Bryndzové halušky () is one of the
national dish
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* It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs that can be ...
es in
Slovakia
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.
This meal consists of
halušky
Halušky (, plural in Czech and Slovak; hu, galuska, or ''nokedli''; ro, gălușcă; uk, галушка; lt, virtinukai) are a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings found in many Central and Eastern European cuisines whe ...
(boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to
gnocchi
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)
[ and ]bryndza
Bryndza (from Romanian ''brânză'' cheese) is a sheep milk cheese made across much of East-Central Europe, primarily in or around the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania and southern Poland. Bryndza cheese is creamy white in app ...
[ (a soft sheep cheese),][
Žinčica is traditionally drunk with this meal.][ There is an annual Bryndzové Halušky festival in ]Turecká
Turecká ( hu, Török) is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1563.
Geography
The municipality lies at an ...
that features an eating contest
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.
See also
*Strapačky
Strapačky (Slovak) or sztrapacska (Hungarian) is a dish popular in Slovakia and Hungary. It is similar to bryndzové halušky where the base compound of the dish is halušky (dumplings); however, in Slovakia, instead of bryndza, stewed sauerk ...
References
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Slovak cuisine
Potato dishes
Cheese dishes
Dumplings
National dishes