"zapiekanka" meaning in English

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          "text": "Sometimes half the Poles walking toward you down any sidewalk in Warsaw or Krakow will be eating some treat or another from their hands: Sausages in buns … Zapiekanki, which are shortbreads sliced submarine style and spread with cheese and tomato sauce and heated …",
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          "text": "Aside from traditional make-up ingredients, one could also request the following toppings on a zapiekanka: fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, scallions, corn, mayonnaise and ketchup, and others. […] “There’s not enough access to zapiekanki in the United States,” said Pilega, who had never had one outside of Poland until that day.",
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          "text": "When I first moved to Warsaw to work as a journalist, in the autumn of 1988, a zapiekanka was the most common form of street food.",
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          "text": "Even fast foods have experienced a transformation, with the old zapiekankas (grilled baguettes with cheese, mushrooms and lots of ketchup) superseded by oriental kebabs, falafels and wonderful Italian pizzas, often prepared by immigrant Italian chefs.",
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