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Bakery wank, anyone?
Okay, this is small, but full of delicious WTF. It's also entirely in Polish - luckily for you all, it's my native language, and thus I can offer you a full translation!

A bit of background: I'm moving to Scotland this summer, my fiance will be attending the University of Dundee, so we're hoping to get a small place together. Last time I was in Scotland for longer than a month, I started really missing Polish-style bread, so I'm wondering if there's anywhere I could get that while I'm in Dundee without having to resort to my family mailing me some.

A quick Google search brings me to Emito.net, a community website for Polish immigrants in the UK. From there, a search for "dundee bakery" finds me this discussion thread.

All smallcaps and giant leaps of logic were faithfully preserved from the original.

o o: looking for confectionery or bakery in dundee

as above,is there a polish bakery in dundee?

cropa: no. Dundee is a town in Scotland as is nowhere as close to Kalisz as you might think. they have a shitload of scottish bakeries and confectioneries, but no polish ones - sorry

o o: thanks,scottish cakes don't taste half as good as polish

cropa: okay.

I don't want to argue, because if someone never leaves tesco and has no friends in Dundee they can't know where to go on sunday for a good cake or ice-cream. But, ah well. If someone assumes scotsmen are dumb and can't do anything right, then... there's no point. The fact is, I know good bakeries in poznan, but I also know lousy ones. The same goes over here. I think you should look for some friends who have a similar worldview.

gabrino ...: @cropa - What are you so offended about? OP never said scotsmen were dumb or couldn't do anything right, Just wanted to know if there was a polish bakery in dundee ( there might be, right? ) and he has the right to have his own opinion when he says he prefers polish cakes. I prefer polish bread but I don't think scotsmen can't produce anything good. On the contrary I think their sweets are very good

Just a small note

cropa: I never said OP said scotsmen are dumb.

gabrino ...: OK, you're riht . I expressed it badly . but you implied he thinks that when you wrote : quote "But, ah well. If someone assumes scotsmen are dumb and can't do anything right, then...

cropa: exactly - i stated my opinion. i think if they open polish bakeries etc. here there won't be any point in promoting poland as a tourist destination. dunno - maybe i'm wrong.

gabrino ...: then maybe you should start a new thread on emito titled: polish bakeries in dundee vs. promotion of polish touristry in poland .. And vent your frustration that way. In general I find your comment to be very rude
Because this thread seems to be about whether ther eis or isn't a polish bakery in dundee. Because OP likes polish cakes. I don't think there's any more to it than that.

cropa: I think otherwise and a difference in opinion is cause for a discussion.

gabrino ...: but o o didn't express any opinion. He just said he likes polish cakes. That id not an opinion ,that is a matter of what he likes or not. i don't think you should discuss that. like you don't discuss tastes. You like it or not, that's it. I'm not going to try to convince anyone how awesome chocolote icecraem is , if someone likes say berry. And it's also not a reason for some political discussion.

cropa: scottish cakes don't taste half as good as polish

this isn't an opinion?

sorry, it doesn't add up

gabrino ...: all right, I won't drag out this discussion any more, it leads nowhere But I'm sure you'll agree that your comment wasn't the nicest in the world. And generally that's my main beef. Even if you want to state your opinion, it would be cool if you could do it in a nice way. And if you think the answer you wrote is perfectly ok, then think of how other people talk to you. if this is normal for you

cropa: i'll agree it wasn't the nicest - but i don't think everything has to always be written nicely

And so, that baffling aside done, the rest of the thread proceeds on the original topic, someone recommends a Polish baker who does cakes on demand, and I find out that apparently Polish bread can be found in most large supermarkets in Dundee. Score!

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	ladysorka 2009-04-22 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	If there's one thing I really miss from growing up in Wisconsin, it's the food. Nobody makes actual sausages in the southwest. I can't even get a damn plain natural casing hot dog. It's just sad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Let's start a deprivation thread. singe 2009-04-22 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	I grew up in the South. Georgia, specifically, and sometimes I think I'd kill for some decent fried catfish. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. evilsqueakers 2009-04-23 03:24 am UTC (link)
	I'm in Georgia and I'd kill for some good andouille sausage. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. brennalarose 2009-04-23 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Challah. Proper challah, like Great Harvest Bread makes. It's a chain, but like Safeway, Richmond has no GHB. Wal-Mart fakes it really well, but there's no honey butter or Dominion Root Beer to go with it. Also, Cinnamon Chip Scones. mops drool away from keyboard (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. evilsqueakers 2009-04-23 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	Hmmm, there's one about 4 miles from my house. I could go there since I actually know the road it's on. puts that on tomorrow's to-do list I miss Barq's on a regular basis. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. singe 2009-04-23 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Louisiana is bogarding it all. Cajun basserds. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. evilsqueakers 2009-04-23 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	I thought so! I mean, really. It can't be that difficult to find some. It's hard to make good dinner with the terrible knockoffs. I love it with some mashed potatoes and a veggie. And a biscuit. Crumbly southern style. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. singe 2009-04-23 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	Buttermilk biscuits, yes. With cane syrup. weeps a little (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. evilsqueakers 2009-04-23 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	Of course. You can't not eat southern food without a biscuit. I mean. Biscuit! With some butter and (strawberry) preserves the next morning. (Reply to this)(Parent)

Re: Let's start a deprivation thread.
tree
2009-04-23 06:33 pm UTC (link)

Dear UK,

You have no burek, no pita zeljanica, no kefir, no proper yogurt, no ćevapi, no ražnjići or whole lovely lambs roasting on spits, no corn bread, no baklava (no, I tried what you label by that name, you got it wrong), no piroška, no poppy cakes, no chocolate rice (not chocolate with rice - I mean individual puffy rice grains coated in chocolate like dragees), no trilje, no lešo meso, no palačinke, you boil all vegetables to death and beyond, you wrap every damn thing in pastry, your watermelons are pathetic, your ice cream sucks and your chocolate isn't that good either. I'm sure I'll think of more once I hit post.

Love,
Me

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	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. singe 2009-04-23 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	I mean individual puffy rice grains coated in chocolate like dragees Helloooooooo. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. tree 2009-04-23 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	I found raisins in chocolate, various nuts in chocolate, but no rice. Whyyyyyyy. Every time I go home I have to remember to buy bags of the stuff to take back to England with me. It's heaven. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. lissa_b 2009-04-23 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	Who makes this chocolate covered puffed rice? It sounds absolutely divine, and Google is no help. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. tree 2009-04-24 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Kraš, the ex-Yugoslav, now Croatian, sweets and chocs giant. Their quality and range puts anything I've come across in the UK to shame, with the possible exception of Galaxy Minstrels. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. - tree, 2009-04-24 01:28 am UTC

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. kenovay 2009-04-24 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	They're, uh, not really our watermelons. Watermelons aren't exactly a British staple crop. And I won't hear anything against our chocolate. NOTHING. (I didn't think Kraš was all that, but maybe I just tried the wrong stuff.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: Let's start a deprivation thread.
tree
2009-04-24 02:19 pm UTC (link)

This, as I understand it, is a thread where we complain of the food we like and can't get in our current towns/ states/ countries/ continents. I have lived on the offers of a variety of British shops for some time now and have found very few items that do not make me homesick, and I am certain my British spouse would feel the same if we moved to the Mediterranean. (In fact, it only took him a few days to start pining for pork pies and winegums.) So to each their own.

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	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. re_weird 2009-04-23 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	What I miss the most in college is milk tea, boba drinks, lychee-flavored stuff (like ice cream, so good) and good Japanese food. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. singe 2009-04-23 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	College = starvation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. pastri_archy 2009-04-24 12:21 am UTC (link)
	True. Although I have discovered the joy of microwavable pasta bowls and simple groceries. Now if there were some way for my mother to mail me roasted chicken, cabbage and a baked potato every other Sunday... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. re_weird 2009-04-24 02:59 am UTC (link)
	I, too, have learned the joy of simple meals. My dinner now is usually either soup, pasta or a cheese quesadilla with an apple. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Let's start a deprivation thread. pastri_archy 2009-04-24 11:56 am UTC (link)
	Fried bologna and cheese sandwiches. Mmmmf. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jat_sapphire 2009-04-22 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	Also, frozen custard. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sight, not site persona 2009-04-23 02:33 am UTC (link)
	I concur... I moved back to my native Chicago after living in Milwaukee, and I thought, ah, it's not really that far; surely there will be frozen custard in Chicago; I'd never known the joy, so of course I wasn't looking for it previous... Not even a lone Culver's in sight. I miss Leon's. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	zaliesiren 2009-04-23 01:34 am UTC (link)
	When I lived in North Carolina nobody knew what the heck a pasty was. D: To be fair, I got to taste real red velvet cake for the first time. I considered it a good trade off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	brennalarose 2009-04-23 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	Also, NC is the only place I have ever found a real butcher shop. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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