This thread made me think of a Polish deli I’ve driven by for years, but never have stopped at.
Finally did.
Pretty small place. Definitely not the scale of a big meat market, or the photos in OP. But they had two cases, one with sausages and head cheese of different kinds, the other with different meats. A true mom and pop place, so I had to sneak take a photo. I didn’t have my BITOG press card with me.
I bought a few variants, the Kabonosy, some Chicago and double garlic kielbasa, and some short fat ones they called “Polish hot dogs”.
As I had been heading back from a tax appointment, and was pretty hungry, I decided to snack on the Kabonosy ASAP.
They were kept cold, I guess for sanitary and longevity reasons. Meats like this taste different because of the fat content and whatever other reasons. So they were t quite the same as the ones I get usually which are hanging in the ambient. But they are nicely smoky and delicious.
I also stocked up on cherries and sorrel.