Quote Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg View Post
smurfing Cheez Whiz.

.............why?!?

Fynn, do you have a version of soljanka in Poland? I had some in the Czech Republic and it was delicious. I was told it was reasonably common in a lot of former USSR territories, and then made it's way over.

I also really like Polish beet and bacon pierogis a friend used to make once in a while. She was from Poland, and she made them from scratch, so I figure it's pretty authentic.
I have NEVER heard of beet and bacon pierogis Definitely not a traditional thing. But sounds great! I really like pierogi overall, I just can't stand the sweet varieties.

And no, never heard of soljanka. Wikipedia says it's mostly Russian and Ukranian, but I wouldn't bve surprised if this was a regional dish in some regions. The region I originally come from, for example, has many Lithuanian influences, so our specialty is, for example, what we call kartacze (and what the Lithuanians call zeppelins)