Even though I was born Dutch and German, today I spent the day like the Polish and let me just say, it was amazing.
Today I joined a good portion of Grand Rapids for their annual "Pulaski Days." For those of you that don't know, it's when the Polish open up their halls to the public for amazing food, beer, and just a grand 'ol time. This is the first year I went and I didn't really know what to expect. I was definitely out of my element when I showed up, but it turned out to be a decent day. After the 4th hall, I finally decided to be brave and try the food. I didn't know what a Pierogie was, Golumpki sounded gross, and Kalpusta sort of frightened me. Finally, after the hunger started kicking in, and I got decent explanations of what each item was, I gave it a shot. Oh. My. Goodness!! The Polish sure know what they're doing in the kitchen!! The food was amazing! I didn't try the Kapusta because that is sauerkraut and I'm not a huge fan, but the Pierogies are little dough like things filled with mashed potatoes. And the Golumpki?? Probably my favorite of the day. Ground beef with onions and some other things cooked inside cabbage and covered in some sort of red sauce. The food just melts in your mouth it's so amazing!
Overall, the experience turned out to be great. Besides the amazing food, they played a ton of polka music, which usually annoys me, but just fit with today's adventure, the company was good and the beer was normal.
I may not be Polish, but I'm going to definitely play like them again next year. Maybe with a few extra people though.
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