Christmas in Slovakia just wouldn’t be the same without a table full of many kinds of beautifully decorated Christmas cookies. Baking of Christmas cookies starts a week or even two before the holiday. Each day, one or two kinds are made, and by the time Christmas Eve comes knocking on ...
Merry Christmas. My family is from Davidov, Slovakia. Reply lubos says: December 23, 2010 at 5:22 pm Thank you very much, Sherry! The poppy seeds symbolize money in our traditions, we often say that it would be good to have peňazí ako maku, meaning “as much money as poppy seed...
Portfields School An introduction to the area and our school. The traditions and customs of the UK
We found an article (in Slovak) talking about Christmas traditions in eastern Slovakia. The first few paragraphs describe this yukah soup and also it’s variant, mačanka. The article starts by stating that Christmas dinner in eastern Slovakia contains dishes unknown to the rest of the country...
Opekanceare typically eaten as the third “course”. First, there is theprípitok, ashot of liquor. Then, thelady of the house(gazdina) passes aroundChristmas wafers(oblátky) withgarlic(cesnak) andhoney(med). Then comeopekancefollowed by soup and the main meal. While garlic and honey ...
My grandmother made huge roasting pans of cabbage rolls every Christmas. I make them now for my family every Christmas Eve. I use a pork-beef-rice mix. I pour a large can of Tomato juice or V-8 over the rolls and cook them in the oven, covered with the hard cabbage leaves and foil...
Could it be the Mongol Hordes who conquered China might have brought Chinese traditions when they then conquered Easter Europe… ? Reply lubos says: December 10, 2011 at 5:23 pm Hi Steve, thank you for the insight. That is definitely an interesting and plausible theory. I have never ...
Halušky are what really defines Slovak cuisine. The name is typically translated to English as potato dumplings, but this is not quite right. Halušky are just that, halušky (pronouncedhalushky). Potato dumplings, in Slovak, arezemiakové knedľe. Halušky are somewhat similar to Ge...
Halušky are what really defines Slovak cuisine. The name is typically translated to English as potato dumplings, but this is not quite right. Halušky are just that, halušky (pronouncedhalushky). Potato dumplings, in Slovak, arezemiakové knedľe. Halušky are somewhat similar to Ge...
Halušky are what really defines Slovak cuisine. The name is typically translated to English as potato dumplings, but this is not quite right. Halušky are just that, halušky (pronouncedhalushky). Potato dumplings, in Slovak, arezemiakové knedľe. Halušky are somewhat similar to Ge...