I Review TRADITIONAL FOOD in SLOVAKIA!

[@GreenoEats]

Hi folks - time for country number 3 of my mini tour of Central Europe! It’s Slovakia 🇸🇰 😊

[@GreenoEats]

Let me know what you think of this traditional Slovak food, would you give it a try?

[@robsmith6281]

Chicken skin is yummy yet bad for you but hey ho who cares get it down.👍🏻🤣🤣

[@GreenoEats]

@@robsmith6281 most things that are yummy are bad for you.. ho hum, not gonna stop me 🙂

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

This was nearly a thumbs down Greeno but not on your behalf! 😀

[@747jono]

​@@GreenoEatsabsolutely

[@jacquibradley1598]

Thank you Greeno, when I am abroad I always search out restaurants where the locals eat, not gone wrong yet!! 🤗🤗👍👍

[@GreenoEats]

I try to do that - although this one apparently isn't where the locals go, according to the few locals who saw it !

[@PAM-ud9lv]

The food looks like the food when I visited Prague. Which I absolutely loved. The food was amazing. Great views.

[@GreenoEats]

I guess there will be a lot of commonality between Czech and Slovak food, not that long ago they were the same county after all 🙂

[@catevanscuisine]

When hubby and I went to Prague we stayed at a traditional hotel in the non-touristy part and dined every night at the Pivorvarsky Dum, a CAMRA-approved restaurant and micro-brewery conveniently situated at the end of the street (not far to 'roll home' 😹). Dan had dumplings every night, even for dessert with a mild, creamy cheese sauce. The beers were interesting and we sampled a tasting tray of 6 or so including a banana beer! Dan also sampled the absinthe - not my thing. It was the first and last time I was ever served a whole rainbow trout in batter. A surprise, as no mention of batter was made on the menu, though a pleasant one once I started to tuck in.

[@billmagowan1492]

Exactly what I thought too! Czech and Slovak food will naturally be similar to each other if not the same!

[@spiloFTW]

1. The beer is Czech not local 2. The dumplings are Knedľa. It is a loaf of bread that has been steamed and not baked.

[@GreenoEats]

Thanks for that information :-)

[@kennethausten]

You would think your in Scotland from those scenes. That soup is a meal in one. I can almost taste it. We make soup here with home made stock from all the bones we save and freeze. Made in our slow cooker. Never throw bones away. They are full of goodness. That's an alternative way to eat and present Beef with Dumplings. Be worth trying that out. You mentioned sheep cheese. We buy that in our markets plus others. Love our cheese. Thanks for review.

[@GreenoEats]

Definitely not in Scotland with 32+ degree heat ha ha ! The soup was delicious - quite light but plenty of flavour from all the ingredients. We also always use a chicken carcass to make stock - some much better to have homemade than anything shop bought. When I think of beef with dumplings I am thinking of something rich and hearty to keep the cold out in the wonter months, but that was light and fresh, a very different take !

[@Val-h4d]

All these places look lovely and clean no rubbish on the streets I wonder what tourists think of it here

[@GreenoEats]

Yes, all 3 cities I visited were very clean and tidy - people who take pride in how their city looks. I can only imagine tourists coming here are disappointed by the lack of pride there is in many of our towns and cities.

[@Val-h4d]

@@GreenoEats I totally agree with you there

[@dentydent6423]

I was just thinking the same thing,the cleanliness and vibrant colours and old buildings makes you want to move there. Tourists must do London once and rush home

[@alanthomson1227]

Food looks very like Czech food , garlic soup ( often with tripe at bottom ) , goulash , dumplings . Great beers .

[@GreenoEats]

I guess much of Central European cookery has a lot of the same roots, with regional twists on them

[@thaisstone5192]

I'm Bohemian, so we use a lot of caraway and dill seeds in numerous dishes. Not so much with the fresh, green dill fronds. They don't keep very well. And we tend to make potato dumplings, which are WAY heartier and heavier than the fluffy bread dumplings. Nice feed and good call on the chook soup as an appetizer. Thanks for the upload, Mr. Greeno!!!

[@GreenoEats]

Thanks for the information in your comment, I always like to learn new things 🙂 I thoroughly enjoyed the meal (I do like much of Central European cuisine of course!). What meals would you recommend worth trying if I am back in that part of the world?

[@747jono]

Nice touch Greeno with Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz.

[@GreenoEats]

Had to do it as I was going to see the Danube right !

[@5714sqd]

That food looked really appetizing, especially the dumplings. And the soup was to die for. My wife makes fluffy dumplings from both potatoes and flour. Being from Germany, dumplings are second nature in the kitchen. As always, it's a great review in an awesome setting. Thank you.❤

[@GreenoEats]

Thanks so much for the kind words. Here in England dumplings are more associated with food from the North of the country, made with suet in the mixture, and cooked in the stew. Where I live in the South we almost never see them. I don’t thunk I have eaten a dumpling in the UK in more than 10 years!

[@GaryG1974]

I love that you show the menu for us to see, that makes things so much more interesting. Hand on heart, no word of a lie I chose the following dishes before seeing your choice: Slovak plate followed by the Beef Pot and Dumplings. It made me laugh we both chose the Beef Pot. I based my choice on the beef stew my dear old mother use to make, but what you had was worlds apart. Beef, dill and creamy sauce? I will try it before I knock it, but it seems very unusual. I think Mr or Mrs Waspy really fancied the smell of your Beef Pot. All that aside, the Chicken Soup looked gorgous! The fact they added crunchy chicken skin in as well really would have made a huge difference.

[@GreenoEats]

Great minds and all that !! I have to say I was intrigued by a creamy dill sauce with beef... can understand it with fish, maybe even chicken, but beef? Well I just had to try it. And was pleasantly surprised fortunately :-) The crispy chicken skin was a genius move in the soup, adding both flavour and a textural element too.

[@beeohel6787]

As always Greeno another awesome video 👍🤗🍀

[@GreenoEats]

@@beeohel6787 thank you!

[@catherineparr5489]

I have never met a chicken soup I did not like😂. I always save the carcass/ bones and freeze them until I have enough to do a full slow cooker stock . The town looked beautiful, very clean . As to the price of the beer , quality costs a bit more . 😊 for another great video , looks like you are having a great holiday

[@GreenoEats]

We are the same, a chicken carcass is never wasted! We always make a stock from the bones to use in a soup, sauce or pie filling, so much better than anything shop bought! The centre of Bratislava really was beautiful.

[@robsmith6281]

Dumplings are the most important things in a stew what you had was so different to ours I'd have a bash at it.👍🏻😁

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah I think of dumplings as quite hearty, heavy things cooked in a stew, very different to these Slovak ones which were light and fluffy!

[@catevanscuisine]

My hubby loves the dumplings of Central and Eastern Europe and we both enjoy the lagers. Never go to Prague, Bratislava etc and expect to lose weight! Give yourself a few kilos' allowance. 😹

[@GreenoEats]

Ha ha, central Europe is great for hearty food that sticks to your ribs isn't it !

[@catevanscuisine]

@@GreenoEats definitely. 😺

[@747jono]

Love those dumplings big knödel fan.

[@GreenoEats]

I think these Slovak ones are called Knedlíky - good they are too !

[@Stenly17]

It seems like a bit of a tourist trap restaurant. I don't doubt the food was great and everything was high quality, but I live in Bratislava and the same beer usually costs half of what it was here. Sometimes quarter. Also, I have never heard of service fee here. Sounds like something this restaurant made up.

[@GreenoEats]

As you say, I am sure I was subject to some tourist tax here - round the corner the bars were charging 3.00 - 3.50 Euro for large beers. Service charge is pretty common in UK now, so it wasn't unexpected for me to see it, but as you say it's probably not the norm throughout the country ! I wish I had a bit more time to stay in Bratislava - it seems like a great city - I will be back one day for sure!

[@denisemottley22705]

Another lovely clean place. Soup looked really tasty. Lovely pottery too. Beef looks just delicious but I have never had dill with beef either. Here in England it is 18 degrees Celsius and grey sky and raining. 😂😅👍

[@GreenoEats]

Yes the city centre was very clean indeed, they clearly take a lot of pride in the place! Beef with dill was a little unusual, but not unpleasant. And little touches like the traditional crockery make a difference don't they 🙂

[@denisemottley22705]

@@GreenoEats Enjoy the football ⚽

[@GreenoEats]

@@denisemottley22705 from an England perspective it's been hard to enjoy so far !!

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

Really enjoy the different countries you go too Greeno other than the UK it's so different! 😅❤ love the name of the place...love chicken soup 🍲 yum 😋 another wonderful review Greeno thankyou 😊 ❤

[@GreenoEats]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it - nice to get off the beaten track sometimes!

[@TimK2646]

Great food video Greeno. After Sunday Euro result you could be part of the menu.

[@GreenoEats]

Luckily I got out of there before we had to play Slovakia. Strange game that - not often both sets of fans come away from a game disappointed !

[@JanetBrown-px2jn]

Nice to see you enjoying a Slovak meal,and please don’t be afraid of sheep’s milk cheese,I love just about all cheese,but sheep’s milk is my favorite,and nothing like goats milk cheese,Spain does some wonderful sheep’s milk cheese.I have seen a tour of Bratislava before ,I think it was Steve Marsh’s channel,if you don’t know him you should his channel is travel, but he does places,and things most others don’t do,he does a lot of Scotland,and the outer islands,Sweden, Norway,Eastern Europe,his partner is from Poland,and right now they are in Newfoundland,and hiking really rough terrain.He is well worth watching if you like that sort of thing.😊

[@GreenoEats]

I don’t know Steve Marsh’s channel, but it sounds very interesting, I shall check it out - thanks so much for the tip 🙂

[@LouisePetrilli]

This looked very different I don’t know that cuisine very interesting 👍

[@GreenoEats]

I'm fairly familiar with Central European food, but not so much Czech or Slovak food - it was pretty good to be fair !

[@747jono]

Can't beat Eastern European classics.

[@GreenoEats]

There's a lot of good food around that region - and while a lot may be regional variations on a similar theme it's interesting to see those slight regional differences

[@ScottishT]

Beer and football always get in the way 😂 feally enjoying your reviews mate. Best compliment I would give is thsts a guy I would enjoy a chat and a pint with. Bratislava looks cool

[@GreenoEats]

This video was filmed during the Euros - about an hour after filming I was in a bar round the corner watching England v Denmark - beer and football one of my vices too!

[@jessicanippes1730]

The food, especially the soup looked really good. The beer seams a little expensive, I would say. The meat with dill reminds me of poland cuisine, if you ever have the chance, I recommend Krakau/ Krakow to you, it bet you would like the city and all the lovely food!

[@GreenoEats]

I've travelled quite a lot in Poland, but never been to Krakow. Mainly been around Gdansk, Warsaw and Lodz. I do like the Polish cuisine, their soups are maybe the best in the region 🙂 the beer was possibly a touch pricey, but it was quite a touristy area

[@jessicanippes1730]

@@GreenoEats my family is from Lodz area, but I have never been there, only in Krakow and I really liked it, the food is amazing and the prices are really fair 👍

[@GreenoEats]

@@jessicanippes1730 We also have family ties to Lodz :-) On my mother's side my great-great grandfather moved from Lodz to the UK around 130 years ago !

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

@@jessicanippes1730krakow is on my list of places Jessica, I have only heard good things. You would certainly recommend a visit then?

[@jessicanippes1730]

@@theabandonedhunter3604 I bet you would like it, it is a lovely city!

[@karenclancey2557]

I would like to try that , looked a wholesome tasty meal. Nice one .👍😜❤️🙏🏼

[@GreenoEats]

It was interesting to try some new things, flavour combinations I'd not tried before. Really tasty too 🙂

[@carolarmstrong8848]

Great looking food. Very interesting to see

[@GreenoEats]

Always good to try new things 🙂

[@747jono]

Soup looks awesome ❤😋😋😋

[@GreenoEats]

Quite light in flavour, but very tasty, could pick out each individual ingredient

[@fingers3239]

You find some great places Greeno. The soup looked amazing and the main sounded like it shouldn't work, but it looks like it did.

[@GreenoEats]

I was pleased I picked this place. The soup was great, and like yourself I though beef & dill was unusual, but it was very tasty !

[@kevinkeane254]

Enjoying this little series Greeno, hopefully this helps project u to where u deserve to be pal 👍

[@GreenoEats]

Thats really kind of you to say so Kevin. I certainly enjoyed making these videos, going somewhere a little different to your average KZbinr, trying different things. While the videos aren’t doing well compared to normal UK ones about fish and chips etc. people who are watching them really seem to like them, so that’s good enough for me!

[@747jono]

Would love to do one of those cruises. Amsterdam to Bratislava. Stop offs Koblenz Mainz Heidelberg (my Mom studied at University there),beautiful city then eventually on to Basel etc. Love it,been to Basel few times.

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah I think one of those cruises could be interesting - lots of historic old cities along the banks of the river !

[@jessicanippes1730]

@@747jono Heidelberg is lovely, I agree 😀

[@747jono]

Great video

[@GreenoEats]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate the interaction !

[@heatherdavies1894]

Bratislava looked very well cared for and clean. Shame we can't say the same for UK city's 😕. Again the food looked lovely, interesting combination of dill sauce and beef but looked very tasty. Loving the tour 👍🏻

[@GreenoEats]

Bratislava surprised me as a city to be honest - the old town was beautiful, the castle with it's views over the city and the Danube was fab. As you say, such a clean and well cared for city (very different to here!)

[@MichaelButler-r5g]

Make sure you plenty of their beer too!

[@GreenoEats]

I went during the Euros, and just after filming this an England game was on... Some beer may have been taken!!

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Top video Greeno! It’s intriguing some of the different foods from other countries on the continent. Looked good! Errrr did you watch it last night talking of Slovakia? 🙈 ….Smithy

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah, this was a good meal Smithy - interesting to try something I'd not had before. I did see the game last night - strange to have both sets of fans disappointed at full time - Slovakia for being knocked out, and us for still being rubbish !

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

@@GreenoEats to right that Greeno! I should imagine you felt embarrassed….

[@747jono]

So refreshing to see traditional food and no fries or chips. 😂😂😂

[@GreenoEats]

Not a fry-up or fish & chips in sight on my channel when I am out of the UK :-)

[@grahamedwards3540]

I think you'll find that your dumpling was actually bread. I live in Bulgaria and they serve bread with everything and its that shape too. Hey ho, so long as you enjoyed it. :)

[@GreenoEats]

It may have been, it was a lot lighter and fluffier than anydumpling I have had in the UK certainly! How is living in Bulgaria? Whereabouts in the country are you based?

[@grahamedwards3540]

@@GreenoEats Life in Bulgaria is great. We live near the old capital Veliko Tarnovo.We were real foodies in the UK but food here is not great but the weather certainly beats the UK.

[@GreenoEats]

@@grahamedwards3540 Interesting - my experience of Bulgaria is very limited - I was once in Sofia for less than 24 hours, and that's it

[@worldsgreatestimpressionis6462]

It all looked good but also looked like crying out for a textual element.Good vid.

[@GreenoEats]

The soup had that, with the crispy skin element - although I do know what you mean about the main dish

[@totalfc6456]

a very quiet intro greeno made me laugh lol

[@GreenoEats]

I was on a bus that was quite busy, and the first couple of times I tried to record the intro I was getting some strange looks and had to stop. So I went a bit ASMR 😂

[@747jono]

Excellent value for money ❤

[@GreenoEats]

I thought so

[@Sharon46T]

Ooh so that’s the Danube 👍 Maybe means traditional - that would be good…if grandma could cook! 😂 That looks more like a beer than a lager to tell the truth 🍺 Never been a fan of noodles in broth/ stock - has always been wishy-washy and bland ☹️ Dumplings aren’t using thick slices - you sure that wasn’t bread? 🤔 Beef is very versatile - it depends on the cut - you can enjoy it with different types of sauce 😋

[@GreenoEats]

Many of my favourite places are on the Danube - maybe one day I will do one of those river cruises you see advertised during the breaks in Countdown, and take them all in!

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

Ah good afternoon Doctor Greeno, could you please confirm you have a licence to proffer advise on Jewish Penicillin?? The healthy world knows the magic healing of Chicken Soup 🐔🍲 In your defence that looked almost as good as my gran made. However, what's with flaccid flat dumplings? They looked like 3 slices of bread 🍞. Dumplings should be round, rock hard and sink straight to the bottom of the saucepan 👍 Well my grans did 😂🤣😲👏👏👏 On looks, I thought the beef was dry🤔but take your word on taste ❤. Have to say I'm liking this whistle stop tour of our European cousins. Question. When will you start selling the " I've been on the Greeno 2024 tour! & lived" 🚉🚂🚎🚞🚝 Just a thought. Stay safe and keep an eye out for proper dumplings Allan&Family

[@GreenoEats]

My nan had the same dumpling recipe as your Gran it would seems 😀 As for the soup, my great-great grandfather was a Polish Jew who fled persecution to head the UK (back in the days when you weren't completly demonised for doing so!) - so there is a tiny bit of Jewish blood in my veins, enough to know a good chicken soup and it's medicinal properties anyhow 😂

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

@@GreenoEats It's a funny thing this " life lark." Sadly we'll never be able to get out Alive, thats for sure 🤔 Lehayim to you and your family Allan&Family

[@GreenoEats]

@@AllanNeaves-qn3zr that's true!

[@adrianelittle3759]

I grew up in Soviet era Czechoslovakia , just a bit North and east of Bratislava. The food you’re having is kind of Slovak, kind of not. The soup is close to what I would have eaten as a kid. But I’ve never had fried chicken skin in soup. My grandmother made soup with rabbit, and it’s actually nicer than chicken, in my opinion, but I don’t think it would be very tourist friendly. The dumplings are actually a Czech dish … it’s a steamed or boiled bread dumpling … perfect sponges for sopping up lots of yummy sauce . Although not traditionally Slovak, we have gladly adopted it into our cuisine. It’s not something people make too often at home because it’s quite labour intensive, and takes a very large pot to cook it in. Dill is of course used in most if not all Slavic cuisine. In my home, we would serve the dumpling and sauce with fried eggs ( a Slovak eggs Benedict maybe?) Beer is another thing adopted from the Czechs ( again, gladly ). In Slovakia we grows grapes and actually make pretty good wine. Slivovica ( plum spirits) , and borovicka (juniper berry spirits ) are traditional alcoholic beverages. I hope you had a chance to try the dumplings with sheep cheese, ( brynzove Halusky ). These are proudly our national dish. They are absolutely my favourite. The Slovak Tatra mountains and valleys are ideal for pasturing sheep , and our shepherds make some of the best cheeses anywhere. Though you didn’t have traditional Slovak food, it was Slovak-ish. Glad you enjoyed it😊

[@GreenoEats]

@@adrianelittle3759 thank you for the detailed information, that’s really interesting to learn. As you say, they have probably taken the idea of traditional dishes and made them more tourist friendly. Very tasty though. You mentioned the Tatra Mountains, I was fortunate enough to drive through them once, as I drove from Gyor in Hungary to Ostrava in Czechia, absolutely beautiful.

[@rogerreed905]

Not sure about dumplings never been a fan of the ones in stews . . But that beef looked yumm. . It almost looked like what we would called corned beef or corned silverside . . . I think its also called salt beef ?? . . Not sure if thats a thing in england . Till the next time take care . Bye from NZ👋🍻🇳🇿twa

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah, it was a little like corned beef, fully cooked through but still quite tender. The dumplings were light and fluffy, like a slice of cloud 😂 Not like a British one cooked in the stew.

[@JanetBrown-px2jn]

Do you make pot roasts in NZ,as we do in the US? When I saw the beef I just thought pot roast,as corned beef,or as the UK calls it salt beef is pink in color,and that beef didn’t appear to be pink.😊

[@rogerreed905]

@@JanetBrown-px2jn it mite all be the same thing just diffent names . . . What we call corned beef or silverside is boiled in water with seasoning for a few hours . . Then drained, sliced and served usually with steamed veges and potatoes . . And a mustard sauce

[@livingwithhighcholesterol5102]

As a Slovak person, I've never seen chicken soup with fried chicken skin, that was actually quite gross they put that inn there :( may I recommend 'svieckova' next time you visit :)

[@GreenoEats]

Thanks for the tip! 🙂

[@paulclancy4221]

Dumplings are one of my few "Im not eating that even for a million euros". My Mum was English and I love most English foods, but dumplings aint one of them.

[@GreenoEats]

These are not the same as English dumplings 🙂

[@johnjConnellan]

9 of 10 if not better by now you may know that I use Euro currency and that was good value.

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah, I think it was a fair price for a restaurant right in the middle of the old town. I am sure similar food can be found cheaper in the outskirts or provincial towns of course, but I was happy enough 🙂

[@johnjConnellan]

@@GreenoEats That is good.

[@adjusted-bunny]

What about the brothels? Are they any good?

[@GreenoEats]

I have absolutely no idea, but I am sure Google can help you out if it's an important factor in whether you visit the city or not :-)

[@747jono]

Good chicken stock not gloop😂

[@GreenoEats]

Exactly - you can always tell the homemade vs shop bought can't you !

[@NielsTimmers]

€4.90 for a Beer in Slovakia ...cosider yourself completely ripped off !!! €2.50 would be tops !!

[@GreenoEats]

Yeah, it was on the pricey end certainly, even though I was smack in the middle of the old town. Had a beer at a bar round the corner, and that was 3.40

[@NielsTimmers]

@@GreenoEats I worked in Vienna we used to cycle down the Danube (along the cycle route) and have a Beer in town (2017/18) i dont think we paid more than €2 .00 0.5l

[@GreenoEats]

@@NielsTimmers inflation must be high in Slovakia ha ha

[@TLFaun]

This is one of the tourist traps. You probably paid 3x 5x than the normal price. there are much better and more culturally related places in bratislava. do proper research before visiting so you really hit the spot with the best experience.

[@GreenoEats]

I am sure you are right, but in the limited time I had in the city I thought it might be better to find a place in the old town that tourists are likely to encounter. The prices weren't as low as I expect you would find outside of the very centre of the city, but I still enjoyed the meal.

[@_Just_saying_]

as a local this place is a complete tourist overpriced "restaurant" and food you chose was not even close to be typical slovak. better to do little bit of research before doing video as just a block away you had really good typical restaurant also with little bit higher prices but sign of quality as it will be also slovak people eating there not just tourists.

[@GreenoEats]

That's fair enough, I wanted to pick a place that tourists might come across, and I did see a lot walking on that street. I am not an expert on Slovak cuisine certainly having spent much more time in Hungary than Slovakia. I hope to return to Bratislava though, as it's a beautiful city.

[@0Cico0]

Reviews of that restaurant are not great. In short, nothing special and at the same time quite expensive.

[@GreenoEats]

Is that so? I just found it by wandering around the old town looking for Slovak food 😂 I think it was probably much more expensive than you could find similar food more off the beaten track certainly.

[@Hummus420]

Slovakia needs more tourists, weed shops and gay rights

[@GreenoEats]

It’s a great country

[@Peter-p7e]

Homosexuáli majú rovnaké práva a slobody.

[@predvcecerom]

28.20 ??? wtf is servis fee???? since when do we pay for soup in restaurants XD as a Slovak person I must say I never paid over 8EURO for food get away from Bratislava ASAP go eat somewhere else

[@GreenoEats]

I know that this was likely to be a restaurant aimed at tourists, and with a high price.