Some examples of food which might be odd for some people: flaki - polish tripe soup, ozorki w galarecie - pigs tongs in gelly, nozki w galarecie - pig legs in gelly, makowioec - poppy seed cake, czernina - duck blood soup, president's soup - based on chicken harts, zurek - fermented flour soup, kiszka - blood sausage - best from the grill, kutia - mix of wheat, poppy seeds and honey, chleb ze smalcem - bread with lard - often served with dill pickles as an appetizer, golonko - pig's leg - good with beer; We eat a lot of beets compare to Americans, marjoram is definitely the most common herb enjoy Kamila

Dear Andrew, I am a big fan of you program, it's really cool. I was born in Poland, live in the US long time, and I miss Polish food a lot. Just to whet your appetie I would like to mention about a calve's brain and tripe - very popular food in Poland (sounds scary, I mean bizarre enough? :). Also we eat a lot of different kind of mushrooms - fired, stewed or boiled. But there is something very special: a duck blood soup... here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czernina The history of our culinary art is also exciting - long time it reminded of Indonesian food.. I will send an email with more details. Bon apetite!

Having been raised in Hungary, I am biased about Hungarian foods; yet traveling much of the world and tasting foods of many regions and nations, I still think Hungarian foods are among the best. A good Hungarian gulyas is hard to beat and hard to find. I found that the best foods experience in Hungary were at little hole-in-the-wall restaurants where locals gathered regularly. Simple foods with excellent flavor. You may find no one who speaks English there but pointing at items on the menu is often fail-safe. Enjoy! I have several Hungarian recipes in Tried and True Recipes from a Caterer's Kitchen (my 9th book); check it out at http://whatrecipesdonttellyou.com George