food

Poles walk everywhere. Cars are becoming more and more prevalent within the city centers, but still mainly walk. So, with all of the walking that we have been doing (and of course the manual labor), I figured that we would all loose weight or at least get really trim. But the foods ... Meat and potatoes are really their staple foods. They use a lot of dill, red pepper, and peparika as spices. They also fry seemingly everything! Fried potatoes (along with french fries), fried cheeses (multiple types), fried meats, fried veggies, etc. One of my favorite foods so far is called 'pierogi', and more imporantly, the potato pierogi. Ummm! I have figured, more for my south Texas friends, it is something like an empanada, but different - but very good. We have also discovered a wonderful cafe in Gliwice that specializes in types of icecream (a.k.a. 'lody'). I suppose it is some what sad that before we even knew how to say 'hello' or 'Where is the bathroom?' we knew how to say 'icecream'. Good eat'n had by all!