ALLENTOWN, Pa. – With Easter next weekend, a Polish market in Allentown is gearing up for what they say is their busiest time of year.
Since 2004, the Brodowski family has operated a space in the Allentown Farmers Market. Gdynia Polish Market is named after the town in Poland the Brodowskis are from.
The Easter season is a team effort.
“We got all our family working with us, all our kids and everything. It’s going to be a lot of people. The market is going to be full. Easter kielbasi, we only make once a year,” said Dariusz Brodowski.
Brodowski told 69 News people come from all over for their kielbasi and authentic European cuisine. Some travel from as far away as South Carolina and Florida.
“We do it the old-fashioned way, and people love it,” Brodowski said.
Customers Michael and Amy Schmoyer could not resist.
“I was blessed enough to grow up in a Polish household ,and I haven’t had actual Polish kielbasi in a long time, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to come get it in the perfect place,” Amy Schmoyer explained.
The pair also stocked up for Easter.
“Some pierogies, probably ham. We’ll do the whole gamut of stuff,” Michael Schmoyer stated.
They look forward to sharing the traditional food with their grandchildren on Easter Sunday.
“We purchased it here because we knew that this would be exactly place to get it from,” Amy Schmoyer said.