Sorta dumb question, but I’m from California and am hoping to find Polish substitutes for some of my comfort foods back home. I’m not too picky, just looking for anything similar or any other recommendations.

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1. Triscuit whole grain wheat crackers
2. Indian style flatbread (naan)
3-4. Almond or oat milk, preferably unsweetened vanilla
5-6. Zero sugar root beer or ginger ale

Of the products mentioned here, I’ve only managed to find Canada Dry ginger ale in Biedronka before, but not the sugar free version.

by CounterfeitEternity

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  1. Not sure how exactly the American ginger ale/root beer tastes but Polish people like unusual drinks (sometimes I’m surprised myself at what’s being sold 😂 no dig at the ale, promise!!) so you may get lucky. The other four you should find no problem in more posh shops, those that have larger organic/healthy food sections.

  2. Almond and oat milk are available at mostly any supermarket.

  3. I remember seeing Canada Dry in Dealz. Only small cans though.

  4. Probably not the exact same triscuits but I think you can find a lot of similar products in normal stores Biedronka, Lidl, etc. There also shouldn’t be a problem to find oat and almond there also very much present in most stores. For other things, the internet would probably be the best option ginger ale is not at all popular in Poland, so finding it anywhere in physical stores is very rare. Same with naan, things like tortilla or pita are more readily available, though you can sometimes find it on specialty weeks in, for example, Lidl.

    There is also a store chain called “kuchnie świata” which specializes in selling imported goods, so you can check there. However, from my experience, most of their products are snacks and sweet mostly from Japan so they could lack things like naans.

    edit: I read your post wrong, and it’s not really an answer to your question. It still could prove useful, though.

  5. I would search in stores like Action or Dealz. They sell a lot of foreign sweets.

  6. Ginger ale/beer made for Polish shops are so weak in ginger power comparing to UK one, the best is Bundaberg sold in Dealz. It cost 9 PLN for bottle [375ml]. It’s not sugar free thou. I never saw sugar free version of ginger drink in Poland xP.

  7. I’d honestly be surprised if an American root beer equivalent would exist in PL considering half of that shit is poison and the ingredients are illegal in the EU.

    Bundaberg makes a nice Australian root beer you can often find in larger supermarkets

  8. Crackers: Not exactly the same thing, but we have wheat (“pszenica” as a noun, “pszenne”/”pszeniczne” as an adjective) crispbread and that might be close. I see some whole grain crackers on Allegro too.

    Naan: Look for a store that specializes in Indian cuisine (or oriental cuisine in general).

    Oat/almond milk: I’ve seen at least one version at every supermarket I’ve been to in past couple years.

    Root beer/ginger ale: You can find both on Allegro, just like the other items on your list.

  9. Someone mentioned allegro(polish amazon) as there is bunch of stuff, for crackers there is a company named Sonko, which makes a lot of crackers and wheat things. Almond and oat milk is basically in every bigger shop, i haven’t seen root beer or anything like “Ginger ale” but there is many soft drinks avaiable, if you like spiced drinks you can try Kofola, its a czech drink made with spices and herbs, quite tasteful for me 😉 its sometimes available in Biedronka or you can buy it online on Allegro

  10. 1. “Wasa” brand.
    2. IDK, this is indian naan bread, maybe “mastermacher naan”, or perhaps something similar, like italian pita bread.

    3-4 “Alpro” brand has plenty of milk alternatives.

  11. A&w you might get in Candy Pop, basically they sell imports of candy n stuff.

  12. You can also make your own Naan … it’s not as hard as you think. Also, zero sugar? Do you actually like the plastic taste of Nutrashite?

  13. You’re in Poland. If ever there was an opportunity to try actual real food, it’s now.

  14. You can try kwas chlebowy – a drink made from fermented bread. Sorta kinda tastes like root beer.

    I think it’s more if a Ukrainian drink but you should be able to find it in Poland

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