Bryndzové halušky

Bryndzové Halušky (in English: Potato dumplings with bryndza sheep cheese and bacon[1]) is one of the national dishes in Slovakia.[2][3] This hearty meal consists of Halušky[1] (boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi[1][2][3]) and bryndza[1] (a soft sheep cheese[4]), optionally sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat/bacon.[1][2][3]

Žinčica is traditionally drunk with this meal.[2] There is an annual Bryndzové Halušky festival in Turecká that features an eating contest.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sinkovec, Magdalena (2004). "Bryndzové Halušky / Potato Dumplings with 'Bryndza' Sheep Cheese and Bacon". Culinary Cosmic Top Secrets A Nato Cookbook. Lulu. pp. 115–16. ISBN 1411608375. http://books.google.com/books?id=9fNgBO3aEK8C&pg=PA115. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c d Cravens, Craig Stephen (2006). Culture and customs of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 75. ISBN 0-313-33412-9. OCLC 67240291. 
  3. ^ a b c Dunford, Lisa (2007). "Slovakia: Food & Drink". In Paul Smitz, Aaron Anderson, Steve Kokker, Brett Atkinson and Becca Blond. Lonely Planet Central Europe. Hawthorn, Victoria: Lonely Planet. p. 452. ISBN 1-74104-301-8. OCLC 85763619. http://books.google.com/books?id=gIymIi4UvFcC&pg=PA452. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Cheese Description: Bryndza". Cheese.com. http://www.cheese.com/Description.asp?Name=Bryndza. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  5. ^ Reynolds, Matt (21 June 1999). "Three liters of bryndzové halušky small work for hefty men in national eating competition". The Slovak Spectator. http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/4209/9/. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "Halušky Turecká" (in Slovak). Občianske združenie Halušky Turecká. 2008. http://www.haluskyturecka.sk/. Retrieved 1 March 2009. 

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