Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum

Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else!

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Visitor Question Mar 19, 08 - 9:01 PM	Parsnip or Parsley? Could your group please help settle an argument I am having with a Polish colleague. Are parsnip and parsley the same thing? What I think of as parsnip (a white carrot shaped root vegetable), my Polish colleague claims is merely the root of the parsley plant, and that they both have the same name in Poland. Is this true? Confused.
Another Ania Mar 19th, 2008 - 9:31 PM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? Parsnip = pasternak Parsley = pietruszka The confusion may be explained here. My brother thought parsnips were parsley roots when he first came to the UK. I guess parsley roots are more common in Poland than here and they look similar. Easily confused if you're not familiar with parsnips. the great parsley parsnips debate
Angela W Mar 19th, 2008 - 10:37 PM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? That's very interesting. I've never seen parsley root for sale in England. I think we just use the green part of the plant.
Another Ania Mar 20th, 2008 - 12:59 AM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? It's probably a case of "waste not want not" in Poland because they had to be resourceful during communism. Poland sort of had the UK's wartime rationing - but for 50 years. So people became very creative, especially when trying to feed a family with no food in the shops. It's a pity that's all dying out now with the convenience foods they have in the shops in Poland.
Varsovian Mar 20th, 2008 - 11:31 AM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? Thanks for getting that one ironed out finally! I knew I wasn't mad ...
Magda Mar 20th, 2008 - 2:45 PM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? Parsnip or pasternak isn't popular in Poland. I don't think I've ever seen it for sale or grown. Parsley root isn't eaten like parsnip as a vegetable as it is in England. It's more of a added flavour for soups, etc.
Varsovian Mar 20th, 2008 - 3:43 PM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? Parsnips can get confused with cow fodder in Poland! White beet or sth - never ironed that one out properly either. Swede is not kindly looked on anywhere, I suppose!
Jon Apr 6th, 2008 - 5:14 PM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? According to Jane Grigson, Parsley Root (also called Pietruszka, Hamburg Parsley and Petroseline Wortle) is a different thing altogether from Parsnip (Paternak). If you cook a Parsnip and a Parsley Root and eat them at the same time, you'll notice the difference. She says it was first brought to the UK from Holland in 1727 but never caught on. It's very popular in an area stretching from North Germany down to Bulgaria (where they batter and deep fry it to serve with yoghurt) and right across Russia. She says it's an essential ingredient of Borscht and Krupnik (her Krupnik recipe seems better than the standard Polish one). She also gives an interesting recipe for Hamburg Eel Soup with it in.
Another Ania Apr 7th, 2008 - 12:19 AM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? I guess people add different things to barszcz and krupnik depending on preference. It's like every other dish (Polish or not). Everyone has their own secret ingredients. I'd agree it's not a popular veg in Poland. I'd never heard of pasternak until this discussion.
slepowron Apr 7th, 2008 - 5:35 AM	Re: Parsnip or Parsley? But have you heard of Doctor Zhivago?

	Poland and Polish Discussion Group and Forum Welcome to the original English language Poland and Polish discussion group board. This message forum is a place where English-speaking Poles, foreigners (expats) living in Poland, and anyone with a genuine interest in Poland can discuss and read the views of others concerning Poland. Subjects include: Polish news and current affairs; Life in Poland; politics; genealogy research; Polish culture and history; advice and tips on visiting Poland; Polish property and investment issues. The aim of our group is to increase awareness of wonderful Poland using the English language and allow and foster the honest debate and exchange of opinions on anything vaguely related to Poland and Polish - positive, negative and/or neutral! This discussion group is not an open-to-all public message board. Membership is by invitation only and therefore given that a fairly limited number of people have full access, it is more of a community blog than a straightforward forum. This application system was brought in to lessen the amount of spam and nonsensical and commercial posts made by casual visitors and off-topic and offensive posts left by a disruptive minority. To ask a one-off question about Poland or respond to comments made on this board without a password just email us and provided it is at least halfway sensible, we'll post it on the board for all to see and current members will try to respond! All opinions and views expressed on this site are solely those of their respective authors and are not necessarily those of anyone else! Links: Polish Language and Translation Forum; Factbook Poland; Photographs of Poland; Polish Translation; A Town in Poland; Map; Apply for the Poland and Polish Forum Password
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