There is indeed some cuisine overlap between Poland and its neighbors,
especially Germany I would say. I am not aware of this particular dish being
eaten in Germany, but it would not surprise me if a version existed--after all,
cabbage grows there too.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On May 21, 2014, at 1:54 AM, Moose wrote:
> On 5/20/2014 5:30 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>> Me too !
>>
>> ...Wayne
>>
>>> I find it interesting that there have been two comments so far about having
>>> never seen cabbage rolls in tomato sauce. That's the only way I've ever had
>>> them.
>
> Paul I understand. That sort of cabbage roll is, as Nathan says, Polish.
> Possibly from a larger region, and there were a huge number of NE European
> immigrants in the Chicago area.
>
> My late wife's mother was Polish-American and father Mexican. He said that
> when they first moved to the US, to his in-laws' place in Hamtramck, he
> couldn't practice his English in the neighborhood, 'cause everyone spoke
> Polish.
>
> So I have indeed had those cabbage rolls - delicious. Unfortunately, the old
> generation who knew how are gone, as is the excellent local Polish restaurant.
>
> As I recall there is a similar Russian dish? Considering how often various
> parts of what is now Poland were parts of what is now Germany of Russia,
> there's probably a lot of cuisine overlap.
>
> Do I need to add to my repertoire?
>
> Musing Moose
>
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