we eat a lot in poland. /wherever we go.

“so, what’s going on at pizza hut this week?” was one of the first things out of my mouth upon caroline’s and my arrival in poland.   as this question may seem unusual to some (most likely people who are not familiar with the nationality of my tastebuds), let me explain.  first and foremost, the pizza huts (the restaurants themselves) in wroclaw are pretty nice…. they are actually a bit - dare i say it - classy.  there are no buffets, for example, and there’s a wait staff who brings you your food on a silver platter (or, you know, just a regular plate) rather than a pizza box being passed to you over a counter.  but the real reason i love the pizza huts in poland has nothing to do with class (shocking, i know) but rather the pasta, pizza and salad festivals.  i’ve been to all three (again, i ask – is this surprising?).  you pay, like, 20PLN* for a “ticket” to the festival, go in and grab a booth (usually after waiting awhile), the wait staff walks around with dishes (pasta, pizza, etc. depending on which festival it is) and you grab whatever dish you so desire….over and over and over.  it’s basically an all you can eat buffet without the getting-up-from-the-table-and-walking-to-the-buffet part (sounds like it was made for americans, am i right?!).  therefore, when i asked our friend “so, what’s going on at pizza hut this week?” and he replied “a pizza festival is what’s going on at pizza hut this week!”….well, can you guess where we ate that night?

*20PLN = 5euro = $7.50

caroline loved her polish pizza.  and her polish money:

the next night, we chose mexican for dinner.  even though there’s no such thing as actual mexican food in poland (or anywhere on this continent….try as i might to find the closest version), we ordered some quesadillas….

do these look like quesadillas to you?  no.  but i ate these “quesadillas” gladly, nonethless: and since the family i live with hates sweets, i have been known run to the mall after most (read: more than most) meals for a little treat of my own.  my all time favorite “treat spot” to date is a kiosk in the mall which sells soft serve cones for less than 1 USD.   

so - as you can see, when caroline and i travel, we only dine at the finest and most expensive of eateries. 

we should really write a guide book, i know.  i get that all the time.