Bar mleczny

Pig's liver with sauteed onion and tomato soup at a milk bar in Poznań

A bar mleczny (literally translated as "milk bar" from Polish) is a Polish cafeteria which during the Communist era provided government-subsidized traditional Polish cuisine at low cost. The name comes from cheese cutlets, which were often sold when meat was unavailable.[1]

History

The first milk bar, called "Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska," was established in 1896 in Warsaw by Stanisław Dłużewski, a member of the Polish landed gentry.[2][3] Although the typical bar mleczny had a menu based on dairy items, these establishments generally served other, non-dairy traditional Polish dishes as well.

The Łódzki milk bar at Świerczewskiego 82 (now Solidarności 82) in Warsaw, c. 1971

The commercial success of the first milk bars encouraged other businessmen to copy this type of restaurant. As Poland regained its independence after World War I, milk bars appeared across most of the country. They offered relatively cheap but nourishing food, and thus achieved even more prominence during the economic depression of the 1930s and World War II.[4]

After the fall of the Nazi regime, Poland became a communist state in the Eastern Bloc. Contrary to official propaganda, the majority of the population was poor, and even moderately-priced restaurants were derided as "capitalist". During the post-war years, most restaurants were nationalized and then closed down by the communist authorities.

In 1959, the concept was copied by Communist Yugoslavia, with the first mlečni restoran in Belgrade "Atina" opened on September 10.[5]

In the mid-1960s, milk bars were common as a means of offering cheap meals to people working in companies that had no official canteen. They still served mostly dairy-based and vegetarian meals,[4] especially during the period of martial law in the early 1980s, when meat was rationed.

Milk bar at Floriańska 14 in Warsaw
Menu of one of Warsaw's milk bars, 2019

The prevalent idea at that time was to provide all people with cheap meals at the place of their employment.[1] At times, the price of the meals served in the workplace canteens was included in a worker's salary.[clarification needed] However, there was also a large number of people working in smaller firms that had no canteen at their disposal. Because of this, during the tenure of Władysław Gomułka, the authorities created a network of small self-service eateries.[citation needed] The meals, subsidized by the state, were cheap and easily available to anyone.

Milk bar near the Warsaw Barbican, 2009

Apart from raw or processed dairy products, milk bars also served egg (omelets or egg cutlets), cereal or flour-based meals such as pierogi. After the fall of the communist system and the end of the centrally planned economy, the majority of milk bars went bankrupt, as they were superseded by regular restaurants. However, some of them were preserved as relics of the communist era welfare state to support the poorer members of Polish society.

In the early 2010s, milk bars began to make a comeback. They became small, inexpensive restaurants that took advantage of PRL nostalgia, while providing good quality food and customer service.[4] Due to their good locations, milk bars often fall victim to gentrification and are defended by activist groups.[6] Today milk bars are privately owned, but partly subsidized by the state, which allows them to offer low prices.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Steves, Rick; Hewitt, Cameron (2017-08-15). Rick Steves Snapshot Kraków, Warsaw & Gdansk. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-624-4.
  2. ^ Kakissis, Joanna (December 1, 2016). "Poles Return To A Taste Of Their Communist Past: Cheap Milk Bars". NPR. Dairy farmer Stanisław Dłużewski opened the first one, Mleczarnia Nadświdrzańska, in Warsaw in 1896, selling cheap milk and egg-based meals.
  3. ^ "Milk Bars – A Taste of Poland". Culture.pl.
  4. ^ a b c Nierenberg, Amelia (April 21, 2020). "In Poland, Communist-Era Restaurants Are Perfect for the Moment". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Отворен млечни ресторан »Атина« у Београду". Borba (in Serbian). 1959-09-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ Pyzik, Agata (2014-06-26). "Milk Bars: the Polish face of gentrification?". Architectural Review. Archived from the original on 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  7. ^ Majek, Renata (2015-11-12). "Dofinansowanie do baru mlecznego". biznes.gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

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