My son and i traveled poland on a strict budget...eating in milk bars and staying in hostels keps us happy and healthy. Thanks for sharing this for budget travelers.
As a Czech I really do miss milk bars, though ours were bit more focused on sweets and cold cuisine. Sadly most of them slowly dissapeared at the beginning of this milenium. The thing is… I’ve also been to Kraków recently and if I knew they are a thing there, I would certainly visit one. PS: Much love to Poland from Czechia.
Great material! Excellent guides! A good observation - i think that what is most important about milk bars is that the food you find there is just like home-cooked meals and there is quite a bit of nostalgia in the eating there. The food is, of course, delicious, but in a homely sense, not like in an exclusive gourmet restaurant. And indeed, entering a milk bar, you can feel like you're stepping back in time a bit - I recommend every visitor to Krakow to visit any milk bar in Nowa Huta!
I was once in Poland and really fell in love with the food. We have a lot of vendors selling Döner Kebab here, but I never met a single shop that serves polish food, which is strange and a pity since there are also a lot of Poles in Germany, maybe even more than Turks, I guess.
The food is fantastic! Obviously I’m a fan 🤓nothing beats a hearty plate of pierogi if you ask me. (Ironically, my last travel video was about Turkish food!)
Wrong, The correct translation is not Russian pierogi not Ruthenian piregoi but Rus pierogi. Ruthenian pierogi would be Pierogi rusińskie (which meant rus lands under polish occupation). Calling Ruś/Rus Ruthenia which is not even a word used in polish is a form of sad polish revisionism and propaganda aimed at foreigners. Ruskie means from Ruś which means Rus lands and people which were all the slavic princedoms and states to the east of poland. Poland conquered some Rus lands including what some like to call Ruthenia in english however it's important to remember that Ruthenia was a part Ruś/Rus not some spearate magical entity. Apologize to all Ukrainians for trying to whitewash crimes of polish colonialism. I am reporting you for misinformation and hatred towards Ukrainian people.
@@morvran9074 Yeah and Generalgouvernement means poland, Ruthenia in the modern sense and especially in the context of the pierogi when brought up by the poles is only used for colonized parts of Rus dominated by poles, you hate all rus people so much you can't just admit they are Rus pierogi, you have to say they are ruthenian (which is not even a polish or slavic word) because they only rus people you accept ar the ones you dominated and colonized. Same with racist poles calling chicken Kyiv with a dumb made up french name bechase they hate rus people so much they would lose apetite. You are taking part in cultural geonice of Rus and Ukrainin culture, but you have less balls than your genocidal ancestors.
6:50 - 8:10 Thanks for that comment. It means you UNDERSTAND milka bar purpose. Commi bars weren't luxurious. Customer service was non-existent. BUT! the quality of the food, food being truly home-made (although not "at home" per se) and affordable prices are truly unbeated pros of this type of "restaurants".
The name "milk bar" is kind of misleading, at least for an unsuspecting tourist. I first saw a milk bar in the center of Warsaw. Thought "oh, i guess a milkshake would be nice". Needless to say that there were no milkshakes in the menu. Got me confused for a couple of minutes. "Soup? Potatoes? Pork? But... where's milk? Where's bar? Did i use the wrong door???" :D The food was good though, simple and filling.
Hah! Never thought of that. Most of the good ones are Bar Mlczeny in Polish without an English translation. They say if it actually says “milk bar” in English, it’s not the real deal and just a tourist trap.
@@lopezx9881 niby tak ale chodzi mi o to że podanie kopytek z cukrem jest dość normalną sprawą. Znam kilku ludzi z różnych rejonów polski którzy w ten sposób jedli kopytka.
Sprinkling sugar on everything is a regional feature of the central part of Poland. They put sugar in salads, in soups, in sauces. In addition, the service in milk bars is sometimes rude to the core. 1. It happened to me that when I asked for a pinch of salt in my porridge instead of sugar, the cook knocked the head letting everyone around know I'm crazy than pointing at me and screaming loudly: "He's a moron! He ordered SALT to his oat!!!" (1982 Bar Uniwersytecki, Warsaw). 2. Another time my friend still felt hungry after eating his meal. He asked for a next portion of mashed potatoes. The cashier called the cook, and she came out holding a large cauldron. She dipped her bare hand there, scooped up the mash, and put it on my friend's plate (1985 Bar Żelazny, Warsaw's district Praga). 3. Not only students and retirees visited milk bars these times. Sometimes people known from TV and movies appeared there. One evening in a bar I met a very famous actor and director in the company of a very attractive young lady (the actor was already well into his sixties, she was barely twenty). They ate a dinner of dumplings and chattered lovingly to each other. Suddenly one of the cooks couldn't stand it anymore, she walked up to the table and hit the table with a wet cloth and she said: "Mr. Hanuszkiewicz! You can fuck around in hotels like Victoria or Forum (most posh places those days). Get outta here!".
15:20 What? Kluski is flour based? Since when? Pierogi's dough is 100% wheat flour based, kluski's dough is 100% potato mash plus eggs plus potato starch for adding gummier texture.
The name "pierogi ruskie" wasn't taken from Ruś Kijowska (old Ukraine) but from Ruś voidvoiship that was a part of Poland. It was a regional, POLISH dish. Guy that has told you different story was plain wrong Milk bars that have changed the name to "ukraińskie" don't know what they're doing :)
That’s what he said. He said places changing it to “ukraińskie” are only doing it because of the war and they think “ruskie” refers to Russia. But he says what it really refers to. Thanks for watching!
I think I have the right to write to you that Polish farmers can provide up to 200 million people with healthy and durable food products. They could, but the EU doesn't allow it! Moreover, the culture of Polish cuisine combines all the needs of every person from any climatic zone. Polish cuisine has an extraordinary wealth of dishes from game, pork, beef, poultry, sea and inland fish, etc. But, Polish cuisine also offers plenty of soups, dairy dishes, vegetarian dishes, vegan dishes, dishes with vegetables, fruits and mushrooms. The cook of the Polish king, Jan III Sobieski - Stanisław Czeniecki wrote the first real cookbook in Europe. This is an incredible wealth for anyone who appreciates good food. Personally, I recommend drinking fruit compote (with the last money left in your pocket) at a Polish milk bar. You won't be full, but you will fall in love with Polish cuisine and forget about Coca-Cola or Pepsi! SMACZNEGO
I always wonder why YT clips on Polish food are 95% fantasy, with people describing some weird family quirks as "traditional Polish cuisine" and distant childhood memories as "history":).
I don't go there out of principle. Not that I consider myself first-class citizen, it's just that bar mleczny is for those who really need it, and using it will always seem like abuse. It's like going to free soup kitchen when you have a normal 9-5 middle manager job.
16:20 Ruskie ≠ Rosyjskie, thats a diffirent words, een in coloquial language ofen we say Ruscy/Ruski but it perojative word to name Russians(Rosjanie) wic we dont like overall in Poland.
To add to this history lesson. Yes ruskie pierogi supose to be translate into Ruthenian "dumplings" but its not just ruthenia. Its red ruthenia which was part of poland. So yes. It is ukrainian land but from times when it was polish. Thats why i fiding this offensive to call them ukrainian. Bc its like calling English language AMERICANISH and suggesting that people in UK speak american.
The thing is that ukrainians don't cook pierogi (or vareniki) with potatoe and cheese. They cook it either with cottage cheese filling or potatoe filling. Dish such as "varieniki with potatoe and cheese filling" does not exist in ukrainian cuisine. So i guess it is just resonable to stay with a ruthenian pierogi, as they truly are, since ukrainians don't even coock them...
@@Malcriada115 małgosiu mój płatku śniegu nie denerwuj się bo ci żyłka pęknie. My tu o pierogach a ty nam wyskakujesz z biednymi ukraincami umierającymi na wojnie.
It's good when the guide knows the history! Unfortunately, yours mostly told fairy tales. These two boys know nothing about Polish cuisine. Too many mistakes to straighten it out. The slogan "Sugar strengthens you - Cukier krzepi" was invented by Melchior Wańkowicz, a journalist and writer, in 1931. In everyday use there was a paraphrase of this advertising slogan; Sugar strengthens, but vodka does so much more.🤣🤣😂 The first milk bar, called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska"(Today, in this place there is building , the pre-war, majestic building of BGK - Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego at Aleje Jerozolimskie 7) was established in 1896 in Warsaw by Stanisław Dłużewski, a member of the Polish nobleman , landed gentry. Although the typical bar mleczny had a menu based on dairy items, these establishments generally served other, non-dairy traditional Polish dishes as well. The commercial success of the first milk bars encouraged other businessmen to copy this type of restaurant. As Poland regained its independence after World War I, milk bars appeared across most of the country. They offered relatively cheap but nourishing food, and thus achieved even more prominence during the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II. Poland became a communist state in the Eastern Bloc. Contrary to official propaganda, the majority of the population was poor, and even moderately-priced restaurants were derided as "capitalist". During the post-war years, most restaurants were nationalized and then closed down by the communist authorities. In the mid-1960s, milk bars were common as a means of offering cheap meals to people working in companies that had no official canteen. They still served mostly dairy-based and vegetarian meals, especially during the period of martial law in the early 1980s, when meat was rationed. After the fall of communism, milk bars gave way to dynamically developing normal gastronomy. Due to their good locations, milk bars often fall victim to gentrification and are defended by activist groups. Today milk bars are privately owned, but partly subsidized by the state and local governments, which allows it to offer low prices. The quality of food in milk bars is poor. It doesn't remind me of home-cooked food, nor does it remind me of my grandmother or mother. Ruthenian dumplings (pierogi ruskie)come from Red Ruthenia, which is now the Podkarpackie Voivodeship and part of western Ukraine. Saint Jacek Odrowąż popularized them in the crown already in the 12th century. The only correct English translation is Ruthenian dumplings. Ukrainian dumplings are nonsense. Dumplings from Russia are pelmeni, and from Ukraine they are varienki.
@@EA00000 Bo w czasach głupoty, kłamstwa i manipulacji nie można pozostawiać półprawd albo banialuk bez sprostowania. Później taki Trump albo Kaczyński dochodzą do władzy, a są jeszcze gorsi idioci ale świetni manipulatorzy. Jak ci się nie podoba nie czytaj moich komentarzy.
You should have concetrate on🎉 food, showing it trying it and less on talking with too young "experts" who do not know the history and evolution of bar mleczny institution.
16:20 Your "guide" is talking nonsense. Idiot bar owners call Ruskie Dumplings Ukrainian dumplings. These dumplings come from the lands of "Red Ruthenia" - an area that was part of Poland for hundreds of years. Ukraine as a country was established after 1989, so what kind of "Ukrainian dumplings" are we talking about? If someone wants to translate this name into English, they should translate it as Ruthenian Pierogi. I also didn't notice that, apart from locations full of foreign tourists, some idiots changed the Polish or English menu and called it Ukrainian pierogi...
@@BaurJoe Well, it's not. The areas of Red Ruthenia are (also but not only) Polish territories. For hundreds of years, when this dish was created, no one talked about Red Ruthenia as an area of a foreign country. It's like saying that Silesian dumplings (a Polish regional dish) are a dish from a separate country. So no, his explanation is correctly political nonsense. It's a Polish dish, and your "guide" told the history of Ukraine (not accurately enough and with some distortions) which has no connection with this dish except the name of the area that is currently within the borders of Ukraine. Historically, the territory of the Ukrainian nation is Kievan Rus
Milk bars used to have only vegetarian and dairy dishes. Adding meat dishes happened only in 1960s. Historically in the late 19tb century among socialist where rge idea of milk bars appeared rare were some Jewish influences of kosher dairy restaurants that are easy ro be kept kosher by not having meat.
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My son and i traveled poland on a strict budget...eating in milk bars and staying in hostels keps us happy and healthy. Thanks for sharing this for budget travelers.
Glad you had a great time at the milk bars! Thanks for watching.
"Getting the dignity of a homecooked meal", that was beautifully said. I am an American, but have lived in Kraków for 11 years. I love our milk bars!
Thank you! That was honestly the first thing to stick out to me and I was and remain proud of that line. Thanks for watching!
As a Czech I really do miss milk bars, though ours were bit more focused on sweets and cold cuisine. Sadly most of them slowly dissapeared at the beginning of this milenium. The thing is… I’ve also been to Kraków recently and if I knew they are a thing there, I would certainly visit one. PS: Much love to Poland from Czechia.
Michał mentioned that he thought Czechia had something similar. Bummer they’re rare these days.
Great material! Excellent guides!
A good observation - i think that what is most important about milk bars is that the food you find there is just like home-cooked meals and there is quite a bit of nostalgia in the eating there. The food is, of course, delicious, but in a homely sense, not like in an exclusive gourmet restaurant. And indeed, entering a milk bar, you can feel like you're stepping back in time a bit - I recommend every visitor to Krakow to visit any milk bar in Nowa Huta!
Glad you enjoyed it! Looking forward to my next visit to Nowa Huta 🤤
Kasza is the groats. I love it. It is so helthy the more you eat it the slimmer you will be and full of energy.
I sometimes make kasha varnishkes. Good stuff!
That extra energy came from lots of sugar we ate the first day! :) Thanks for making me a part of it :)
Thanks for showing me the way!
@@BaurJoe someday you will do the same for me in Berlin ;)
@estachosPL deal!
You had very smart guides👍👊
They were great! I really appreciated their time and knowledge.
What a beautifully made video, you did milk bars justice!
Thanks so much! Appreciate that :)
Michals sense of humour wins. Great video!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 🤓
Kluski slaskie are made of patetoes and out of patetoe storch and an addition of 1 egg. I love the so much.
I was a big fan as well!
No. You do not add egg to Silesian dumplings. Only Potatoes and potato starch. Nothing more.
Very beautiful how you portrayed it . Keep up the good work 🫡✌🏻
Thanks very much!
I was once in Poland and really fell in love with the food. We have a lot of vendors selling Döner Kebab here, but I never met a single shop that serves polish food, which is strange and a pity since there are also a lot of Poles in Germany, maybe even more than Turks, I guess.
The food is fantastic! Obviously I’m a fan 🤓nothing beats a hearty plate of pierogi if you ask me. (Ironically, my last travel video was about Turkish food!)
We had a lot of Germans in 1939 in 1945 they were gone
Ruskie pierogi means: Ruthenian dumplings.
Russian dumplings in Polish would be: Pierogi rosyjskie.
Wrong, The correct translation is not Russian pierogi not Ruthenian piregoi but Rus pierogi. Ruthenian pierogi would be Pierogi rusińskie (which meant rus lands under polish occupation). Calling Ruś/Rus Ruthenia which is not even a word used in polish is a form of sad polish revisionism and propaganda aimed at foreigners. Ruskie means from Ruś which means Rus lands and people which were all the slavic princedoms and states to the east of poland. Poland conquered some Rus lands including what some like to call Ruthenia in english however it's important to remember that Ruthenia was a part Ruś/Rus not some spearate magical entity. Apologize to all Ukrainians for trying to whitewash crimes of polish colonialism. I am reporting you for misinformation and hatred towards Ukrainian people.
@@filipzietek5146Ruthenia means Ruś. For example Red Ruthenia (Ruś Czerwona). What you are talking about is Kievan (Kyivan) Rus (Ruś Kijowska)
@@morvran9074 Yeah and Generalgouvernement means poland, Ruthenia in the modern sense and especially in the context of the pierogi when brought up by the poles is only used for colonized parts of Rus dominated by poles, you hate all rus people so much you can't just admit they are Rus pierogi, you have to say they are ruthenian (which is not even a polish or slavic word) because they only rus people you accept ar the ones you dominated and colonized. Same with racist poles calling chicken Kyiv with a dumb made up french name bechase they hate rus people so much they would lose apetite. You are taking part in cultural geonice of Rus and Ukrainin culture, but you have less balls than your genocidal ancestors.
Przecież jest to wyjaśnione w filmie, po co dodatkowo bić pianę? Czyżby się nie obejrzało do końca? :P
Went to a krakow milk bar,wonderful and so cheap
The affordability is pretty freakin' fantastic!
6:50 - 8:10 Thanks for that comment. It means you UNDERSTAND milka bar purpose.
Commi bars weren't luxurious. Customer service was non-existent. BUT! the quality of the food, food being truly home-made (although not "at home" per se) and affordable prices are truly unbeated pros of this type of "restaurants".
Thanks for saying so and watching!
1:50 it have caffine and teobromine :) it is in the end Cacao
Good video!
Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to watch :)
Schabowy is the KING of Polish cuisine!!! Amen!!!
I had a nice vegan version while in krakow 🤓 good stuff!
@@BaurJoe Well, I ain't vegan, but I respect your point of view. Thanks for the material, Mate. Cheers from Poland!
@MikeLtm32 thanks for watching! Poland rules!
Yes. Schweinschnitzel, national dish of Austria, is the king of Polish cuisine since the communist times!:)
@@BaurJoeVegan schabowy is a blasphemy. Don't twist our native kitchen foreigner. Get it right!
"You have to have heart to serve food to poorest peaple whit deagnity" - most significant line of movie, imo.
Can’t disagree! Thanks for watching 🤓
damn only a few thousand subs? well made video here. Thanks!
Thanks! I’ve been getting that my entire RUclips career 😂 Not sure if I should be honored or depressed 🤪 Either way, thanks for watching!
The name "milk bar" is kind of misleading, at least for an unsuspecting tourist. I first saw a milk bar in the center of Warsaw. Thought "oh, i guess a milkshake would be nice". Needless to say that there were no milkshakes in the menu. Got me confused for a couple of minutes. "Soup? Potatoes? Pork? But... where's milk? Where's bar? Did i use the wrong door???" :D
The food was good though, simple and filling.
Hah! Never thought of that. Most of the good ones are Bar Mlczeny in Polish without an English translation. They say if it actually says “milk bar” in English, it’s not the real deal and just a tourist trap.
Cracow in Polish is Kraków which is pronounced like: Krakoov.
No soup!? Usually i eat soup in this bar
Which bar? There’s a żurek in the video at some point.
@@BaurJoe I mean in general for example pomidorowa is moust famus soup for bar mleczny but my favorite is ogórkowa
@wojciechtaras8331 so many soups, so little time 😂
Fun fact, coca actually does have caffeine, just much less than coffee.
Indeed! That’s what I wrote in the accompanying article. Thanks for watching!
"Kopytka" with butter and sugar.
Oh no no no...kopytka with fried bred crumbs on butter...up to the taste 😂😂😂
Pierogi leniwe a nie kopytka się podaje z cukrem
@@lopezx9881 kopytka też, moja babcia tak robiła.
@@antonibugaj4465Smaki są różne.Niektórzy placki ziemniaczane słodzą i robią mizerię na słodko.No ja wolę na słono
@@lopezx9881 niby tak ale chodzi mi o to że podanie kopytek z cukrem jest dość normalną sprawą. Znam kilku ludzi z różnych rejonów polski którzy w ten sposób jedli kopytka.
Sprinkling sugar on everything is a regional feature of the central part of Poland. They put sugar in salads, in soups, in sauces.
In addition, the service in milk bars is sometimes rude to the core.
1. It happened to me that when I asked for a pinch of salt in my porridge instead of sugar, the cook knocked the head letting everyone around know I'm crazy than pointing at me and screaming loudly: "He's a moron! He ordered SALT to his oat!!!" (1982 Bar Uniwersytecki, Warsaw).
2. Another time my friend still felt hungry after eating his meal. He asked for a next portion of mashed potatoes. The cashier called the cook, and she came out holding a large cauldron. She dipped her bare hand there, scooped up the mash, and put it on my friend's plate (1985 Bar Żelazny, Warsaw's district Praga).
3. Not only students and retirees visited milk bars these times. Sometimes people known from TV and movies appeared there. One evening in a bar I met a very famous actor and director in the company of a very attractive young lady (the actor was already well into his sixties, she was barely twenty). They ate a dinner of dumplings and chattered lovingly to each other. Suddenly one of the cooks couldn't stand it anymore, she walked up to the table and hit the table with a wet cloth and she said: "Mr. Hanuszkiewicz! You can fuck around in hotels like Victoria or Forum (most posh places those days). Get outta here!".
Wow! Sounds like you have some milk bar stories 😂 Thanks for watching!
whole country run on milk bars
There are worse things to run on! 🤓
15:20 What? Kluski is flour based? Since when? Pierogi's dough is 100% wheat flour based, kluski's dough is 100% potato mash plus eggs plus potato starch for adding gummier texture.
Milk bars, Amber, and salt. Krakow is awesome.
Sure is!
Not sweet cheese but with sweet cottage cheese or curd.
Great video,
I wonder how the milk bars make money, unless they are subsidized by the govt
Cheers
They are subsidized, so that's certainly part of it.
Bary Mleczne są dotowane przez rząd
The name "pierogi ruskie" wasn't taken from Ruś Kijowska (old Ukraine) but from Ruś voidvoiship that was a part of Poland. It was a regional, POLISH dish. Guy that has told you different story was plain wrong
Milk bars that have changed the name to "ukraińskie" don't know what they're doing :)
That’s what he said. He said places changing it to “ukraińskie” are only doing it because of the war and they think “ruskie” refers to Russia. But he says what it really refers to.
Thanks for watching!
Where on earth is this guy at the start eating for €2? 8zł? You show a menu where a plate of cucumber salad is 7zł!
I think I have the right to write to you that Polish farmers can provide up to 200 million people with healthy and durable food products. They could, but the EU doesn't allow it!
Moreover, the culture of Polish cuisine combines all the needs of every person from any climatic zone.
Polish cuisine has an extraordinary wealth of dishes from game, pork, beef, poultry, sea and inland fish, etc.
But, Polish cuisine also offers plenty of soups, dairy dishes, vegetarian dishes, vegan dishes, dishes with vegetables, fruits and mushrooms.
The cook of the Polish king, Jan III Sobieski - Stanisław Czeniecki wrote the first real cookbook in Europe. This is an incredible wealth for anyone who appreciates good food.
Personally, I recommend drinking fruit compote (with the last money left in your pocket) at a Polish milk bar. You won't be full, but you will fall in love with Polish cuisine and forget about Coca-Cola or Pepsi!
SMACZNEGO
I always wonder why YT clips on Polish food are 95% fantasy, with people describing some weird family quirks as "traditional Polish cuisine" and distant childhood memories as "history":).
I don't go there out of principle. Not that I consider myself first-class citizen, it's just that bar mleczny is for those who really need it, and using it will always seem like abuse. It's like going to free soup kitchen when you have a normal 9-5 middle manager job.
16:20 Ruskie ≠ Rosyjskie, thats a diffirent words, een in coloquial language ofen we say Ruscy/Ruski but it perojative word to name Russians(Rosjanie) wic we dont like overall in Poland.
To add to this history lesson. Yes ruskie pierogi supose to be translate into Ruthenian "dumplings" but its not just ruthenia. Its red ruthenia which was part of poland. So yes. It is ukrainian land but from times when it was polish. Thats why i fiding this offensive to call them ukrainian. Bc its like calling English language AMERICANISH and suggesting that people in UK speak american.
The thing is that ukrainians don't cook pierogi (or vareniki) with potatoe and cheese. They cook it either with cottage cheese filling or potatoe filling. Dish such as "varieniki with potatoe and cheese filling" does not exist in ukrainian cuisine. So i guess it is just resonable to stay with a ruthenian pierogi, as they truly are, since ukrainians don't even coock them...
You get offended by a pierogi name? Really?
@@Malcriada115 its importent.
@@antonibugaj4465 People dying in Ukraine - that's what's important. As for pierogi, everybody just... get a life.
@@Malcriada115 małgosiu mój płatku śniegu nie denerwuj się bo ci żyłka pęknie. My tu o pierogach a ty nam wyskakujesz z biednymi ukraincami umierającymi na wojnie.
It's good when the guide knows the history! Unfortunately, yours mostly told fairy tales. These two boys know nothing about Polish cuisine. Too many mistakes to straighten it out. The slogan "Sugar strengthens you - Cukier krzepi" was invented by Melchior Wańkowicz, a journalist and writer, in 1931. In everyday use there was a paraphrase of this advertising slogan; Sugar strengthens, but vodka does so much more.🤣🤣😂 The first milk bar, called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska"(Today, in this place there is building , the pre-war, majestic building of BGK - Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego at Aleje Jerozolimskie 7) was established in 1896 in Warsaw by Stanisław Dłużewski, a member of the Polish nobleman , landed gentry. Although the typical bar mleczny had a menu based on dairy items, these establishments generally served other, non-dairy traditional Polish dishes as well. The commercial success of the first milk bars encouraged other businessmen to copy this type of restaurant. As Poland regained its independence after World War I, milk bars appeared across most of the country. They offered relatively cheap but nourishing food, and thus achieved even more prominence during the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II. Poland became a communist state in the Eastern Bloc. Contrary to official propaganda, the majority of the population was poor, and even moderately-priced restaurants were derided as "capitalist". During the post-war years, most restaurants were nationalized and then closed down by the communist authorities. In the mid-1960s, milk bars were common as a means of offering cheap meals to people working in companies that had no official canteen. They still served mostly dairy-based and vegetarian meals, especially during the period of martial law in the early 1980s, when meat was rationed.
After the fall of communism, milk bars gave way to dynamically developing normal gastronomy. Due to their good locations, milk bars often fall victim to gentrification and are defended by activist groups. Today milk bars are privately owned, but partly subsidized by the state and local governments, which allows it to offer low prices. The quality of food in milk bars is poor. It doesn't remind me of home-cooked food, nor does it remind me of my grandmother or mother. Ruthenian dumplings (pierogi ruskie)come from Red Ruthenia, which is now the Podkarpackie Voivodeship and part of western Ukraine. Saint Jacek Odrowąż popularized them in the crown already in the 12th century. The only correct English translation is Ruthenian dumplings. Ukrainian dumplings are nonsense. Dumplings from Russia are pelmeni, and from Ukraine they are varienki.
You go to every foreign vlog and try to teach people visiting Poland ! Why don’t you make own vlog !
@@EA00000 Bo w czasach głupoty, kłamstwa i manipulacji nie można pozostawiać półprawd albo banialuk bez sprostowania. Później taki Trump albo Kaczyński dochodzą do władzy, a są jeszcze gorsi idioci ale świetni manipulatorzy. Jak ci się nie podoba nie czytaj moich komentarzy.
I hope we won't go to war with Ukraine or Russia over who invented the ruskie pierogi.
Milk bars are not cheap anymore
Of course it’s all relative. We were still able to get a full meal for a little more than a euro.
Thanks for watching!
🙄
You should have concetrate on🎉 food, showing it trying it and less on talking with too young "experts" who do not know the history and evolution of bar mleczny institution.
Thanks for watching!
Pierogies originally came from China
16:20 Your "guide" is talking nonsense. Idiot bar owners call Ruskie Dumplings Ukrainian dumplings. These dumplings come from the lands of "Red Ruthenia" - an area that was part of Poland for hundreds of years. Ukraine as a country was established after 1989, so what kind of "Ukrainian dumplings" are we talking about? If someone wants to translate this name into English, they should translate it as Ruthenian Pierogi. I also didn't notice that, apart from locations full of foreign tourists, some idiots changed the Polish or English menu and called it Ukrainian pierogi...
That’s… that’s the exact explanation he gave. But thanks for watching anyways!
@@BaurJoe Well, it's not. The areas of Red Ruthenia are (also but not only) Polish territories. For hundreds of years, when this dish was created, no one talked about Red Ruthenia as an area of a foreign country. It's like saying that Silesian dumplings (a Polish regional dish) are a dish from a separate country. So no, his explanation is correctly political nonsense. It's a Polish dish, and your "guide" told the history of Ukraine (not accurately enough and with some distortions) which has no connection with this dish except the name of the area that is currently within the borders of Ukraine. Historically, the territory of the Ukrainian nation is Kievan Rus
Milk bars used to have only vegetarian and dairy dishes. Adding meat dishes happened only in 1960s. Historically in the late 19tb century among socialist where rge idea of milk bars appeared rare were some Jewish influences of kosher dairy restaurants that are easy ro be kept kosher by not having meat.
@@peterkiedron8949 Thanks for sharing and watching!
And what about Ukrainian Borsch?