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Inside the restaraunt

Inside the restaraunt, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:

Inside view from the loft

Inside view from the loft, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:  A shelf with many potions for the lunch and dinners.OK, many are empty, I guess that is why it is a peasant restaraunt. Is there much food? Of course there is and very tasty also. :o) 

t: I am a peasant

t: I am a peasant, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:

Peasant restaraunt

Peasant restaraunt, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:

CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's Food: CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's Food

CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's Food: CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's Food, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:  CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's FoodI had Pierogies and soup. I was really full from a wonderful breakfast that Urszula made, so we ate light. The soup and Pierogis were fantastic. I think I could easily be a peasant in Poland :o))) 

CHLOPSKIE JADLO: Peasant's Food - that is me!

CHLOPSKIE JADLO: Peasant's Food - that is me!, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:  CHLOPSKIE JADLO which means: Peasant's Food I loved the soup and pierogis. Yummy! 

Chlopskie Jadlo: English and German menu

Chlopskie Jadlo: English and German menu, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  There is a menu in Polish, English and German available. Just ask a waiter. What to drink? They offer compote, juices, hot wine and beer, mineral water to drink (no coca-cola).What to eat? They offer various kinds of pierogi (filled with minced meat, cheese or sauerkraut),... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: Mizeria? What's that?

Chlopskie Jadlo: Mizeria? What's that?, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  Mizeria is a cucumber salad made of sliced fresh cucumbers with added sour cream - thick and not sweet. It's one of the most popular and inexpensive Polish salads.They added green, cut leaves of onion, some herbs, a little salt and pepper to mizeria in Chlopskie Jadlo. It... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: Salad bar

Chlopskie Jadlo: Salad bar, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  There are a few kinds of local salads stored in clay jars in Chlopskie Jadlo Restaurant. They are made of local, seasonal and inexpensive vegetables like: fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, red beets, carrots and boiled potatoes. Some contain various local herbs and/or... sour cream... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: In authentic interiors

Chlopskie Jadlo: In authentic interiors, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  They offer real Polish country cuisine served in authentic interiors. If any doubts: look at my picture.As for now I visited two restaurants of this chain: in Glogoczow (twice) and a new one (opened September 2003) in Bielsko-Biala. This one in Glogoczow served better food.... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: Awarded restaurant

Chlopskie Jadlo: Awarded restaurant, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  "Chlopskie Jadlo" ("Peasant's Food") is relatively new, small chain of restaurants in Poland - as for now in southern Poland only. The first restaurant in the Chlopskie Jadlo group was established in March 1995 and was located along the national road between Krakow and... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: Sauerkraut

Chlopskie Jadlo: Sauerkraut, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  Sauerkraut is a cabbage which has been cut into small pieces and preserved in vinegar. It's still quite popular in Poland available in most groceries. It's cheap (very cheap) Eastern European food. Usually it's served as a salad together with some addings like some herbs,... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: PIEROGI! What's that?

Chlopskie Jadlo: PIEROGI! What's that?, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  "Pierogi" are one of the most popular traditional Polish (Central and Eastern European) dish. "Pierogi" is plural from a word "pierog". What's that?Hmm... no exact English word to name it or I don't know. Imagine a food made from mixed flour, water and sometimes egg (like... 

Chlopskie Jadlo: Peasant's appetizer :-)

Chlopskie Jadlo: Peasant's appetizer :-), Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  When we came in and sat by a table a waiter gave us home-made bread (very thick slices!) and Polish traditional peasant's lard. The lard was made of pig fat with fried, minced onion and crackling (hard skin of cooked pork) added + some secret addings. It was served in metal... 

Transportation  

No public transportation

No public transportation, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  BY CARGlogoczow is located by main Higway E77 Warsaw, Poland - Budapest, Hungary, 21 km (13 mi) south of Krakow's downtown and 12 km (7.5 mi) north of city of Myslenice. From Krakow follow direction signs to: Chyzne (border crossing point to Slovakia) or Zakopane.BY... 

Local Customs  

9" 22"

9" 22", Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:  This is the dorrstep to the restaraunt for peasants.Again you can see the lovely sunflower plants that line the entrance.I was there in October and I am sure it gets much more beautiful in spring and summer. 

Old, local fence

Old, local fence, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  There are usually metal fences or brick/cement walls around houses in Glogoczow now. But you can find old, wooden, a little neglected fences as well. Add clay pots which locals used to dry on them. The wooden fence of Peasant's food restaurant dipped in green plants looked... 

Sunflowers

Sunflowers, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  Sunflowers seem to be quite popular plants around Glogoczow. They are used to produce sun oil and first of all to decorate local yards. Hmm... I didn't see any sunflower fields around Glogoczow. I saw a lot of them in... Hungary, former Yugoslavia and Romania that is more to... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Sunflower plants

Sunflower plants, Glogoczow

 Kodi01 Says:  Outside this lovely restaraunt were planted many sunflower plants. 

Beautiful sunflowers

Beautiful sunflowers, Glogoczow

 matcrazy1 Says:  They grew beautiful and high sunflowers just by the entrance to Peasant's Food restaurant. They looked very beautiful especially with a little neglected wooden fence by them. They were over 2 m (6.5 ft) high that was higher than me. 

 
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 This was funny for me to see, the napkins made from paper. They are thin and hard compared to our napkins. 

 

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Traditional Polish peasant's food

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 Would you like to receive a postcard from Poland? Click here, please! Thank you very, very much :-))) Driving from Krakow to Wadowice - birthplace of pope John Paul II I kidnapped Kathy (Kodi01)...... 

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 Thanks to Matcrazy for sharing his pictures with me. My camera broke on my trip. :-) 

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