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Slovakia

Neighboring countries influence Slovakia’s eclectic cuisine.

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Rather than offering a multitude of traditional meals, Slovak cuisine tends to use a wide assortment of ingredients to create a variety of dishes influenced by neighboring Hungary, Poland, Austria, Czech Republic and Ukraine. Such ingredients include potatoes, sheep and cow cheese, chicken, pork, beef, cabbage, beans, garlic and onions. In addition, bread is a staple and fruits such as peach, cherry, plum and apricots are frequently used. However, natives and travelers alike commonly enjoy the customary Slovak meal of bryndzove halusky, small potato dumplings with sheep cheese, topped with German speck (similar to lardo or bacon). As well, the dish treska, which is a cold salad of codfish, vegetables and mayonnaise, is regularly enjoyed.

Slovak beers are popular along with a strong gin called borovicka and plum brandy known as slivovica. Grapes for wine are grown in the Tokay region (which extends into Hungary), producing such varietals as Furmint, Lipovina and Muscat while sparkling wines are produced in the Bratislava region.—Leska Tomash