Favourite Polish food and snacks worth shipping home

[arletka100]

Hi all,

For those of you with Polish roots (or just a sweet tooth), here are some shelf-stable Polish foods that travel surprisingly well through a forwarder:

- Prince Polo wafers — an absolute classic.
- Krówki (fudge candies) — sturdy packaging, long shelf life.
- Ptasie Mleczko — depends on temperature, summer shipping is risky.
- Smoked tea sausage, dry-cured — vacuum-packed versions handle transit well.
- Pierogi in vacuum packs — doable but check customs rules for meat products in your country!
- Oscypek (smoked sheep cheese) — vacuum sealed it ships fine within the EU.

Important: if you're shipping outside the EU, many countries restrict or ban meat and dairy imports. Always check the destination country's regulations before buying, otherwise the parcel can be seized or destroyed.

What Polish treats do you usually order?

[arletka100]

Prince Polo and krówki are must-haves! For people outside the EU — I usually stick to dry goods (waffles, candies, tea) because meat and dairy get confiscated far too often. The Polbox team was actually helpful here; when I asked they flagged which items in my cart were risky before shipping, which saved me from a nasty surprise at customs.

[RFerrth]

Prince Polo is an underrated international shipping hero - flat, sturdy, and almost indestructible in transit. Fully agree on the classics list. A few additions worth considering: Krakowskie Sucharki (the small rusk crackers) are another excellent choice - very light, long shelf life, and they survive shipping without any special packaging. Bakalland dried fruit and nut mixes are another solid option - healthy, compact, and the quality is noticeably better than generic supermarket dried fruit. For the tea drinkers: Herbapol herbal teas are a real find, especially the fruit varieties (Malina, Dzika Roza). The flavors are much more intense than most Western herbal teas and the bags pack flat. One thing to avoid in warm months: anything with real chocolate coating. Ptasie Mleczko and Torcik Wedlowski will survive winter shipping fine but will be a melted mess by July.