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Strapačky - halušky with sauerkraut and bacon
The most well known Slovak dish is bryndzové halušky, but my favourite is strapačky.
Segedínsky guláš, creamy Slovak sauerkraut stew.
Both cooking the sauerkraut and adding cream help temper the acidic tang of sauerkraut for an easy comfort food.
Ukrainian chef Veronika Shlendek.
Veronika Shlendek was drawn to cooking by the “miracle” of her grandmother’s bread-baking. Tamara Zinchenko
Decorated medovníky, Slovak spiced honey cookies.
Medovníky are everywhere in Slovakia around Christmas, from fancy decorated ones in market stalls to simple treats in grandma's kitchen.
Making oplátky.
Oplátky are a favourite among Slovak Christmas foods, even though in the west part of the country they are a relatively recent addition to the traditional meal.
Sauerkraut is a traditional Slovak food.
Fermented foods are the new old superfood, which Slovaks have made and eaten all along.
Roast goose with lokše
For this traditional autumn meal, do you know the difference between hus, kačica, and husokačka?
Slovak stuffed peppers
Slovak stuffed peppers are stewed rather than baked for a juicy dish using summer produce.
Creamy Slovak zucchini dill soup
If you know anyone with a garden, they will gladly give you courgette, also called zucchini.
This recipe takes minimal cooking for hot summer days.
pagáče
Pagáče are a classic Slovak food but without an English equivalent. Biscuit? Scone? Neither.
Elderflower syrup
Though foraging is now trendy, this wild flower syrup has been made for years in Slovakia.
Pulling strudel dough until it is thin enough to read a newspaper underneath.
Most of us want quick recipes for our busy lives; making pulled strudel, however, is a recipe of mindfulness and connection.
Chicken paprikáš
Not only is paprikáš quick and easy, it's the perfect comfort food for anyone following Slovak politics lately.
Opantance, millet with šúľok (gnocchi).
Once common in Slovakia, most people have forgotten what millet is, but as a heat and drought resistant crop it's worth learning old recipes for the future.
Dough for šúľance.
Ukrainian student gives Slovak traditional food a try.
Hŕstková polievka, handful soup, is cheap and filling.
A recipe for a soup both cheap and filling — and tasty of course, just what is needed in times of inflation.
Babička cooking slíže.
The best food comes from Grandma's kitchen - and we are setting out to find it, first with homemade Slovak noodles.
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