I guess anyone who knows me won’t be too surprised to see that one of my first Polish posts is about Pączki. These delicious, sweet, perfectly-fried-fluffed-and-filled delicacies, pronounced more like ‘pOnchki’ than ‘pac-see’, are Poland’s version of a jam-filled doughnut (or Berliner). But let me tell you friends, the word doughnut just doesn’t cover it.
There are many great things about life in Australia, and being Australian. You get to lie to inform people about drop bears. You get to surprise your foreign friends with Vegemite (and now, even Vegemite chocolate). You rarely have to cancel holidays because of rain. But one of the crappiest things about being Aussie, is how far Aussie-land is from everywhere else.
This past weekend was a pretty amazing Food Gorge Session for Andy, Szym* and I…
Up until now, you’ve only seen a couple of shots of the bedroom, back in the very early days of its life.
I’ve had these photos floating around in an unpublished post for some time now.
Last weekend we headed to Poznan (Posen to the German community), a smallish student town about 300 km directly east of Berlin. The Plan: to escort Andy’s parents, who had been staying with us, out of Germany, and to reunite them with Andy’s dad’s three sisters (and their respective partners).
Ok, the title maybe doesn’t make immediate sense to the non-Aussie readers out there. AFL is the Australian Football League. And Australian Football (Aussie Footy- because we are lazy group of English speakers) is a weird little game played ‘down under’. It involves a lot of leaping, men wearing short-shorts, and a pointy egg-shaped ball.
So. Autumn has descended on us with its full ambiguity.
Some among you have commented that the identity of my uncle who visited, has remained a mystery. So here is a quick foodie post to rectify that fact. …And to show you food!
You love your friends because they are generally witty, smart, sweet and awesome people. But sometimes, there are a special few, who bring more than just their natural awesomeness to the table.