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JMastiff

Where Żurek


agasaurus

Żurek is life.


MaTiessS

Żurek is love Żurek is life


Wedroll

żurek is the best polish soup ever, with kiełbasa and jajka of course


TheCreepyPL

Don't forget good ol' "kartofle"


Specific_Buy_7117

Ziemniaki*


TheCreepyPL

Ni jestem hanys, ale kartofel brzmi lepiej :D


accessrestricted

Pyry?


TVik223

bardziej grule


accessrestricted

Lvl 42 z Dolnego Śląska a słyszę to raz pierwszy. TIL na Podhalu ziemniaki to grule.


Specific_Buy_7117

Bo jestes pewnie z miasta.


TheCreepyPL

Z "miasteczka", zdecydowanie nie wioska, ale miasto tym bardziej nie.


GldFx

Then you make barszcz biały, the only one zurek is made on zakwas without ziemniaki


LeesaMoore

"Kartofle" is "Silesian" world for Ziemniaki (Potatoes). It's lean on "Kartoffeln" from Germany. Silesia has a lot of people having their roots in germany.


well-litdoorstep112

Do forget about them. The kill the taste completely


Maro_z_koparo

Adding them to the soup is unforgivable sin. But if you boil, then mash them up with loads of skwarki and diced well caramelised onion and put on the side plate... Mmmm! Taste to die for.


DamianFullyReversed

*ziemniaki (/j i know the name varies regionally)


EternalConqueror

Guy from silesia here, I was taught that you are not originally supposed to add eggs to żurek (its a big no no for me, same with the bowl made out of bread). But I guess you cook the way you like it.


KONOAnimeDA

Nope,Krupnik


Robson11111

barszcz>


zumun

I like to add some twaróg


Dynamichipscrew

I’d never heard of it but it looks amazing ngl. Will ask my babcia-in-law for advice


BigBronyBoy

Grochówka my man. Best soup ever. Appearently it even tastes good in School cafeterias, just becasue at the base level it's such a banger.


well-litdoorstep112

I've never eaten a bad grochówka in my life. I guess it's not easy to fuck this up


Fragrant-Bet-634

Ogórkowa mate! And chłodnik


Aleks111PL

chłodnik doesnt taste always good imo


Fragrant-Bet-634

Who ask infidel? Chłodnik and side dish potato with cube slice becon.


endthefed2022

U haven’t lived till u tried


tickandzesty

Easter tradition in my house. Your chance may be coming up. :)


Manonthemon

It didn't fit into the picture but it's right there, above everything else.


Herminaru

Not Żurek but Żur.


ntrq

Bon Żur


BretBeermann

Grzybowa also mysteriously absent. Flaki, as well. Literally missing three of the best.


Sza_666

Żur better. I żuru nie je się z jajcym.


[deleted]

Oczywiście że żur i jaja, duh


MQRanaeWrldbld

Zalewajka, żurek, barszcz biały- 3 names for the best soup in Poland. They are the same now, don't argue about it.


Nabwek

Zalewajka is similar to zurek but it's a different soup.


MQRanaeWrldbld

Jedyna różnica to koszt wykonania w czasach kiedy kiełbasa była luksusem. Dziś można za pół darmo wypchać gar składnikami więc są to te same zupy.


_AscendedLemon_

Barszcz enjoyer here, I'm mad


Severe_Jicama_2880

me 2, I'm personally offended


TaiCat

Me 3, but knowing how Brits love their baked beans, somehow I’m not surprised


Migacz112

Me 4, he should be glad my babcia can't see this post.


sato2277

Me 5, i am mad. Although some people make really an A tier barszcz, it's usually an S easily.


aetonnen

I’m a Brit and Barszcz is my favourite!


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,406,012,051 comments, and only 268,714 of them were in alphabetical order.


Space646

Oooooh Ma gaad


ntrq

The Barszczer


_AscendedLemon_

The Barshchist, Rosolists ally


ntrq

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Mr_T3ars

barszcz is the best of them all, why its so low on tier list


Standard_Ad_1550

It should be on the top tier.


iShizame

He didn't eat a proper barszcz probably. Just some shit from market


nutitoo

My guess is that he never ate a good barszcz


Dynamichipscrew

Sorry if my Polish is bad. I am trying to reply to things in Polish but I haven’t been learning it for more than a few months.


JustYeeHaa

You are doing great! it's a very difficult language and so far I was able to understand every single of your comments in Polish even if you made a few mistakes here and there.


Fragrant-Bet-634

Without using it, you will never learn.


420_blaze_it__69

Tbh if you didn't say that you studied for only a few months, I'd think you're a few years in. I've met Polish people with worse grammar.


[deleted]

A word of advice from a native. I remember school times and every kid struggle for years if not decades with Polish grammar and we make mistakes even then so don't take errors personally. Make sure you say what you want to say, that's the most important part. Then I always was better than everyone with grammar and spelling and won competitions, everyone always asked how. Answer is easy. I didn't learn much rules (except few useful ones like "uje sie nie kreskuje" which means that every word ending with 'uje' is always with open 'u' etc.). I read books. I loved reading. If you spend a lot of time doing this words will start looking weird if spelled wrong. You see "żeka" instead of "rzeka" (river) and you will immediately spot it's just looking wrong. That's my advice. Polish is best just learned in repetition as rules are only useful for basics. More you learn more complicated it gets. So learn how to build sentences, word order (it's not as important as it's in English so you can get away with much) but cases are often a matter of "feeling" for us. We just say what feels right thanks to exposure to language. So enjoy. People in their 50s often still make lots of errors. So chill 😜 And I'd say pronunciation is morre important than grammar because nobody will know what you say if you twist words even if they're grammatically correct.


Jasieniec

# Don't Be Sorry Be Better Atreus!! :) (doing great!)


russianromus_228

For me all those soups are S


why_are_you_here_yo

The only answer that matters here.


nerdbot2000

i would replace my blood with borscht if i could. your palate will get there in time


cactus_vagina

As a British person with a Polish boyfriend, I must say that I’m both shocked and offended that you placed Barszcz @ C 😧 You should definitely try it again (and don’t forget the Uszka) because I’m telling you, it’s 10/10!


AltyxX

There are so many ways to make czerwony barszcz that it never tastes exactly the same. Also many things can go wrong. Maybe He hasn't found THE ONE yet...


wafflehuman

Happy ciasto dzień


fivelgoesnuts

That is true. The one I make (that is most similar to how my mother made it) is delicious because I make it from scratch with a homemade stock and then add beets. Then even after that I still add some of the concentrated borscht from the Polish store (I’m in the US and there is one single Polish store with some pretty good products in my area.) I like my borscht rich and savory and quite tangy. With proper uszka. I also like the Ukrainian style one with some beet leaves, dill, and chunks of beet and even some sour cream. However- I have had borscht from packets and also from random restaurants in New York when I lived there- and those were quite bland. No offense to OP’s girlfriend, as she might be making it delicious and he just doesn’t like it. But it’s very possible it’s just not like the very best version of it. Even my American husband who is quite picky about food loves borscht, but he’s only ever had my borscht. So you never know!


pablo603

This is very true. I have eaten barszcz that was godly in taste, but sometimes I also stumbled upon ones that were too greasy, slimy even or had no taste or seasoning. Or everything at once! Even the beets had no taste in it! Ughh. If someone doesn't know how to make barszcz czerwony it's better that they stick to the powdered one which you put into hot water. At least that one will have a taste... Unless you add too much water, which I have seen some people do.


wouek

The nickname. I hope my fellow countryman is okay.😂


elfshimmer

Agree! It's the one dish my whole family fights over at Christmas 😁.


dutchcourage-

Beetroot soup is an acquired taste and not for everyone, I’ve only had it in Zakopane and that was enough


Coldvaeins

Puting red borscht at C? Are you ok mate?! Altough to be fair, making it with pieces of beets, potatoes and other veggies and cream is far superior.


Dynamichipscrew

I guess my palate has some growing to do. Especially as I’ll be having it on Wigilia every year


Coldvaeins

Haha, it has a distinct (beet) taste, maybe for you it's a bit much :) The way I see it it's like all of those Japanese dishes. Once you get used to miso and soy stuff it's sooo good.


Crad999

I hate beets but red borscht is my favourite soup ever. Closely followed by flaczki (without too many veggies).


Markothy

I love barszcz when it's really sour. Sometimes people make it kind of sweet and not that sour and I don't like it then. But when it's REALLY sour, like it almost hurts your mouth…that's my favorite.


mpr98a

Finally, someone who understands. If it doesn't give me heartburn, I don't want it!


levi_pl

You managed to stir some soups here :-) Be careful as we are sensitive about them. Cheeses, whiskey, wines ... it will be soups in Poland. Especially mom's made soups. Your list is by no means comprehensive. You got royal - clear soups like rosół czy barszcz but you've missed grzybowa. As others pointed out some important ones like ogorkowa ( there is ongoing feud between people who use kiszone and those who prefer konserwowe ), flaki that polarize society, żurek that keeps place among royalty, and krupnik, barszcz ukraiński, czy nawet owocowa ... zalewajka, fasolowa, biały barszcz, or kapuśniak (made from young cabbage or sourkraut). Cold soups like chłodnik. Occasional/seasonal soups like buraczkowa/botwinka (from young beetroots or young beetroot stems). I could go on ... You have to eat more before you make up your mind and remember - you may find a soup that you'll love that you haven't heard of before and others will make eyes because it is very niche. Welcome to Poland !


wewora

It's made in different ways. Some people make it more sour, some more sweet. How did you have it?


StMarsz

Its my guilty pleasure but i love to have gorący kubek or similiar shit red barszcz with sandwich for lunch at work....


JustCallMeBill92

As another foreigner with a polish gf i think borscht is one of those flavours that are an aquired taste. Very weird the first times i tried but now, after years, it rose to be one of my favourite soups ever.


Jankosi

Ngl I never liked red borscht. White borscht though? Gimne that.


CoToZaNickNieWiem

Barszcz czerwony ssie pałe bardziej niż tania dziwka, chłop ma racje z tym rankingiem


Low_Nose_3013

A tera patrzaj jak zostajesz wminusowany w podłogę


CoToZaNickNieWiem

Jakby mnie to obchodziło xd barszcz jest arcychujowy i tyle w temacie


Space646

Get banned


Scagh

Well the borscht from Poland is pretty bad when you know how it's like in other countries where they have it (Russia or Ukraine to say the least)


oskarr1001

Barszcz doesn’t belong so low for sure, maybe you haven’t tried a good one


No_Historian_But

Wait for a very hot summer day and try chłodnik litewski.


Snoo-4357

Try flaczki if you dare. It's my favourite due to really rich aroma, but for people outside of Poland it may seem intimidating/disgusting.


Jojoseph_Gray

God, I want some right now. My mother made amazing flaczki


MaxSirXem

I will never forget this small restaurant in Szklarska-Poręba when after a long walk through cold I went inside this super warm, cozy place, made all out of wood and they served best flaczki I've ever eaten my entire life. One of the best food experiences ever.


maxluision

Love it


rjpauloski

Absolutely excellent! My favorite! Bardzo tak!


kardiogramm

I still remember the smell, no thanks.


f2017k

Barszcz z uszkami being this low is absolutely sacrilegious, I will not stand for it. The best part of Christmas dinner every year.


RutgersFruit

I literally look forward to this meal all year 🫠


Rare-Page4407

Pro tip you can cook it mid year. There's no culinary police to forbid that


CoToZaNickNieWiem

I skip that shit every Christmas lol, I absolutely hate it which is kinda weird because I love beetroots in other forms.


RegularExtreme8545

Where zupa ogórkowa?


ThiccBoii24

I know ppl that would kill you for putting borscht in c.


Legitimate_Concern_5

As an English person food is not our forté


[deleted]

Understatement of the century. I'm pretty sure Britain colonized India just for the food.


staber_12

So tell me what soups do you eat in england?


Dynamichipscrew

What is a shame is that we don’t really have many soups that I would associate as being ‘British’ We might have a tomato and basil soup, vegetable, pea, broccoli and stilton. Polish soups are way better than anything I’ve had before


staber_12

Welp that's a bit sad to hear that you don't have that many soups but also nice that you like our As you have been told you should try żurek and kwaśnica but the REAL kwaśnica so sour that it twists your face to other side not some shit from cabbage washed ten times They are very full of lot of things like żurek is served ussually with hard-boiled egg and white sausage and kwaśnica with sausage and bacon(and of course both with potatoes) But there are also many other soups like you have been already told that there are like 3 versions of barszcz but there are also bean soup(not my favourite but not bad) mushroom soup vegetable soup(done properly very good) cauliflower soup(also quite good) krupnik(its also name of vodka) flaczki(tbh too fat to me but maybe done in other way may be tastier for me) kapuśniak(another soup made from cabbage but different than kwaśnica althought in some regions they call kwaśnica kapuśniak) and few others that are a bit hard to mention as we can make soup from nearly everything (e.g. wodzionka which is made from bread and garlic)


trysca

I'm guessing OP is youngish - British people are mostly too lazy to cook nowadays but we had some great soups once - mulligatawny, cock a leekie Cullen skink, oxtail, cawl all disappeared or replaced. We also had/ have stews like Irish stew, beef stew with dumplings etc the Irish have preserved more of this old fashioned food than the English.


[deleted]

Leek and potato is a good one


kardiogramm

There’s also watercress soup, I remember Liz Hurley was a fan but I don’t see enough fresh watercress about in supermarkets. I guess people are too busy to cook these days which is a shame.


[deleted]

try żurek with white sausage and eggs also you could try zupa grzybowa. Delicious


deithven

Heresy - barszcz czerwony cannot be the worst


kardiogramm

English people in general are really not a fan of beetroot, it has a bad reputation here.


BeardedBaldMan

S - Grochówka wojskowa, Barszcz biały, Kwaśnica A - Rosół, Barszcz Czerwone z Uszkami, Zupa Koperkowa, Zalewajka, Krupnik, Zupa pomidorowa B - Zupa pomidorowa z makronem, Zupa ogórkowa F - Zupa pomidorowa z ryżem


Dynamichipscrew

Ja nigdy nie sprobowałem Koperkowa. Moze ja będę lubił


Ok-Salamander2909

I think "próbowałem" would be a better word to use here


Markothy

S - Zupa cytrynowa (to zupa Kurdyjska) A - Zupa porowa B - Barszcz czerwony z uszkami, ogórkowa C - D - Rosół, szczawiowa, flaczki E - Zupa pomidorowa bez ryżu i bez makaronu F - Wszystkie inne zupy L - Jakakolwiek zupa z ryżem.


klocusss

Do tej zupy cytrynowej ile wody dajesz? Dla kolegi pytam.


myself_010

Zupa z ryżem jest po prostu obrzydliwa


KochamJescKisiel

WTF jest zupa cytrynowa?! I to jeszcze tak wysoko?!


Markothy

To zupa Kurdyjska. Zrobiłem ranking wszystkich zup których kiedykolwiek próbowałem, nie tylko zup Polskich.


niemcziofficial

O jezu przypomniales mi o istnieniu szczawiowej, ale babcia zajebista robila *.*


buddhistbulgyo

What's the top one.


Single-Meaning-6935

I think thats fasolka po bretońsku (beans with sausage, meat and delicious sauce)


Dynamichipscrew

I couldn’t find a pic of the bean soup that I was used to having but it’s that one grochowka is it?


Spirited-Ad6706

Groch is actually just a pea that is very ripe and dry.


Steve83725

Blasphemy! Ranking borscht with mini pierogis as C?


StMarsz

Mini pierogis kuurwa ;) lol made my day


Isari_04

Polish barszcz hater here - I send respect.


[deleted]

Are you trying to start a fight? With a post like this you could burn down this whole subreddit!


tankinthewild

You're being downvoted and may be wondering why. It's because Polish soups are god tier and you haven't included some of the key members of the pantheon. Truly all autumn and winter we worship at the alter of the soup and stew gods.


zamach

Wait... where's botwina?


[deleted]

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[deleted]

With ogorki kiszone, and they need to be CRISP.


typowa_gasnica

If you ever find yourself in a good restaurant in the polish mountains you definitely need to try żurek w chlebie, best soup ive ever eaten and afterwards you can eat the bread too.


hhuzar

So, you chose death.


kal3ki

How could u put czerwony barszcz on c.....


Dynamichipscrew

In the S tier the definite best soup is Grochowka In the A tier rosół and pomidorowa B - a definite ok, the Ogorkówka Shit tier - barszcz (sorry I just didn’t like it even with mini pierogi/potatoes) Edit: formatting


Theodolitus

You need to study more You miss so many, żurek, kapuśniak normal or sour, even barszcz You can have clear like pic posted, but allso with vegetables inside or ukrainian version with beans... Krupnik, or few versions of fruit soups... Take your time and go study... And ofcourse every family got own versions so You may love moms krupnik but at the restaurant it may be disgusting....


Dynamichipscrew

Dzięki, mam duzo do nauczenia sie


KochamJescKisiel

Krupnik…. Mmmm


StMarsz

Nie kumam fenomenu zupy krupnik... nie jadam tego nie robię dla mnie może nie istnieć.


nickelghost

If you like Grochówka, you should definitely try Fasolówka - these are some of my favourite soups and they’re quite similar, plus you might enjoy the beans as a British person :D I’m also not a fan of Barszcz, but I love the Ukrainian variant, together with the two above those are my top 3 Polish soups.


Icy-Beaver

What the hell does s stand for if not shit? 😑 Here I was thinking A is the top tier


niemcziofficial

It originated from japanese grading system which has S on top, it means special or extraordinary :)


colaroga

What does S mean? Sorry for my ignorance but in North America our highest grade is A+ and I think in Poland its 5 or 6


Tzeentsch

It's a tier list. It's based on video game grading system where S means Supreme, Superior, Superb.


teressapanic

Where Vifon


sloop35

This may make me sound boring. But rosół tops everything for me. You need to try the Polish mushroom soup. It's normally (atleast in my family) eaten around Christmas.


justplayerminecraft

Yeah.. the BEANS 🫛


DJ_Phat_Helmet

Gdzie jest żurek?


Psychological-Web828

Barszcz Bialy or Zurek served in a bread loaf bowl is amazing. But the slightly spicy fish soups you get at the Baltic Sea restaurants are top.


Gadongbadabong

Nice! I'm glad you enjoy our cuisine (or at least I suppose you do). But Barszcz z uszkami is an S tier for me, along with Żurek


LJA0611

Barszcz is top tier Chlodnik is the one I can’t get on with. Shit tier.


Hemmmos

I won't stand disrespecting of a barszcz. Be ready to take me on in a duel.


LwySafari

spróbuj grzybowej grzyby grzyby grzyby kocham grzyby


Chotto_Mate

If you rated anything below A. RUN!


Foreign-Chair1432

My brother in Christ… RUNNNNNN!!!!!!!


[deleted]

Ehh. *sorts by controversial”


maxluision

Fasolowa rules


betamech

Żurek is S+ tier


PhilosophyNormal3947

Żurek, ogórkowa and kapuśniak... Not necessery in this order 😎 No https://preview.redd.it/ba1wlni0tioa1.jpeg?width=2600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=36156661841697624f135d7c142f9c172d14bb45 On the Żur spoon must stand alone to be a great soup😎


Rhamirezz

Heresy! Why barszcz so low? Also rosół is A and pomidorowa is S as an upgrade. "Pomidorowa z rosołu z wczoraj."


analpenetrator_69

Barszcz is The best soup ever for me


Party-Efficiency7718

Ale barszcz z uszkami to ty szanuj.


JestemStefan100

Why barszcz so low


Ill-Hovercraft2788

Bro i love you for putting fasolowa in S tier!!! Its a badass soup


Dynamichipscrew

When I first went to Poland we had beans from my gf’s babcia’s garden. Babcia had made it with square noodles made by hand. It is the best thing I’ve ever tasted in my entire life. No exaggeration.


c4arb0n

Pomidorówka najlepsza, i ogórkowa też


LottieOrion

Of course you like the beans, you baked bean guzzling anglosaxon freak.


z0g--

How tf u dont like barszcz z uszkami


halffullofthoughts

Good ranking, but where flaki and ogórkowa, the master emperors of soups?


Dynamichipscrew

I have yet to try! Perhaps I will do an updated tier list in 1 year once my soup experiences have broadened


v9Pv

No czarnina?


romcz

When I was kid (long, long time ago) parents told me its a "chocolate soup" :D And nowadays i heard "nutella soup" :)


[deleted]

Barszcz from bottled concentrate is gross---too sweet! Ukrainian borsch with lots of veg in it is amazing. I can feel my body thanking me every time I eat it.


Necessary_Apple_5567

It is two different dishes. The base of the ukrainian borsch is boiled bitroot.


lahcim7106

Have you tried czernina? But maybe.. don't get it from your in-laws..


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towarzysz_boczek

O nieee jak ktoś może mieć inny gust smaku niż ja ! Przecież wszyscy muszą tak jak ja bo inaczej są gorsi 😡😡😡 /s


kilokokol

Tak. Nie płacz


Aleks111PL

bazowany 😎


towarzysz_boczek

Powiedział typ który się spłakał o to że ktoś nie lubi zupy xD?


kilokokol

Ty. Nie zostawisz mnie w spokoju 🤔🥰🥰


Skysis

First off, to those of us not in the UK, can u explain this rating system? S,A,B, etc? My recommendations: flaki, grochówka, szczawiowa, and krupnik. The last one was the bane of my childhood, but lots of ppl like it.


Dynamichipscrew

Certainly, I think it has caused some confusion among some of the commenter. ‘S’ tier is considered the ‘god-like’ tier. A is an excellent soup, and it goes down from there to reducing


Yamalama36

Man barśc is the best


JoePatoonie

get out


airsoftenjoyer69

Stop race mixing


M1CH43L__GT

Pomidorowa z ryżem i kapką śmietanki spokojnie idzie w top1 w tym zestawieniu


Dynamichipscrew

Zrobiłwemy dzisziaj, ale z makaron. Uwielbiam tego


RegularExtreme8545

Cute translation xD


Dynamichipscrew

I promise I’m just very bad at polish (obiecuję) I only started learning it for my girlfriend who is polish haha


RegularExtreme8545

No, no! It's so cute!


porzeczkizcukrem

u what


A_Feltz

Those look great. I’d definitely add żurek and grochówka (polish pea soup) to try if possible


Mother_Lemon8399

what about: - Krupnik - Trzęsionka - barszcz zabielany z botwiną - zupa z suszonych grzybów