Bryndzové Halušky is one of the national dishes in Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. This hearty meal consists of Halušky

Halušky

Halušky are a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings cooked in the Central and Eastern European cuisines .They are irregular in shape...

 (boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi

Gnocchi

Gnocchi are various thick, soft dumplings. They may be made from semolina, ordinary wheat flour, flour and egg, flour, egg, and cheese, potato, bread crumbs, or similar ingredients. The smaller forms are called gnocchetti....

) and bryndza

Bryndza

Bryndza is a sheep milk cheese made in Central and Eastern Europe. Recipes differ slightly across the countries.-Etymology:Brânză or brînză is the generic word for "cheese" in Romanian, there is no special type of cheese associated with it...

 (a soft sheep cheese), optionally sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat/bacon.

Žinčica

Žincica

Žinčica or Żentyca is a drink made of sheep milk whey similar to kefir. It is a by-product in the process of making Bryndza cheese....

 is traditionally drunk with this meal. There is an annual Bryndzové Halušky festival in Turecká

Turecká

Turecká is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 610 metres and covers an area of 10.163km². It has a population of about 139 people....

 that features an eating contest

Competitive eating

Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. Contests are typically less than 15 minutes in length, with the person consuming the most food being declared the winner...

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External Links

• Halušky recipes in Slovakian
  Slovak language
  Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
  
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