"Poppy seed strudel" was the label. For English speakers who would be flummoxed by "makowiec" (mah-Koh-vee-ets), as the counterwoman called it — literally "poppy seed cake" in Polish — it's a much easier name to manage. The bakery still has many Slovak customers, too, so asking for "koláč (Koh-lahtch), whether rolled with poppy seeds or with crushed walnuts, will work just as well.
Kohout's Bakery
75 Jewell St. (at Pacific Ave.), Garfield, New Jersey
973-772-7270
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Closed Sunday after 2:00, and all day Monday and Tuesday
