Top 3 Slovak Snacks

These thin, crispy potato pancakes are traditional Slovak snacks that are usually enjoyed during the Christmas festivities and Lent. They are made with a soft potato dough which is rolled into flat circular shapes and dry-baked until crispy and golden. Even though they are traditionally consumed as a savory snack filled with sauerkraut or minced meat, certain regional varieties are enjoyed as a sweet treat that is spread with fruit preserves and dusted with poppy seeds, sugar, and melted butter.Expand

These rustic, crispy potato pancakes belong to the traditional Slovak cuisine. They consist of a thick batter made with grated potatoes, eggs, flour, and a variety of spices. Pan-fried for a short period of time until golden-brown in color, these filling snacks are usually enjoyed as the main course accompanied by various milk products, or as a side dish that is typically served alongside hearty Slovak stews.Expand

Skalický trdelník is a hollow, cylindrical pastry product made by winding the soft dough on a roller called 'trdlo'. This unusually shaped pastry is produced in the northwestern part of the Slovak Republic, near the border with the Czech Republic to the north and the Myjava River to the south. According to food historians, a Hungarian general was in the town of Skalica in the 18th century, on the border between Slovakia and the Czech Republic, and his companion was a Transylvanian cook who had a recipe for this delicacy. Once the dough is on the roller, it is coated with egg whites and sprinkled with walnuts, almonds or apricots, baked until golden and sprinkled with caster and vanilla sugar. On the exterior, the trdelnik is golden brown but remains yellow on the interior. The dough is soft and has an aroma of chopped nuts, apricots, and vanilla. Enjoy it on various street corners, squares and fairs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, freshly baked and wrapped in paper. In Hungary, there is an almost-identical, slightly larger pastry known as kürtőskalács, but unlike Skalický trdelník, it is not protected under the EU law.Expand