July 26- Polish- Lidia's Food Cart with Sister, Jennifer

Who says you have to sit down to have a dining experience!  Eating delicious food while standing near a colorful food trailer is a memorable experience!  In Portland, Oregon there are over 450 food carts in Multnomah County, with 2 solid blocks worth downtown.  My sister, Jennifer and I carefully explored  to find an International food not easily found in Houston.  We settled on "Traditional Polish Cuisine" rather than "El Cubo de Cuba".

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I was eager to chat with Lidia Patkowski, (who seemed to be the only one in the cart) to tell her my husband's grandparents came over from Poland to Ellis Island.  We struggled a bit to communicate, so I tried to scribble my name ZIENTY on a napkin.  Finally I wadded the napkin up and Lidia squealed with delight to see my name on my driver's license.  She informed me that I had been adding an extra syllable to my pronunciation. Me- "ZEE-N'-TEE" (I like to make it sound a bit Italian!)  and Lidia- "ZZHHHEN-TEE" 

4 bonus points for that educational encounter!



                                                                     FOOD!!!!

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Lidia whipped up a fine selection of pierogis for Jennifer and me to share!  Various stuffings in these piping hot little dough pockets...beef, mushrooms, potato, chicken... MMMM!

 4 points is a pretty high food review for a meal served in Styrofoam, while standing!

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2 bonus points for authenticity and another 2 more  for sweet Lidia's photo enthusiasm.  She insisted on darting out the back door of the cart and running around  to capture this shot from the front!
 
Now I must add another 5 bonus points for Jennifer's enthusiasm in joining me in yet another of my whimsical goals of life.  She should of course be awarded a whole lot more than that, but hey...she's my big sister.  She has to do these things! 
 THANKS SISTER GIRL!

Grand Total 17 Points for Lidia's Polish Food Cart!

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