How to Take a Milk Bar Crawl Through Krakow (Polish Food at Its Finest)

Krakow runs on milk bars. These no-fuss canteens serve affordable yet filling meals that taste like Babcia’s house-big, honking dessert and all-and they hold a deep, nostalgic place in Poland’s national psyche.
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  • @SandraHof
    @SandraHof12 күн бұрын

    "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!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    11 күн бұрын

    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!

  • @bastian33o2
    @bastian33o2Ай бұрын

    I loved milk bars when I lived in Poland. The food there was cheap and delicious. Kluski Slaskie (Silesian dumplings) smothered with melted butter and sprinkled with powdered sugar were my favorite.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Loved it all! The Silesian dumplings were soooo filling in a good way :)

  • @estachosPL
    @estachosPLАй бұрын

    That extra energy came from lots of sugar we ate the first day! :) Thanks for making me a part of it :)

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks for showing me the way!

  • @estachosPL

    @estachosPL

    Ай бұрын

    @@BaurJoe someday you will do the same for me in Berlin ;)

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    @estachosPL deal!

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    Ruskie pierogi means: Ruthenian dumplings. Russian dumplings in Polish would be: Pierogi rosyjskie.

  • @filipzietek5146

    @filipzietek5146

    Ай бұрын

    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

    @morvran9074

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@filipzietek5146Ruthenia means Ruś. For example Red Ruthenia (Ruś Czerwona). What you are talking about is Kievan (Kyivan) Rus (Ruś Kijowska)

  • @filipzietek5146

    @filipzietek5146

    Ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @nikka00

    @nikka00

    29 күн бұрын

    Przecież jest to wyjaśnione w filmie, po co dodatkowo bić pianę? Czyżby się nie obejrzało do końca? :P

  • @PicklDilly
    @PicklDillyАй бұрын

    Michals sense of humour wins. Great video!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 🤓

  • @wojs2401
    @wojs2401Ай бұрын

    You had very smart guides👍👊

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    They were great! I really appreciated their time and knowledge.

  • @MikeLtm32
    @MikeLtm32Ай бұрын

    Schabowy is the KING of Polish cuisine!!! Amen!!!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    I had a nice vegan version while in krakow 🤓 good stuff!

  • @MikeLtm32

    @MikeLtm32

    Ай бұрын

    @@BaurJoe Well, I ain't vegan, but I respect your point of view. Thanks for the material, Mate. Cheers from Poland!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    @MikeLtm32 thanks for watching! Poland rules!

  • @kuba_nowak

    @kuba_nowak

    Ай бұрын

    Yes. Schweinschnitzel, national dish of Austria, is the king of Polish cuisine since the communist times!:)

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    I sometimes make kasha varnishkes. Good stuff!

  • @rover100bunson
    @rover100bunsonАй бұрын

    Went to a krakow milk bar,wonderful and so cheap

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    The affordability is pretty freakin' fantastic!

  • @grrrbrrr9053
    @grrrbrrr9053Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    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!)

  • @robertrobski1013

    @robertrobski1013

    Ай бұрын

    We had a lot of Germans in 1939 in 1945 they were gone

  • @Nattiie
    @NattiieАй бұрын

    What a beautifully made video, you did milk bars justice!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! Appreciate that :)

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    Kluski slaskie are made of patetoes and out of patetoe storch and an addition of 1 egg. I love the so much.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    I was a big fan as well!

  • @adriannawrocki

    @adriannawrocki

    Ай бұрын

    No. You do not add egg to Silesian dumplings. Only Potatoes and potato starch. Nothing more.

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    "Kopytka" with butter and sugar.

  • @grash4435

    @grash4435

    Ай бұрын

    Oh no no no...kopytka with fried bred crumbs on butter...up to the taste 😂😂😂

  • @sebskyYyy
    @sebskyYyyАй бұрын

    whole country run on milk bars

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    There are worse things to run on! 🤓

  • @MrBalrogos
    @MrBalrogosАй бұрын

    1:50 it have caffine and teobromine :) it is in the end Cacao

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    Cracow in Polish is Kraków which is pronounced like: Krakoov.

  • @maciekszymanski8340
    @maciekszymanski8340Ай бұрын

    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!".

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Wow! Sounds like you have some milk bar stories 😂 Thanks for watching!

  • @Piotr-bh5yx
    @Piotr-bh5yx22 күн бұрын

    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

  • @madeye0
    @madeye022 күн бұрын

    Fun fact, coca actually does have caffeine, just much less than coffee.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    21 күн бұрын

    Indeed! That’s what I wrote in the accompanying article. Thanks for watching!

  • @coryaw95
    @coryaw95Ай бұрын

    damn only a few thousand subs? well made video here. Thanks!

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks! I’ve been getting that my entire KZread career 😂 Not sure if I should be honored or depressed 🤪 Either way, thanks for watching!

  • @POLEXICANHUSSAR
    @POLEXICANHUSSAR25 күн бұрын

    Milk bars, Amber, and salt. Krakow is awesome.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    25 күн бұрын

    Sure is!

  • @julioc4978
    @julioc4978Ай бұрын

    Great video, I wonder how the milk bars make money, unless they are subsidized by the govt Cheers

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    They are subsidized, so that's certainly part of it.

  • @alicjamrozowicz8032

    @alicjamrozowicz8032

    Ай бұрын

    Bary Mleczne są dotowane przez rząd

  • @robertkukuczka9469
    @robertkukuczka9469Ай бұрын

    Not sweet cheese but with sweet cottage cheese or curd.

  • @wojciechtaras8331
    @wojciechtaras833115 күн бұрын

    No soup!? Usually i eat soup in this bar

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    15 күн бұрын

    Which bar? There’s a żurek in the video at some point.

  • @wojciechtaras8331

    @wojciechtaras8331

    15 күн бұрын

    @@BaurJoe I mean in general for example pomidorowa is moust famus soup for bar mleczny but my favorite is ogórkowa

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    15 күн бұрын

    @wojciechtaras8331 so many soups, so little time 😂

  • @kuba_nowak
    @kuba_nowakАй бұрын

    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":).

  • @JoeDoe-cr1jl
    @JoeDoe-cr1jlАй бұрын

    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.

  • @dataskin
    @dataskin10 сағат бұрын

    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 :)

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    7 сағат бұрын

    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!

  • @Sandro_de_Vega
    @Sandro_de_VegaАй бұрын

    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.

  • @zuzannakarpinska1882

    @zuzannakarpinska1882

    Ай бұрын

    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...

  • @Rene_Moor3095
    @Rene_Moor3095Ай бұрын

    "Pierogi ruskie" means 'Rutheranian dumplings' This boy spoke untruthfully about the name of "ruskie" dumplings/pierogi. The name is not derived from Kyivan Rus, but from the name of the historical land of Red Ruthenia, which was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as the former Polish Eastern Borderlands. Shame on you for misleading people. "Ruskie pierogi" does not mean "Russian pierogi". The word "Ruskie" in this case is an adjective made from the word "Ruś" / “The Red Ruthenia” - that is a historical name for a land located basically in north-western Ukraine and south-eastern Poland (this land once was in Poland) so "Ruś" is not synonymous with Russia or Ruś Kijowska/Kyivan Rus (which back then was and still are different places). The correct translation is 'Rutheranian dumplings', definitely not 'Russian dumplings'.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    Ай бұрын

    That’s what he said? He was very clear that it does not mean Russian dumplings and refers to Ruthenia. But thanks for watching!

  • @robertkukuczka9469

    @robertkukuczka9469

    Ай бұрын

    You are correct. I can not agree more.

  • @yakeosicki8965
    @yakeosicki8965Ай бұрын

    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

    @EA00000

    Ай бұрын

    You go to every foreign vlog and try to teach people visiting Poland ! Why don’t you make own vlog !

  • @yakeosicki8965

    @yakeosicki8965

    Ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @MrBalrogos
    @MrBalrogosАй бұрын

    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.

  • @peterkiedron8949
    @peterkiedron894910 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    9 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @robertrobski1013
    @robertrobski1013Ай бұрын

    Pierogies originally came from China

  • @rayan69pl
    @rayan69pl10 күн бұрын

    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

    @BaurJoe

    10 күн бұрын

    That’s… that’s the exact explanation he gave. But thanks for watching anyways!

  • @rayan69pl

    @rayan69pl

    10 күн бұрын

    @@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

  • @peterkiedron8949

    @peterkiedron8949

    10 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @BaurJoe

    @BaurJoe

    9 күн бұрын

    @@peterkiedron8949 Thanks for sharing and watching!

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