Is there something similar to Balkan kajmak in Poland? I have a lot of Polish stores in my neighborhood in NL so I hope I could maybe find it there.

by Smarpey

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  1. We have something called kajmak, but it’s caramelized milk.

  3. No, it’s forbidden. Having it ends up with anathema issued by the local bishop and three hours of whipping in the nearest town/city square. /s

  4. https://preview.redd.it/r9bu2htoapbf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53dc2390ecf078087f286f0105b3b03c89c7ab35

    Kajmak is a sweet fudge mass, known in Poland as an addition to cakes, wafers and desserts, as well as an ingredient in mazurek cakes. In Balkan cuisine, especially in Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia, kajmak is also a cheese, made from buffalo or cow’s milk, with a slightly salty taste.

    Kajmak in Poland: Fudge mass: Poles know kajmak mainly as a thick, sweet mass, made from milk or cream cooked with sugar, often enriched with caramel, vanilla, chocolate or coffee.

    Use: Kajmak is a popular addition to baked goods, especially mazurek cakes, wafers and other desserts.

  6. In big cities, possible meet an Indians shop, and they sell some sweet stuff as you describe.

  8. Our kajmak is more akin to toffee, interesting

  9. I think in Poland, the closest thing would twaróg sernikowy(cottage cheese for cheesecake) or simply twaróg (cottage cheese)

  10. “Polish” stores in NL are mostly run by Middle Easterners so you have great chance to find something typically Balkan/Middle Eastern there even if it has nothing to do with Poland.

  11. Aside of what other’s already wrote about sweet ‘kajmak’, what you are actually asking for is served in Ajvar restaurant in Wroclaw. I really like it and also wondered if I can buy it somewhere. No idea though where the restaurant sources it from and I’ve never seen it in any shop.

  12. You’re probably not gonna find it in a Polish store, Balkans despite being slavs too are a very different culture from us. That said we can get it in specialty stores – I order from a Balkan grill sometimes and their meats with kajmak are soo good. But no idea where they source them

  13. Yes go to middle eastern / asian shops. They’ll have maybe the nestle brand of ashta

  14. Not in Polish cusine.

    Easily available in any turkish store tho & we have lots of them at keast in Warsaw, Krakow and Lublin, where I lived

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