The salt beef was plentiful, of good colour and texture and – utterly tasteless.

"Disappointing. Especially as I've eaten here so many times previously. Yes it’s still clean, parking is easy after 6.30pm and service is fast. And the portions are big. However all 4 of my Viennas were cold. The latkes were, as always, spot on.

How litter and graffiti can poison our minds by turning us more racist and homophobic

"Researchers said disorder makes the mind crave structure. One way to create order is to put other people into neat boxes based on their skin colour, religion or sexuality"

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Józefa's Polish cucumber soup

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"This popular Polish soup (zupa ogórkowa) can be made from scratch as my grandmother did, or you can use a good quality ready made stock instead"

Read the recipe HERE

Józefa's Polish cucumber soup

Debunking stereotypes: Poland, Terrible cars, roads, drivers ?

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"Poland has a poor reputation when it comes to getting behind the wheel. But moves are afoot to change that. 

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson once suggested the real Lech Walesa stood up to the Soviet Union was not because he wanted to free his land from the shackles of communism, but because he wanted a new car"

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The Polski Fiat in Krakow, Poland

How to cook perfect borscht

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"Barszcz, barščiai or borscht - whatever you call it, does it need meat, or are simple vegetarian versions truer to the spirit of the dish? And (deep breath) which country makes the best ?"

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Felicity's perfect barszcz

 

A Jewish renaissance in Poland

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"In Kazimierz, once the Jewish heart of Krakow, signs of a revival are everywhere. There are restaurants with Hebrew lettering, a new community centre where students drop in for a Sabbath meal, and even a Jewish kindergarten"

Read more HERE

Google Exodus

Watch now to see what the Exodus from Egypt would have looked like if Moses had a laptop

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"I wish I was stupid"

A heartfelt plea from a person posting on a VERY interesting site. Food for thought.

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Why a lack of empathy is the root of all evil

"From casual violence to genocide, acts of cruelty can be traced back to how the perpetrator identifies with other people, argues psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. Is he right"

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Judaism is alive and well in Russia

As you may have gathered, I’m not really religious but I found this choir truly uplifting. The concert was in Moscow, they are called ‘Turetsky Choir’ and this is the link to their website. http://www.arthor.ru/eng/

Click HERE and enjoy 4 minutes of great music