Kielbasa is a generic term for sausage in Polish, rather than a specific type. The letter l has a diagonal cross through it making it a different letter which is pronounced as a soft l, more like a w or the way a cockney pronounces l at the end of a word.

Pierogi are a bit like giant ravioli with a variety of fillings such as meat, cheese, cabbage or jam and are usually served with melted bacon fat or butter poured over. The Poles seem to have perfected the art of the fibre-free meal! Don't finish a plate of them unless you want another to replace it immediately. Polish hospitality is a marvellous thing but very fattening.