Food of the Slovak Carpathians

13 dishes and products of the Slovak Carpathians on karpaty.rocks — with photos, descriptions and a map. Use the filters to pick a range or other options; the map shows everything nearby.

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VegetarianVurdaCheeses · Hutsul regionTender boiled cheese made from whey left after Budz, with the addition of fresh sheep's milk. A Carpathian relative of ricotta.

LentenCarpathian herbal teasSoft drinks · Hutsul regionDaily drink of the Carpathian villages: thyme, motherwort, St. John's wort, mint, linden blossom, leaves of blueberries and raspberries, dried from summer.

Halushky with bryndzaDumplings and dough · Lemko regionSmall dumplings made from grated raw potatoes, mixed with sheep's bryndza and drizzled with cracklings. A daily dish of the Lemkos and Slovak highlanders.

VegetarianZhentytsiaDairy · Hutsul regionSheep whey that remains on the polonyna after making Budz. It is used to make Vurda, to soften cheese for figurines, and is also consumed as a drink.

EU protected nameKorbáčikCheeses · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaSalty cheese from Orava, stretched into thin strands and braided into a small whip-like shape.

EU protected nameParenicaCheeses · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaTender steamed sheep cheese, twisted into two-level spirals and lightly smoked with cold smoke.

Bryndzové haluškyDumplings and dough · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaSmall dumplings made from grated raw potatoes, mixed with sheep's bryndza and drizzled with cracklings from smoked bacon. A national dish of Slovakia.

Bryndzové pirohyDumplings and dough · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaSlovak dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and bryndza, topped with sour cream and cracklings.

EU protected nameOštiepokCheeses · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaSmoked cheese from Slovak salaš in the shape of a large egg with a pattern from a carved wooden mold.

EU protected nameSlovenská bryndzaCheeses · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaSoft spreadable cheese made from matured sheep lump cheese is the basis for bryndzové halušky and the main cheese of the Slovak mountains.

DemikátSoups · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaShepherd's soup with bryndza: cheese is melted in hot potato broth and served with bread.

Lenten variantKapustnicaSoups · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaA thick Slovak soup made from fermented cabbage with dried mushrooms, smoked meat, and sausage. The main dish of the Christmas table.

Lenten variantLokšeBaking and ritual bread · Mountain Slovakia (Liptov, Orava, Spiš, Pohronie) · SlovakiaThin flatbreads made from boiled potatoes, baked dry on a hot griddle. In Slovakia, they are smeared with goose fat and served with roasted goose.