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If you read me with any degree of regularity, you know that I\u2019m a foreign language nut. You also know that I\u2019ve been prowling around Greenpoint with an eye toward putting together a Polish ethnojunket.<\/p>\n

So I was pleased to find an entire aisle of Polish filled cookies whose wrappers I could actually translate: wi\u015bnia \u2013 cherry flavor, \u015bliwka \u2013 plum flavor, cytrynowy \u2013 lemon flavor, advocat \u2013 lawyer flavor…wait, what? My BFF Google Translate was no help; it translated Polish advokat as lawyer. And no, having D as the second letter rules out avocado; awokado is Polish for avocado.<\/p>\n

Of course I bought a bag. The English printed on the pack was even less help: \u201cCrispy biscuit with delicious cream of advocat flavour in the chocolate shell.\u201d Gee, thanks. It was only then that I noticed a picture of a tiny glass containing a yellow liquid lurking behind a stack of cookies on the package. I looked up \u201cadvocat drink\u201d (how did we even survive without internet search engines?) and discovered: \u201cAdvocaat is a traditional Dutch alcoholic beverage made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. The rich and creamy drink has a smooth, custard-like consistency.\u201d So it\u2019s eggnog flavor that makes them unique and almost Christmassy! We\u2019re definitely getting these treats if we do a Greenpoint food tour.<\/p>\n

Because if you read me with any degree of regularity, you know how I feel about eggnog!<\/a> \ud83d\ude09
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