L’ho visto nei negozi ucraini, ma mi chiedo se è la stessa cosa di quello che chiamate smalec o se lo mangiate a fette con il pane? Personalmente trovo «Солонина» davvero delizioso, e voglio provarne la versione polacca e quella classica:)
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di kazashka_twitch
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1. Not very common as far as I know.
2. Słonina is raw solid fat. Smalec has been rendered and is usually seasoned.
I don’t think it’s super popular but older folks definitely eat it. My dad loves it, his good friend spends a lot of time in Ukraine and always makes sure to bring him a piece 🙂
My Podlasie family calls it “sał”, Ukrainians coall it “sało”, it’s air dried salted słonina (spices vary or there are none)
I’m not sure if I have ever eaten słonina, rather just smalec with bread. I’m from north-west of Poland and I think both have disappeared around two decades ago from household tables it that area, specially słonina. Not sure how it looks in recent years, but some pubs or “taverns” still added such products. I think garlic butter phased out smalec in such locations though. But my opinion could be biased, so maybe there are some left pockets of regular Polish smalec/słonina enjoyers (I focused on Polish people and excluded migrants for example, since no idea about it there). I also have heard opinion that słonina is considered as meat production waste in Germany minus Slav stores/minorities.
https://preview.redd.it/zvfgik4dcchg1.jpeg?width=1645&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e7963cc5164fde9e8f94ab7e0a7b6c064798e439
Those slices were too expensive for this amount of “Salo”, I want to find something in polish restaurant or store