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International recipes from ambassadors to Slovakia
Students cooked monarchy food
The aim of the project is to get students in touch with other cultures, teach them how to cook and serve their traditional dishes. Compiled by Spectator staff ,21. Jul 2017, at 12:25
Východná hosted sheep festivalPhoto
The nationwide shepherds’ feast – Ovenálie, with presentations of cheese and farm products, took place for the eighth time in the village Východná, in northern Slovakia, in mid-June. Compiled by Spectator staff ,19. Jun 2016, at 8:00
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Bulgarian cuisine: Lamb, roses and red wineVideo
SISTERS Valeria and Isabela Hadjiyska, along with Tsvetelina Gencheva, the director of the Bulgarian elementary and high school in Bratislava, who wore a black blouse richly decorated with Bulgarian folk motifs,… Beata Balogová ,14. Apr 2014, at 0:00
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Bulgarian recipes: Stewed lamb shoulder (video included)
Ingredients and preparation Beata Balogová ,14. Apr 2014, at 0:00
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Bulgarian recipes: Lamb risotto (video included)
Ingredients:and preparation Beata Balogová ,14. Apr 2014, at 0:00
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Bulgarian recipes: Shopska salad (video included)
Ingredients and preparation Beata Balogová ,14. Apr 2014, at 0:00
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Bulgarian recipes: Kozunak (Easter cake) (video included)
Ingredients and preparation Beata Balogová ,14. Apr 2014, at 0:00
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Belgian recipes: Flemish beef stew cooked in beer
Ingredients (four-six people): 1.5 kg boneless stew meat (cut into small cubes), 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 2 tbsp flour, 4 tbsp butter, 3 large onions thinly sliced, 60cl Belgian rich, dark and… Beata Balogová ,17. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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Belgian recipes: Pancakes Mikado
Ingredients (four people): 25cl of ‘Kriek’ (cherry beer), 125g wheat flour, 1 egg, vanilla sugar or freshly grated vanilla, dark Belgian chocolate. Beata Balogová ,17. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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Belgian ardour for 'liquid bread'Video
THE BELGIAN passion for beer is neither accidental nor fleeting. A country of 11 million people, spanning 30,000 square kilometres, Belgium has 150 breweries which produce 1,100 varieties of beer, says Christian… Beata Balogová ,17. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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Belgian recipes: Belgian endive salad with herring
Ingredients (four people): 4 Belgian endives, 8 herring filets, 1 apple, 1 medium-sized onion, parsley, chervil, 1 egg yolk, oil, vinegar, lemon juice, pepper, salt, 1/2 tsp mustard, 1 tbsp creme fraiche. Beata Balogová ,17. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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Belgian recipes: Cream of watercress soup
Ingredients (four people): bunch of watercress (rinsed), 1 medium-sized onion (diced), 3 small potatoes (diced), 40g butter, 1l vegetable or chicken stock, 10cl creme fraiche, 1 bay leaf (optional), nutmeg, salt and… Beata Balogová ,17. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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French recipes: Bourdaloue Tart
Ingredients and preparation Beata Balogová ,10. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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French cuisine: Cooking - an act of pleasure and artVideo
FOR THE FRENCH a meal is much more than just nutrition for the body. Cooking in France has been transformed into a culinary discourse, involving history, philosophy and art. Beata Balogová ,10. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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French recipes: Chicken Marengo
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, peeled potatoes, 20g flour, 500g mushrooms, 1 onion, 2 shallots, a clove of garlic, a bunch of mixed herbs (thyme, laurel), a glass of dry white wine, 40g butter, 3 tbsp olive oil. Compiled by Spectator staff ,10. Mar 2014, at 0:00
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Irish cuisine: A shared potato traditionVideo
YOU would rarely find an Irishman who hates potatoes, said Anne-Marie Callan, making Irish cuisine instantly appealing to Slovaks who appreciate their own potato-based food traditions. Beata Balogová ,24. Feb 2014, at 0:00
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Irish recipes: Boxty potato cakes
Ingredients: 900g mashed potatoes, 2 tbsp plain flour, 1-2 eggs, 30-55g butter, creamy milk or cream, 1 tbsp chopped parsley and chives (mixed), seasoned flour, salt, pepper, butter or olive oil for frying. Beata Balogová ,24. Feb 2014, at 0:00
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Irish recipes: Organic Irish leg of lamb
Ingredients: leg of lamb weighing 2.5kg, 1 garlic bulb, 1 bunch rosemary, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 onion cut into quarters, 1 glass red wine (about 150ml), 1.2l beef or lamb stock. Beata Balogová ,24. Feb 2014, at 0:00
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Irish recipes: Irish cream liqueur cheesecake
Ingredients: 300g packet chocolate digestive biscuits (crushed), 125g butter, 50g Toblerone chocolate or plain milk chocolate, 200ml fresh cream, 450g Philadelphia cream cheese, 125g icing sugar, 1 measure of cream… Beata Balogová ,24. Feb 2014, at 0:00
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Irish recipes:Colcannon
Ingredients: 1 small savoy cabbage, 55h Irish butter, 900g-1.3kg potatoes, 250ml full cream milk, 2 scallions (spring onions) – optional. Beata Balogová ,24. Feb 2014, at 0:00
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- 2. Námestie Slobody gets facelift Photo
- 3. Standard of living in Belarus is better than in Slovakia is a hoax
- 4. Shop in Bratislava's Old Town sold fake clothes and accessories
- 5. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 6. Bratislava bus station is moving into Bottova Centrum Photo
- 7. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 8. Spectacular Slovakia: Rosenfeld Palace on film Video
- 9. Ryanair cancels some flights from and to Bratislava
- 10. Foreign rocket engines for North Korea: Why?
- 1. Slovaks top EU ranking in preferring partners with the same education
- 2. Shop in Bratislava's Old Town sold fake clothes and accessories
- 3. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 4. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 5. Bratislava bus station is moving into Bottova Centrum Photo
- 6. Slovaks drink less and less
- 7. More than 200 foreigners sit in Slovak prisons
- 8. Foreign rocket engines for North Korea: Why?
- 9. Námestie Slobody gets facelift Photo
- 10. Standard of living in Belarus is better than in Slovakia is a hoax
- 1. Slovaks top EU ranking in preferring partners with the same education
- 2. Ryanair cancels some flights from and to Bratislava
- 3. Shop in Bratislava's Old Town sold fake clothes and accessories
- 4. Austria launches random checks close to Slovakia’s borders
- 5. Kiska: Even Europe has its aggressive neighbour
- 6. Several cities, including Bratislava, offering free mass transport for a week
- 7. Slovaks drink less and less
- 8. Foreigners: Top 10 events in Bratislava Video
- 9. NY Times: Tolerant spa town feels the chill of Slovak populism
- 10. Bratislava bus station is moving into Bottova Centrum Photo