"Salo" - what's that?

[Kathy]

Nothing wrong with salo - Exhibit A - 100 men randomly chosen off the streets of Kiev. Exhibit B - 100 men randomly chosen off the streets of a similar sized American city - say Chicago or Houston. Then tell me the physical effects of salo are adverse.

[Freedom1]

Kathy, no you see here in the states it's all about FAT FREE. So in lieu of salo, or back bacon ( yum yum) you eat pastas and carbohydrates so you balloon up like a cow going to slaughter. They've finally figured out that protein and fat are required AND in fact, can help you lose weight.

Sure applies here, must be those dang Ukrainian genes of mine. If left to eat protein and fat, and excersize, I can drop weight quickly or build muscle mass.

BTW, my above post was more joking than you interpreted.

[yurilev0]

Language is so fascinating. It has hidden wisdom. I wonder if the Ukrainian word for saddle, sidlo, has any relation to salo and the Polish word sadlo.

[Volodya987]

King of "A Del A Yid A."

[Kathy]

In my absence, Zbyszek, I had forgotten about a few salo stories, which I am sure our dear Vanya, God rest his soul, would have enjoyed. This thread also reminds me of the "flavour" of our board some time ago, but life is full of change, is it not?

The first story is about the requirement for salo by Ukrainian troops in Iraq.

Salo was not just requested, but demanded by Ukrainian troops. As pork is banned in Muslim countries, this caused quite a controversy. Ukrainians stated the supply of salo was a requirement for national pride, and Kuwaitis relented, and allowed salo to be transported through their lands to Iraq. While soldiers no doubt faced many hardships, a lack of this veritable "white gold" was not among them.

Here is a story, somewhat dated, on the first salo festival, to become an annual event.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3713028.stm

[Zbyszek]

Originally posted by Kathy
In my absence, Zbyszek, I had forgotten about a few salo stories, which I am sure our dear Vanya, God rest his soul, would have enjoyed. This thread also reminds me of the "flavour" of our board some time ago, but life is full of change, is it not?

Greetings Kathy! Yes, we had wonderful time exchanging posts with Vanya and many others. I remember how Lenire reported Vanya's effort to make him a friend of salo. It was not successful as far as I can recall. I had a little and very nice meeting in person with Lenire in the Warsaw Old Town.
May Ukrainian soil be like mother for Him. I was impressed by his heroic (I believe) decision to stay in Ukraine in spite of all possibilities for convinient life in New York.
Thank you Kathy for reminding me JohnStruthers.
Also, thank you for the link: we say in our country: Old love does not rust!

[Kathy]

Greetings Zbyszek.

I tried salo, after much persuasion. It was ok, but if I'm going to indulge in high caloric foods, chocolate is my preference.

In Canada, we don't move as much as Ukrainians do, and therefore, salo is not an option here. In my family, vegetables are the focus of most of our meals, served without butter or sauces, though my children and husband use olive oil and good balsamic vinegars on their salads.

I am sure that Vanya is "listening" to us now and "watching" events in Ukraine, and is pleased with the "up market" status of salo.