Hammer time

That it is pretty normal in German speaking countries to hammer the f*ck out of their 'schnitzels" was known to me. They like their pork shaped like a friggin' doormat don't they?

It did not take very long for me to find out that Poles also smash theirs like their lives depend on it. Their version, "kotlet schabowy" is part of the classic Polish kitchen.

If you live in an apartment, you should not be surprised to wake up from a hammering sound on a Sunday morning. It is not an SOS signal using Morse code, but it will be one of neighbours in the block battering their "schab".

The huge ones they do call 'sznycel', which obviously derives from the 'schnitzel' being popular in German speaking countries and also in the Netherlands. Although I do believe that it is not the same meat, but who gives a toss 😋

Sznycel in Warsaw's Old Town

It seems to be the same principle as making a veal schnitzel, but then with a double slice of pork meat, delicately cut until the end is almost reached. And then...Hammer Time 😎

Let me show you... turn on volume. Recorded in Polish, inclusive of white socks in fake leather sliders. Integration is hard work, but a man"s got to do what a man's got to do.

Later folks!