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10 Dec, 2009

More Polish food at Tesco

Posted by: Michał In: feeeed me!|so very Polish

While browsing through my enormous backlog of unread blog posts I came across a short post on Bar Mleczny, another UK-based Polish blog, about Polish food in the UK.

Well, there are two pieces of news to share in fact.

First, Tesco has decided to double the amount of Polish food it offers as its customers are now buying 15% more Polish products than a year ago.

The decision follows an earlier move to cut back the number of Polish items on Tesco’s shelves after large numbers of Poles decided to go back to Poland.

An article in the Daily Telegraph quotes Tesco’s Polish foods buyer Tomasz Zarebinski, who explains the decision:

“When jobs began drying up some Poles returned home in order to try and find work but many found it equally hard over there and have decided to come back to the UK.

“With unemployment currently higher in Poland than in the UK many of those who left are more hopeful of finding work over here.

“That has directly led to the first rise in demand for Polish food here for nearly a year and as a result we have now decided to extend our range.”

The second piece of news is that you can now get your groceries from Tesco’s website in Polish as well as in English. They’ve launched www.tesco.com/polski presumably to make it easier for Poles residing in the UK to order their groceries.

I only hope that this blog has also contributed to the popularity of Polish food in the UK.

Polish Christmas food

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  3. Polish food: żurek
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13 Responses to "More Polish food at Tesco"

1 | LukaszNo Gravatar

December 11th, 2009 at 11:06 am

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This year we have the family coming from poland, so at least we can shop here, and not truck over the cases of polish food required.

2 | LollyNo Gravatar

December 11th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

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Sooo wish Asda was doing the same thing :(

3 | MichałNo Gravatar

December 12th, 2009 at 12:19 am

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They don’t? I’m surprised. On the other hand, Tesco is very popular in Poland, has a few branches there, so maybe it’s only natural…

4 | MaxNo Gravatar

December 14th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

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Tesco is a cheapper market, and better than Biedronka

5 | uncleNo Gravatar

December 16th, 2009 at 2:52 pm

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Are more Polish food at Tesco has changed in its quality?
In Poland, Tesco is not a good brand. In my opinion …

6 | BookpackingNo Gravatar

December 20th, 2009 at 7:15 pm

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Hi. I do enjoy your blog. I’ve only been to Poland a few times, but I’ve really enjoyed it and met some great people.

Speaking of food, I was wondering if you might know where I can get some warming Krupnik over here in London – especially given the recent chill?

I had it for the first time last year in Krakow, and it was delicious. Also, can I find a restaurant in London that serves Zurek?

Many thanks,
Simon

7 | MichałNo Gravatar

December 20th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

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Thanks for your kind words.

There’s a shop in Soho, in Old Compton St which sells all sorts of alcohols, I used to go there to buy some obscure Polish wodkas (yes, with a ‘w’) as gifts, I’m sure they’ll have Krupnik. Otherwise try some Polish shops – Polish Specialities have branches all over London, for example. They may even speak English ;)

Zurek you say? Try POSK in Hammersmith or Daquise in Kensington – two totally different places, but both serving decent Polish food.

8 | BookpackingNo Gravatar

December 21st, 2009 at 5:40 pm

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Thanks, will do. I wasn’t sure whether or not these things had gone mainstream yet. For example, Belgian Leffe used to be a lot harder to find but is now fairly common in London. RE Zurek, it’s a shame we don’t have the Milk Bars here too.
As for English, I find the Poles I meet often speak it better than I do!

9 | MichałNo Gravatar

December 21st, 2009 at 10:25 pm

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Some things, like Zywiec beer, have become more popular. I’ve seen Tyskie too. Kabanos is now a permanent fixture at Sainsbirys and Tesco – along with other Italian and Spanish sausages. So slowly Polish products are becoming popular in the UK.

10 | MirandaNo Gravatar

December 22nd, 2009 at 10:37 am

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Does anyone know of the brand of ‘flax’ oil that is used at Christmas in Poland? I have a Polish friend who has been trying to find it in Edinburgh, especially for Christmas. Any suggestions would be great!

Wesolych swioyt to everyone and a Very Happy New Year.

11 | JobNo Gravatar

February 6th, 2010 at 3:29 pm

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Great News, so what ‘s the prices and products. Would love to see some pictures.

12 | TitaniaNo Gravatar

June 15th, 2010 at 9:50 pm

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oj, tęsknimy, tęsknimy za polskim jedzonkiem :P ach gdyby jeszcze były w tesco pl truskawki :D

czekam na kolejne ciekawe notki ;)

pozrowienia z walii

13 | BeataNo Gravatar

January 5th, 2012 at 9:11 pm

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Witam,
importuje kilka truckow tygodniowo etnicznej zywnosci z Europy Wschodniej i z duma zauwazam, ze nasze produkty wygrywaja jakoscia i cena – coraz czesciej widuje rowniez Hindusow lub Anglikow kupujacych polski produkt. Kurs zlotowki jest sprzyja eksportowi – wiec tylko tak trzymac.
Pozdrawiam,

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