, the humanity, the history, the food, the love and the humor.
Correct! The poppy seed cake is the essence of Polish pastry. :-).
Cozonac cu mac!!
Man! From someone who’s been living in Poland for over 5 years, all the introduction with mentioning ‘Former Communist State’ was super annoying. It’s not like it was a choice.
I really like that Magda's bakery looks like a grandma's cooking, rather than an uber polished, pristine patisserie. It's got something 'old school cool' about it, makes it feel more homely!
Trust me, it's not grandma's, it's upscale and insanely expensive, don't get fooled by the looks. Gessler restaurants are not for everybody's pockets.
That's Magda's trademark. Her empire, that's dozens of restaurants and cafés in this style. I confirm what BytomGirl's saying.
@@cioccolateriaveneziana Thank you :)
I know since I personally know Adam Gessler, have eaten in his former restaurant in former Hotel Europejski dozens of times and at his son's restaurant in Konstancin almost daily for 3 months while I stayed in Konstancin, My school friend there is old time Adam's friend. Now Adam's restaurant is at different location and it's called Vodka Gessler. I met Magda at the former restaurant's when she visited Adam
@@BytomGirl Well, I've been to Przekaski zakaski, was quite appalled by the filthiness of the restroom, thought originally that the place was ancient, indeed from communist times... Then I saw the kitchen of U Kucharzy once through the window, again filthy, and so was the entrance door... Having seen this, I didn't bother to come in. I watched the series that was presented by Adam Gessler (something with "gary"?) and read several articles about his... let's say "business model"... He might be a charming person but allow me to say, as someone who only knows what comes to the surface of public knowledge, I don't have the best opinion of him.
@@cioccolateriaveneziana You don't hav e to tell me, just because I know him personally doesn't mean I admire everything about him, far from the truth, he had lots of problems and my friend bailed him out. The one in Konstancin when I went there, was clean and orderly, I don't know who runs it now. Things change
Love seeing his enthusiasm for the old bakery.
As a German I recognise many sweet treats shown and so I think I would love Polish food!! So want to go there, my dream to visit Poland :)
A german wanting to visit Poland ... with or without your swastika?
@@honestcomments6060 I am not born German and have roots far away but let me tell you that your comment is rude to both the Polish people and German people. It's peace now, keep up with the times.
I think Germany and Poland also make cheesecake very similar, it is my favourite!
@@LostInWotsoever do not worry Anna about this snotty&idiotic comment.
@@LostInWotsoever I come from northern Poland (what used to be East Prussia for Germans). My grandparents were born under the German rule. But they considered themselves Poles. The dishes are similar to German dishes. The architecture in this place is unlike in any other places in Poland.
My mom still buys pastries and cakes from our local Polish bakeries lol can’t live without them
From the second home of the Pierogi, Pittsburgh, I am just as upset Paul is calling Pierogis uncooked empanadas
Pierogi is already a plural form ;) No need to add the s at the end.
I thought Cleveland was the second home of the pierogi.
He don't know what is good. Simple.
@@wererabbit63 i would think Chicago
Kuba Wieszczek That would be fair. Actually, anywhere in the Rust Belt would be fair.
I'm OK with you saying "Poland - a former communist country" as long as you remain consistent.
"Great Britain - a former global empire responsible for ethnic clashes of the 20th century in Africa and Indian subcontinent"
"United States - a country that thrived on slavery for centuries"
You get my point I hope?
Unlike Poland, UK and US haven't had any change of regime, so the analogy is not perfect. You can still use present tense with the UK and the US. But the point isn't naming all attributes one is able to think of. You could also say "US - one of the first democracies in the world" or "UK - the country with the best cooking shows" or "Poland - the country that was so unable to function as a state in the late Baroque era that it became an easy prey of its neighbours and disappeared from the map of the world for more than a century" or "Poland - not a country, rather a state of mind" ;-) etc. etc.
To identify a country is something else than to describe. The presenter is mostly pointing out that Poland belongs to that part of Europe "far away of which we know little" (as the British PM in the 1930's said about Czechoslovakia). The iron curtain still works in people's minds. I wouldn't blame him for using the words "former communist country" as much as for its frequency...
@Zsuzsanna Varga And what is your contribution to the discussion?
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Imagine how it feels to be a Russian when you get to know that about 3/4 of Americans and 1/2 of Western Europeans don't even realise your country has not been communist for more than 30 years already...
Yum! I want to go to Warsaw! And I'm gonna try those coconut-lemon spunges. All the Polish hosts were so-so cool!
I lost it when he asked for milk to his tea as if that was obvious:D
I did not know that Poland has such an amazing gastronimy and very lovely sites too
Well, every country does :-) I think, one can be pleasantly surprised and learn a lot everywhere one goes.
Rose jam sounds mind-blowing!!
Rose petals Confiture ...
(but not -jam- )
My great grand mother used to occupate me in picking petals from rose bushes and then clay kind of bowl but huge rather and wooden grinding ball and petals with only sugar and hours almost like gone but not sure if she heated mixture in any way or it was only pounding for long
But this were good summer times with her ...
Warsaw is a wonderful city with fantastic gastronomic delights!
Love how he states it's freezing at -7. That's quite warm, almost flip flop time. That's not cold Paul. Love watching the adventure's. Great job!
Filip flop 🤣
He made sure to emphasize how cold it was in Norway, too. Don't know what year he visited, but it doesn't get *that* cold in Bergen :P. Never worked out if he was really that cold or if it was just putting on a show for the viewers.
Paul at 2:57: It's minus 7 and absolutely freezing.
Me: Laughs at him in Manitoban.
Right!!!🤣
Winter 2012😍 -26°C, the door of the church froze up and my grand my slipped on the thick coat of ice on the staircase😅 nothing happened😊 i had only a thon jacket on, nothing woolen, no scharf or mitten and it was wonderful
Nice ,finally someone shows how beautiful is polish food and traditions
It's so amazing at all the different places that Paul visits and the many different types of dishes and other things like pastries that are being shown here. It's a blessing to be able to travel to all these different places and see how they prepare things. May God continue to bless 🙏 you Paul and travel to these many places to bring back with you the many things to share with the people.
You've been to Warsaw, now you should come to Torun, the capital of GingerBreads, and to Krakow, the southern capital of Poland, full of traditional pastry shops and cafes!
My adopted city. I love seeing it in this light.
"It's like loads of moms feeding me food" haha Paul, you're in the right place friend. I'm not Polish but I'd go there in a heartbeat, those ladies know what they are doing
Warsaw is on my bucket list!
I totally agree.
It’s been 12 years since I visited Warsaw, I found it fascinating, many remnants of the Communist past mixed with a lot of restoration and rebuilding of their heritage from former centuries and of course the modern skyscrapers. I must go back again as I really enjoyed my week there.
It's a beautiful city with lovely people. I also highly recommend Krakow, possibly one of my favorite places I've ever visited.
@@TheVaughan5 Today, Warsaw looks completely different than 12 years ago. Plenty new things were built (stadiums, skyscrapers, second airport, second underground line, museums, etc.) I ❤ Warsaw.
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yeah just don't say communistic canteen by the polish people because you can have problem to get back by the border :)
Paul Hollywood I love your show. I live in the U.S.A and I love everything about it. I have learned so much and want to say thank you so much. Keep going forward.
Nasze ciasta są wspaniałe! Co tu dużo mówić, trzeba przyjechać i spróbować!
Gesslerowa narodowym skarbem? Haha dawno się tak nie uśmiałem.
Narodowym skarbem może gdzieś: D
Jej angielski to jakiś żart XD
@@bigmilk7PL Fakt, jak na tak "światową" osobę to kpina. Facet z małej rodzinnej piekarni potrafi się porozumiewać dużo lepiej, ba nawet przedstawić klarowną narrację dla historii piekarni i procesu wypieku.
@@bigmilk7PL Ona mówi świetnie po hiszpańsku i komunikatywnie po angielsku, jakie Ty znasz języki?
Mnie zastanawia- gdzie jest Makłowicz? Jego zabrakło w filmiku o Polsce, przecież jego wiedza o kuchni regionalnej jest niesamowita!
What a simple and perfectly looking food and cakes, I'm sure it also tastes great!
She's really good. I'm not fond of her but her restaurants/bakeries are excellent.
A wonderfully filmed document. Polish pastries look delicious, there is a tradition of good food. Warsaw combines history with the latest skyscrapers for the 21st century. Interesting and different place for a city brake.
I admire this guy. I see he is sincere and open hearted and love to eat :)
The communist food comment is very weird. The east European food is not a regime or a political party.
Poland is central Europe.not estern
@@DonVikolCorleone Depends on where you're standing. It's definitely considered "eastern" from a German perspective.
@@jps0117 Agreed, and basically Western European perspective
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Makes me hungry just looking at this polish deliciousness!!!!!
My sister went to Poland with her German boyfriend in the 1990s. As a black woman she said she was the best received in Poland than any other country in Europe. The people there treated her like family. She felt well loved and could stop ravaging about Poland when I want to visit her in Germany.
Btw, I can't believe Paul Hollywood is a Brit, he's not a curmudgeon like most Brits come across.
1969Vanessa G Most of the men I know are like Paul. I don’t think I’ve ever known a proper curmudgeonly old man...ever.
I wonder how many british men you’ve met.
@@JulieWallis1963
Many and they all seem to hate a negative attitude about life and people. Even the British channels I subscribe to have the same negative vibe. It could living on a crowded island with bad weather makes them that way.
Odd. You talk about the acceptance Polish people showed your sister, then proceed to make a stereotypical and erroneous comment about British men? 🤦🏻♀️
@@JulieWallis1963
Many and they all were curmudgeonly. I think you are see it as normal.
@@Bella_Mar
Odd since you probably wouldn't know any different.
Been waiting years for a food show to cover Poland!
believe me, he hasn't shown anything yet... We have very rich history which has had huge impact on our food. Each region has it's own specialities, influenced by different nations, different variations of dishes... If you're a foodie then you definitely should visit Poland at some point ;)
However clumsily or badly
it is not the best one. thet guy dont' know what is he talking about saying communistic canteens
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i used to eat millefeuilles from a Polish little take away restaurant in Montreal, Canada, best millefeuille ever in my entire life
I REALLY want to buy this series on Bluray or DVD, especially if it included recipes and or accompanied by a cookbook that goes along with this series, PLEASE CREATE IT. Such diversity in the world and I totally agree with Paul, I have always been fascinated at just how different breads are around the world despite them being from essentially the same and so few ingredients.
Magda’s cakes look absolutely fabulous
I love this series so much!
This is a really great show. I got sad when I ran out of episodes lol
I am from Warsaw was born and raised here. Need to admit dude you shows a true picture of our city and food. All best from Warsaw
Hi Artur, please, if you know that old bakery...what it is it's name? I didn't catch it. I am planing to visit Warsaw next summer. Definately have to visit that bakery! Thank you.
Lucie Alie BlackPepper here you go facebook.com/PiekarniaPiwonski/ enjoy Warsaw!!
@@arturhubertkrzak8548 Thank you very much!
magda gessler, national treasure :D someone was very creative
Polish breads are fantastic !!!
Well done, Paul! Come again' 🍰 coffee in Poland is also amazing, ☕
Very well done Paul!
You are the best baker!!!
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This is a very interesting series. To learn about all cultures. My daughter is polish.
You gave birth in Poland or did you adopt her from there?
Her father is polish.
@@QueenPaulaBanks more like Polish.
Do you polish your Polish language?
@@jezalb2710
Til it shines like the sun
@@jezalb2710 it could have been from autocorrect. I doubt she'd purposefully try to offend, with her husband/partner being Polish. If you look at other people's comments there are a number of them using lowercase. Some names are Polish too and they should know. 😉
the two decks style ovens are brilliant!! and nice of seeing the polish cakes!
Truly inspired. Good job, Paul.
Great episode.
most poles cook in home and the food is usually much better then stuff you can get in restaurants; you should try homemade dumplings and bakery, and its done without a scale
It is nothing to be proud. Cooking at home is sign of poverty rather than sign of tradition.
@@Vatras888 id call it a sign of reason; also you cant buy food with such high quality like the stuff you can grow or raise yourself and if ur rich enough you just hire a cook to cook for you at home; going out is usually for fast food and not some delicacy that you prepare for several days
@@MhUser where is like that?
@@Vatras888 idiot , it much better at home .
@@alicepopovski6303 It depends of what home we are talking about and what restaurant we comapare.
That's very pleasant and nice review about bars and pastry shops in my city. THANK YOU
1) I wish the measurements for the Babka were listed in description 2) I want to eat everything in this video--food that is
Polish babka will have a lot of recepies. For one will be done with fresh yeast combine with lukewarm milk, spoon of sugar and some flour to make cream like paste and rested to rise. After rising you would like to add some more flour some yolk preferebly beaten with sugar until cream coloured, some milk knead until starts to combine then add some melted butter and candied orangepeel for fragrance. Knead until smooth. Put about 1/3 of a pan and let to rise until its at least duble in size. Bake in preheated oven and never open until is ready cause will collapse. Collapsed polish babka on Estern means poor year (babka is full of supersticions). When cools down will be glazed in frosting made of fine sugar and lemon juice.
absolutely incredible ... Warsaw/Poland baking forever !!!
Makowiec omg I’ve been craving it!!! 😩😩😩😩
Those old bakery machines are amazing!
I'm loving this! I'm a huge fan of the former Soviet Union. So much oppression produced some of the most interesting and the kindest people in the world. And the food is made to stick to you and keep you healthy in long winters.
Really enjoy you sharing the history of each place you visit, Paul! It is great to see such life and color in a place once dominated by evil. Their desserts seem to me to be the most elegant of all the places that I've seen in this series so far! I have not yet seen Paris or St. Petersburg. I would love to learn more about making such elegant desserts! A dessert does not have to be time consuming to be elegant---they seem to be simple yet sophisticated, which is so perfect to top off a simple elegant meal! LOVED THIS VIDEO---I am watching them back-to-back and sorry that I am forgetting to give a thumbs up or a comment: I JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH!
Cudowny i smaczny film
Magdas cake shop was magical a real cake shop and it looks so pretty and inviting
Milk Bar from the episode is permanently closed. You are lucky, it was last chance to eat there.
That’s terrible!
I ate there a long time ago, there were many great milk bars there, now most are gone
truly lovely to watch
Paul is a great observer and an extremely friendly person. He can appreciate the wonderful pastries and traditional crafts that are still present in Poland. Great document. inspiring Warszawa!
I’ve just watched this episode and it was great to see Magda Gessler with Paul. Truth is that you can find great polish cakes in Uk. I live in Scotland and i can easly find superb polish bakes (Merchant House cafe i love you ❤️ )!
The caff is the place I most want to go to of all the places he’s been. That’s all I want out of a restaurant: grandma food. Those ladies know what they’re doing and I’d be sure not to leave anything on my plate. Also, pierogi, please, and kluski....
That's Polish food.
Estás bueno papasito! 🤗😍
I miss Warsaw!🙋❤💙💜💛💚👍👏👌
Me too..
I love watching this man! The videos are so interesting! I'm mesermised by all the locations & bakeries!
i LOVE this show
Thank you, for a nice Comment’s about my old country, Poland ♥️🇵🇱🌹❗️
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I ate at the milk bar Pod Barbakanem.. so long ago.. miss Warsaw, it's streets and restaurants and culture.
And no, pierogi are not empanadas... pierogi are meant to be eaten boiled, topped with fried onions and fillings
are totally different, mushrooms and sauerkraut, potatoes and white cheese or ground meat and then there
are berry pierogi topped with sour cream. They are only heated in a skillet next day, never deep fried like empanadas.
How I miss them..
Oh wow, you just reminded me about poppy seeds, I love them too! I have my mom's German recipe for a poppy seed torte...I'll get right on it...when I find out where I can buy tasty poppy seeds! Yummy!
Tea with Milk is bawarka. In a Poland drink this just women in preagnet 😁... If they like..
In Poland Tea drink with limone, and honey!
Proudly Made in Republic of Poland !
Where do you go for a doughnut with rose petal jam? OMG. It’s the only Thing I’ve missed in isolation.
Doughnut Jones.
In any polish store. You should find a bunch in britian, Ireland and in polish holdouts in America
Smacznego !
Magda is very well known celebrity chef in Poland. She's a host of polish version of Kitchen Nightmares and Masterchef
Polish food in my opinion is one of the best in the world. I’m from poland and I’m proud to say it. Also it’s very nutritious and healthy. Change my mind
-7 degrees is freezing? Come on...
Well... yes, it is!
Warsaw change a lot, it's beautiful city now, and great destination for tasty food.
Now I really want some zapiekanka and obwarzanki...
Love a man that can cook AND blue eyes!
I love how he says Magda Gessler has created a great place. Does he not know who she is? For those that don't- she is a restauranteur with many many restaurants and is also one of the hosts of Masterchef Poland.
Kapusta 😍😍😍😍😋
Pauls got the proper Scouse walk as well hasn't he?, ''Alright, alright, cccham down'' haha.
Why do bakers work such long hours? They knead the dough!
So you can buy fresh bread in the morning , all bakeries are open from early morning until noon or 2 pm only .
@@LadyClannadia he was making a joke. Do you not get it? Lol
@@xBLooDRav3NxRRx Thanks, I thought it would have been obvious, but it´s lost on some.
😂 I love good puns!
Loved it...
Paul walks like a cowboy.
Like he's just got off his horse. John Wayne also used to walk like that
@@mypointofview1111 Exactly! I loved watching those John Wayne westerns. You could tell how tall John Wayne was, his feet were always close to the ground when he was on the horse. Made those horses look small.