Two days ago I had them for lunch and dinner. And then yesterday I had them for breakfast lunch and dinner. And today I had them for lunch. More on pierogies later.
Everyone knows that Belgians are famous for their chocolate, French Fries (ha. I know I called them French fries. Belgians have a bit of a pet peeve about this. I wonder why?) waffles and mussels,
but did you know that they make an amazing sandwich?
I had one of the best sandwiches of my life this past weekend in Antwerpen.
I had just finished strolling through the city's charming Red Light district (oh is it charming) and happened to walk into a little restaurant to see what the local workers eat. The sandwich that propositioned me there aroused my most carnal desires.
First, the sandwich pimp took brown bread (I think it's just some type of whole grain) and put egg salad in.
I love egg salad- my mom's is the best! Shout out to Mom!
On this she put some sprouts, sundried tomatoes, capers and freshly cracked pepper.
It was awesome. The big pieces of freshly cracked pepper pushed it over the top into divine land. It was like a whip for the tongue. Seriously. I was in heaven.
Check it out:
Later that day we stopped at a rest stop on the way to Germany and sure enough, there were old ladies there making sandwiches. On freshly baked bread.
Here they are making mine:
And here's mine with a bite out of it:
Check out that bread. Talk about hearty!
Granted, the old ladies weren't into whips.
But my view while eating it made up for that:
Not bad, eh?
So the next day we were in Berlin. One thing I've found whenever I eat Italian food in Germany is that it has a distinctively German feel to it. Same thing with Indian and Thai.
This isn't bad. It's just that it's a little different than the food in Italy. The sauces tend to be heavier. But it's still good!
Across the street from the club we played at we had a great meal at this little Italian bistro.
We started out with some bruschetta and olives.
Mmmmmm.
Shanir and I both got soups for an appetizers.
Shanir decided to get the carrot, apple ginger soup.
It was good on the first bite but then became a little overwhelming.
I decided to go with the tomato soup.
This ain't no Campbell's. Baby.
For my main course I got some cantelloni's stuffed with Ricotta and Spinach.
It's basically a manicotti. But it was one of the best manicottis I've ever had.
It was served on a bed of arugula with a tomato sauce and pine nuts on top.
Soooooo good.
The next day we drove from Berlin to Poland.
Interesting drive. Lots of transvestite prostitutes on the highway.
I didn't realize that people were actually into that. I guess now I'm a bit more "worldly."
Anyway, I had some of the best pierogies of my life at this rest stop about an hour into Poland.
For those of you who don't like pierogies, it's because you've never had them in Poland.
They are amazing here.
These are the Ruski ones- stuffed with potato and cheese and served with fried onions.
The sour cream sauce has garlic and is mmmmmmm good.
Check it out.
They're so hearty and yummy.
So now that my tour is over, I'm chilling in Poland for a bit. The town of Wroclaw is beautiful. There's all these little cafes where you can sit and intellectualize. I had the best hot chocolate I've ever tasted in my life at one of these cafes yesterday.
Who would have known that you could get such amazing hot chocolate in Poland of all places.
They actually have these hot chocolate machines at coffee shops in Poland. It makes this thick, rich almost pudding like substance.
I had one hot chocolate that actually had bits of coconut in it. They put this yummy whipped cream on top.
I love "whipped" cream.
So this weekend I'm heading to Krakow, where I'll be exploring the Jewish quarter and the rest of the city by bike. Apparently there this amazing ice cream shop near the hotel that I'm staying at. It's so amazing that it's known throughout Europe. We'll see if it's as good as Carroll Gardens Creamery, though. I doubt it.
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