Posted at November 17, 2009

Eastern Europe Trip – The Food

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Author: Mark Ellison (10 Articles)

Mark is the Project Manager at Travelfusion. Originally from the United States, Mark joined the company in 2006. You can find his full biography here.

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I like food. I like to cook it, I like to eat it. I like to try new things and learn how to make them. For these reasons, Eastern Europe was a major treat! I have never eaten so much meat (82718 pigs worth) in such a short period of time (10 days). Here are some of the dishes I ate and where:

Czech Goulash

Czech Goulash

  • stewed pork goulash with bacon dumplings (Prague, Czech Republic)
  • roast pork with boiled cabbage and bacon dumplings (Prague)
  • half a duck, roasted, with stewed cabbage and dumplings (Prague)
  • ham cold cuts with cheese on dark rye toast (Prague)
  • grilled pork neck with roasted potatoes (Prague)
  • ham sandwiches (train to Warsaw, Poland)
  • grilled sausages (Warsaw)
  • scrambled eggs with tiny chunks of pork in them (Warsaw)
  • roast pork fillet stuffed with bacon, mushrooms and cheese, breaded & deepfried, topped w/ melted cheese (Warsaw)
  • pierogi dumplings with shredded meat (Krakow)
  • ham cold cuts and cheese on toast (Krakow, Poland)
  • more scrambled eggs with sausage (Krakow)
  • tomato soup with beans and sausage (Krakow)
  • roasted chicken breast wrapped in bacon (Krakow)
  • more pierogi dumplings (Krakow)
  • stewed pork goulash and spicy rice balls (Budapest, Hungary)

Did I mention yet that all of these food was C H E A P? But when it got so frigid in Warsaw that I needed to buy a new hat and gloves at the local H&M, it struck me that the exact same items sold back in London for significantly less.

We found the locally produced fare in Eastern Europe to be very cheap, from food and drink to clothes and toys. On the other hand, imported goods from the USA, UK, and other European countries are way more expensive than the local Eastern Europe equivalents. We found this to be true with most consumables, for example vodka (Wyborowa vs Absolut) and groceries (Albert vs Tesco).

Signing off now so I can go for a bike ride and burn off more meaty calories!

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  • I am still getting over the pain of all the pork. But as John Mellencamp once said, it hurts so good.
  • Yigang
    Looks like the eastern Europe countries have much similarities with China, cheap food, drinks, clothes, toys and even domestic appliances, except the crazy house/flat. Also the imported stuff or western brands (made in China or Asian countries) are even more expensive than in their original countries.
  • Kathryn Frengs
    YUMMMM! I could use some pierogis right about now!
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