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Slovak cuisine varies slightly from region to region across Slovakia. It was influenced by the traditional cuisine of its neighbours and it influenced them as well. The origins of traditional Slovak cuisine can be traced to times when the majority of the population lived self-sufficiently in villages, with very limited food imports and exports ...
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Lokša or lokše (Slovak pronunciation: and respectively; may be written in English as loksha or lokshe) is a type of potato pancake like flatbread, popular in the cuisine of Slovakia and South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. In South Moravia, lokše is also a term for wide noodles added to soups.
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Potatoes could be grown in harsher conditions and became a staple food for the poorer mountain dwellers, as less expensive flour was needed for the dough. Today the Slovaks call the soft dough dumplings with boiled potatoes and sheep's cheese bryndzové halušky , while the local Hungarians call it sztrapacska .
It is a common street food in both countries [1] and is popular among students as an inexpensive staple in school canteens. Fried Gruyère/Swiss cheese, served with tartar sauce and side salad A slice of cheese about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) thick is first breaded with flour , egg , and bread crumbs and then fried either in a pan or deep-fat fryer. [ 1 ]
Renowned French chef Alain Ducasse once said, “Even the simplest food, when presented well, becomes a feast.” A little olive oil or crème fraîche drizzled over a bowl of soup brings it to life.
The dough is made of flour, sugar, egg yolk, milk or sour cream and butter, and yeast. [2] The dough may be flavored with lemon or orange zest or rum. The poppy seed filling [3] may contain ground poppy seeds, raisins, butter or milk, sugar or honey, rum and vanilla.