Kabanos

[jmakinen]

Anyone found good Kabanos? Brand? Where (PK seutu)?

[sammy]

Haven't even looked for them myself. But they're Polish aren't they? IIRC there's a new (?) Polish foods shop in the Hakaniemi market hall (Polskie Something) - you could try there.

[Upphew]

[jmakinen]

Will check Hakaniemi - thanks

As for HK - is that a recommendation?

HK usually means mediocrity and they could care less about any attempt to mimic quality. They sold for YEARS what they called 'American Bacon.' It was the acrid hard smoke that has nothing to do with bacon as most of the world knows it. I called the main HQ and asked about it. They said they had no idea what 'American' bacon might really taste like. Their 'marketing' dept said it would bea good name. It's taken them 20 years but now they have something APPROACHING hickory-smoked/sweet smoking stuff.

[Upphew]

As for HK - is that a recommendation?

It is one of the first grade A sausages I managed to eat an like... good punch from habanero too.

Grade A = icky bits = bad
Grade B = think HK blue. No bits there = good

[jmakinen]

It is one of the first grade A sausages I managed to eat an like... good punch from habanero too.

Grade A = icky bits = bad

Bit of a contradiction there - or what?

The 'icky bits' are an abomination to me - and secondly, if HK has an excuse to put garlic in something, they put it in by the TON and the most poorly processed as garlic can be. You taste it for 24+ hours.