'THE food in Poland is terrible," writes an old school friend by email from Britain. It's true he knows the place well — he's been married to a Polish woman for 20-something years and has travelled the country extensively in that time. But on the other hand, I haven't seen him since our school days, and how much does he know about food anyway? In these matters, I find it's best to rely on one's own judgement and so I'm about to spend two weeks experiencing Poland's culinary delights first-hand.
Nevertheless, my friend's words replay as my husband and I board the early-morning flight to Gdansk on Poland's Baltic coast. It's proved almost impossible to shrug off our notions of a dour land full of grey potato people and dingy restaurants serving sour cabbage and gristly stew. But when we arrive in Gdansk, we find the city busy withpreparations for the 20thanniversary of the elections that toppled communism. Kylie Minogue is due to perform at the old shipyards and there is a sense of excitement in the air. There's not a grey face to be seen. Instead, the streets are crowded with young people, there are shoppers and sightseers everywhere and the party mood is palpable.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/epicure/food-thats-simply-wild/2009/12/14/1260639163975.html
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