Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am not wanting to start a huge thread here but I observe that "ethnic" foods in other countries are modified to suit local taste. Indian food in England is certainly like this. American pizzas are nothing like Italian ones etc.. Perhaps the kolaches you are used to have been "Americanised" ? Frank On 11 Jan, 2006, at 02:43, Douglas Nygren wrote: > That was interesting what was said about Czech bakeries in Iowa. > > I grew up eating Czech kolaches. They are great, but when I visited > New Prague in southern Minnesota and went to a spot famous for its > kolaches, I was disappointed. Indeed, all the little "Czech" > bakeries around the famous old place made kolaches which were > frankly insipid. They were like kaiser rolls injected with jelly. > Dreadful. > > A good kolach is shapped like like a pyramid and filled with fruit > (raisins etc) and even poppyseeds. Great stuff if made by people in > touch with their past. > > Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information