Taste Testing Slovakian Food [Kult America]

During my trip to Slovakia I could not resist trying traditional local dishes. So on this episode of Kult America I will do a taste testing of Slovakian cuisine.
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[@JacobZiolkowski]

A minute of silence to all those who never tried fried cheese from Slovakia or Czech Republic (a message from Poland)

[@diffe]

Wait, i thought its totally normal thingy. Does it mean, that its not known in Poland?

[@JacobZiolkowski]

not really mate

[@gabethet8458]

As lactose intolerant person, I have to say it is worth the trouble, if they choose good cheese that is.

[@dannysasik]

Wow really? In Czechia it's so common, we even make sort of 'hamburgers' with fried cheese as a fast food, my favourite.

[@diffe]

Daniel Vognar Exactly. :D I thought its very common.

[@annasodomkova]

The only Slovak tea is TatraTea and it's not even tea but alcohol.

[@davidpaulik9877]

Tak tak

[@matejbujdak6602]

Je to čaj až nato že s alkoholom ;)

[@xxnao7223]

myslel som ze aj lipton je zo slovenska xd

[@annasodomkova]

@@xxnao7223 Ale to čo doňho dávajú je pestované inde, takže tak z časti 😅

[@xxnao7223]

@@annasodomkova aha

[@davidroman4780]

Ill just give you some info : Czech and Slovak food are so similar because we are basically brother nations . We were one state for quite a while and we still consider ourselves brothers (until hockey world championship , that times shit gets serious) , 4:23 : Bryndzové halušky are served in Czech as well but this is clearly Slovak food . I cant tell about other food that you ate but i know that bryndzové halušky are Slovak , they are also Slovak national food :) . If you plan on trying taking trip through Slovakia again (since your last one didnt appeared as successful) i would suggest that you search on internet when the Spiš castle is open , go see Košice , travel through Tatras , visit some national parks . Go to caves like Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa and Demänovská jaskyňa slobody , much things to see in Sk that i would love to see your reaction to :)

[@KultAmerica]

+Dávid Roman those caves are a really good idea! I might need to do that!

[@KultAmerica]

+Dávid Roman those caves are a really good idea! I might need to do that!

[@davidroman4780]

Yes you need :D

[@ungabungaification]

Hi there! I am a Slovak so I can explain you some things. The dough is called halušky (not bryndzové halušky) and it is green because one of the main ingredients is spinach. I think I heard the waitress telling you something about the "špenátové halušky" ad that's it - the spinach dough called halušky. If you want to know anything about Slovakia do not hesitate to contact me.

[@salamista]

While bryndzové halušky might be the national food of Slovakia they are heavily influenced by the immigrants from Romania who brought this cousine with them.

[@Jazvec666]

take fajne si ešte nejedol co :-)

[@pyro9601]

:D

[@bendover26273]

Jazvec666 hehehehe pravda

[@gabcikovoxd7042]

Kurva :D

[@waos3759]

Asi tak :D

[@izzypizzi9236]

Jazvec666 😂 no,nejedol

[@radimfriedel380]

Well, Slovakia and the Czech republic are very similar, not only in cuisine, but also in language and behavior. From 1918 to 1993 we were one country called Czechoslovakia. (note this Americans in your maps :D) There are differences though... I would say that Czechs really build their traditional cuisine mainly on pork meat, sauces (or goulashes), a little bit of cabbage here and there, knedlíky (dumplings) of all sorts (with fruit, salty, with bacon, potato dumplings etc.), and of course our famous czech beer. During our holidays we make also a lot of sweet pastry (vánočka, koláče). We also like fried things (schnitzel, cheese) and all sorts of pickled stuff (cucumbers, fish, sausages, mushrooms etc.). It's kinda important to mention the mushrooms as well. We czechs (especially older people) just go into the forest and pick all sorts of mushrooms and make ALL sorts of stuff with them (fry, dry, crush, jar them... :D), it is called ''houbaření'' (only the picking) and slovaks, i think, do it as well, maybe not in such hardcore scales. The main difference is, i would say, that Slovak food tradition is based on the Slovakian mountanious terrain and their a little bit different temperament (not meant badly, they are just tougher than us czechs i would say :D). So they do not drink so much beer (they like getting wasted by the ''Tatran tea'' or ''borovička'', their food is more nutritious (not necessarily healthier) to kinda ''survive'' the winter in the mountains and hills (but again, not necessarily, i don't want to set any kind of stereotype here). The little doughy things you've eaten in this video are called ''halušky'' and those are very famous in Slovakia, the most typical way of eating them is with a sheep cheese ''bryndza'' and little bit of fried bacon (or just pork fat) on the top. They also like cabbage quite a lot, and of course meat, the pastry is also very similar (if not the same) to the czech. So to sum this up, the cuisines are not the same, just similar. Btw, when it comes to the fried cheese, it's really neither slovak, nor czech national food, it's hard to describe, but i personally don't see it as a part of our cultures and most of the famous chefs and cooks in our countries see it the same way as i do, it's more of a comfortable food that you make when you are not in the mood to make something really delicious or a ''hard to make'' food. I would also mention that the czech taste test video you have made is not that accurate about our cuisine (for example, we do not eat the little doughy things, as you call them :D, that much and the fried cheese of course...), it depends on the place you bump into. The czech national dishes are, in my opinion: Vepřo, knedlo, zelo (Pork with boiled sweet cabbage and these soft dumplings), Svíčková (Beef in a sauce made of cream and some vegetable like carrots etc. with again, the soft dumplings. :D (soggy as you call them)), than i would recommend trying the sweet pies (koláče) i have mentioned before and maybe our quite famous moravian pickles and pickled sausages with onion (utopenci). There are so many things to mention, but i would have to write an essay on that, so i hope i've been helpful to all of you. Thanks for the video btw!

[@katarina3431]

Radim Friedel .. getting wasted by tatran tea or borovicka 😂😂😂 odpadavam .. skvely koment :D

[@radimfriedel380]

Dík. :D

[@BlueeSquint]

Your comment is so accurate! Good job! Cheers! (drinking Tatratea) :-D

[@matisitam666]

You got it wrong at the very beginning, we were not Czechoslovakia during 1918-1993, the whole time... Also, we are not similar to each other at all, Czechs are more Celtic or Germanic while Slovaks are Slavic...

[@radimfriedel380]

Jo, sorry, vím. :D Chtěl jsem to jen trochu obecně osvětlit cizincům. Okay, we were separated during the WWII (from 1939 to 1945). A říct, že si nejsme vůbec podobní, to asi úplně pravda nebude... Záleží teda jakou oblast zemí porovnáváš, jestli české západní sudety a úplný východ Slovenska, tak to potom asi jiné bude. :D

[@steviedee132]

My grandmother was from Slovakia. She was the best cook and always had a pot of soup on the stove. Homemade dumplings, Hulupki, blood sausage, Kiska etc. It helped by Grandfather was a butcher from Austria. She could make show leather taste good.

[@ShaniaHalliwell]

2:24 - it's super delicious, that's my favorite Slovakian food, I eat it everytime I visit this country :-) Greetings from Poland to all Slovakian brothers!

[@Miramiku]

We're your Slovak brothers, not Slovakian

[@norman157]

Greetings to the polished brothers

[@robertberes1251]

There's no such word Slovakian. You mean Slovak brothers.

[@4dri4nwielki38]

slovakia this is Friendly country for Poland ;) ahoj

[@Goldberg1234]

Adrian Wielki Slovakia and Czechs are the biggest enemies for us, Poles.

[@tatataty5332]

You are an idiot.

[@trollzorsk]

How can you say that? Všetci slovania sme bratia predsa. :D

[@kris-fo4od]

Lech Lew@ - I strongly recommend you to stop taking drugs, it hurts you so much, especially brain :-(

[@Falc00n]

Such a shame you say something stupid like this. I acutally have a lot of warm feelings about all Slavs as a Pole. And anyway, I have never heard of theory like yours, so keep your hate for yourself. And do sth about it, cause it sucks.

[@tooshortnickname]

I like your attitude "Nothing goes to waste" very uncommon these days. Up

[@gretagrey1420]

Yes it is

[@twentyone_cat]

That cream on dough is actually cheese, and we call it Bryndza. It's Our national food, and we love it!

[@SamanthaGuttesen]

I'm English, and I love Bryndza Halusky. 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Sibernethy]

I'm actually British but I've had Bryndzove Halusky before. My dad's work buddy was Slovak and one day, he brought his wife over to show us how to make halusky. The wife even brought the Bryndza cheese over from Slovakia. It was delicious, and the leftover Bryndza cheese paired really nicely with toast because to me, it has a flavor very reminiscent of buttered popcorn.

[@SlobiPatrik]

bryndzove halušky- 4:26 is slovak food ! czech food is knedlo vepřo zelo /google/ :) guláš- 4:06 is hungary food ,but we love him eat in the Slovakia sorry for my english have a nice day :)

[@teleportedfunk]

gulas is not hungarian at all! it's romanian

[@xangel8241]

Halušky,Zakarpatska Rus tusim..:-)

[@Passco666]

4:26 was not Bryndzove halušky.. But only fake one halušky :)

[@IjeskrewRBMC]

eNdLeS nope

[@emmismejko207]

Halušky sú z Rumunska ❤😊

[@8smoger8]

Culinary is little different between Slovakia and Czech. Slovakia has traditional meals shepherd oriented because of mountains and shepherd tradition. But because of former Czechoslovakia you can find Czech food in Slovakia and vice versa. Good vid, greetings from Slovakia

[@janamicekova2079]

,,bryndzové halušky" is the best of Slovakian food! I like that restaurant it my favorite ;)

[@robertberes1251]

You mean Slovak food. There's no such word Slovakian.

[@Isaberry1602]

I was many times in my life in Slovakia, but I've never tryed their traditional dishes :O Need to fix this!

[@mmmgi6763]

Onineko I have never know person who doesn't like our national dish (if they aren't vegetarian or allergic to milk) Bryndzové halušky all the way!!!

[@mmmgi6763]

DaWeed YT Tak to si fakt prvý Tvoj druh takmer vymrel Alebo je ľuďom blbé povedať mi že to nie je ich šálka kávy keď na nich tak nadšene pozerám... Teraz si nie som úplne istá 😂😂😂

[@tinathemacaw]

Onineko Dude what are you doing with your life.. was in slovakia and didnt eat our national food? that should really be considered a crime. lol

[@Isaberry1602]

Ara The Random Haha, guess I will pay for my sins someday :D But for now, I'm looking for opportunity to do what should be already done x)

[@AntonBagin]

Onineko yes you need to fix this

[@lenoc848]

First of all, it's Slovak, not Slovakian I believe (I come from Slovakia, I should know, right?) :D and to answer your question about the differences between Czech and Slovak food, the courses you ordered both in Slovakia and in Czech republic are traditional for both cultures, but that "dough in white sauce" is our national food and the best way to describe it is perhaps gnocchi with sheep cheese and in this case, it was served with leek and bacon. And to briefly describe our very national cuisine, it is floury, quite heavy and greasy and it also uses a lot of potatoes, but to be honest, we don't cook these types of meals at home regularly and we do keep up with the culinary progress. :D Hope it helped!

[@MrSinjoy]

I've seen "Slovakian" so many times that I'm starting to think both forms are correct. "Slovakian" still sounds terrible though. :D

[@lenoc848]

1SaBy Well, it is not correct according to the English grammar, plus it sounds terribly wrong, so... :D

[@MrSinjoy]

Lenka Kováčová Well, "Slovak" does make more sense, since Slovak (adjective) must have existed before Slovakian (since that is obviously derived from name of the country which did not exist).

[@lenoc848]

Yeah, totally

[@MrSinjoy]

Lenka Kováčová Way to kill a conversation. :D

[@_n223_]

I'm from Slovakia and I honestly got hungry watching this video. 😅

[@taskali4788]

We like fried cheese very much here in Hungary too, such delicious. My fav slovak food is definitely the brindzové halusky. Sorry for the makcen:)

[@natale7607]

5:35 when grandma gives you food...😂

[@0marenka]

Czech here ;) Love your videos, here is some information about meals you ate there. Fried cheese with tartar sauce and french fries is very simple meal in CZ and SVK and you can get it almost everywhere so its really nothing special. Bryndzové halušky - that dough served with creamy sauce is actually slovakian national dish ;) Btw soggy bread is really awkward way to call our knedlíky ;) Cheers

[@qscorp_]

Ahoj bratru

[@alzbeta6490]

Nene já ti prostě nerozumím

[@peto6547]

Som rad ze sa ludia z velkych štatov pridu pozriet aj do našeho malého slovenska a este to daju na youtube. my tu nemame tolko vela zajimavych veci ale paci sa mi na slovensku aj hlavne priroda, prirodne parky atď. thx for visit us :D

[@dankanewyork1800]

The green thing on your plate is called, "spenatove halusky," i think, that's what the waitress said. It's potato dumplings with spinach, therefore the green color. What you've referred to as soggy bread, are actually steamed dumplings. We Slovaks call it knedla. OK, your other dish, with the "white sauce" is actually sheep cheese. It's rich and salty cheese, which nicely compliments the potato dumplings. It's exclusively the Slovak national dish. They top it with fried bacon, and put the spring onions around, but that is optional. Iwas impressed, that you placed your order in Slovak language. Thank you for visiting Slovakia, my native country. I live in the US for quite a while now. God bless!

[@samanthas9875]

it's potato gnocchi.... and it should not be served with onion in any circumstances....

[@mortus17]

I am so happy and proud you like the food :) We definitely have similar cuisine as Czech republic because we were united for many years but Halušky (dish with cream cheese) is OURS :D

[@aliensk9056]

Kto tu je zo Slovenska Dajte like

[@oliverrathy311]

Ty

[@adamsurin3542]

Tvoje meno mi znie jak bot neviem prečo

[@ja___nka__]

Ja

[@petko2222]

Hello from Slovakia, I am your new subscriber. I like this video, its nice share our traditional food to world :) Yes, I agree, czech nd slovak food is so similar, maybe czech kitchen contains little bit more beer. Pozdrawiam.

[@qlfmakaveli9641]

Im from Algeria 🇩🇿 France 🇫🇷 n I like Slovakia 🇸🇰 tradition also my gf from three

[@gretagrey1420]

Ohh nice to see this comment,I learn french in school just a few months and I would like to visit the country one day

[@user-wf2yd3zb7x]

I'm trying to learn the magnificent, elegant and gorgeous language of Polish and at the beginning when you were ordering I could understand a bit!! Keep up the great work!!

[@tajpanko]

Everything in Slovak cuisine is more regional than national. Fried cheese can be found in both Czechia and Austria, while the cheese on the dumplings called bryndza is considered typical Slovak, but is also found in Poland. The game goulash you ate is all over the place as well.

[@k4r7o]

The chese (Bryndza) is also popular in Germany. It calls Brimsen and is originally from Romania. You should try Slovakian Liptaue, it is a cheese bread / sandwich dip that is made with Bryndza.

[@tajpanko]

We call this bryndza spread. Serves as a nice breakfast.

[@tinathemacaw]

Bryndza is the type of food, that you either hate or completely fall in love with. 😃 i would consider it the most typical food for Slovakia 😊

[@chedomasni1726]

We have Gulaš and Knedle here in Serbia :D

[@bymyjokeme]

@Kult America, i think the green dough was with spinach,and the last food- dough with sauce and onion,was that Bryndzové halušky?

[@placebo1819]

Oh dear, finally I saw a video of you in which you smiled :) Smiling perfectly fits on you :) Please always smile.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

I like that you are so serious, because you impart trustworthiness, that way.

[@veroist_]

Ďakujem že si bol aj na Slovensku! :D

[@Wiktor12339]

I've been two times to Slovakia. Once in Tatralandia Aquapark and the second time in a shop near the border. Your Studentska chocolate is amazing :-)

[@Nicoolka10]

Studentská pečeť is from Czech Republic. :)

[@chiarap662]

TheVixo oooh I love going to Tatralandia

[@Kunoichi4ever4]

Hapy you enjoyed ! And yes we have a very similar cuisine, since we were together till 1993 ..maybe in few decades there will be a bigger difference :)

[@gabisuver]

All of these meals are part of my childhood!!🥰🥰🥰🥰aaah God I can't even describe it!

[@misotm8144]

Super Video , Nice Video Im from slovakia :)

[@lilzyky]

In Eastern Europe...all the foods are similar...I'm romanian...and those foods are similar...Romanian food , Bulgarian food , Serbian food , Polish food , Czech food , Slovakian food and Ungarian food are all very similar.

[@diffe]

I think not hungarian. They are not similar to our culture. They are huns.

[@ThatLadyBird]

Last dish, it was leeks. Everything looked very heavy but delicious and comforting. Cant wait to visit and try...

[@keithtomczyk4730]

Slovak American , proud of my ancestory,and live my country. We are not like other ethnic groups in the states. We are very secretive in our community. Very proud,hard working,devout Christians,and family,famiky,family. SOKOL

[@richardmiklos2282]

And Czech Republic and Slovakian food is so simular

[@SamanthaGuttesen]

Why is it that a lot of Americans says "Slovarkia", same pronunciation as in Eurotrip,which actually was filmed in the Czech Republic. Been to Slovakia, many times, as have a Slovak wife.

[@TaniXBarty]

I don't know why but this video makes me happy. I was smiling all the time couse it's really nice to hear that u like our food. idk...Sounds weird but anyways thank u for that :)

[@Cziway]

Oglądaj cię od czasów Socash-a . robisz naprawdę dobre materiały, (czasem gorsze :-) ) nikt nie jest idealny:-). Wiesz co robisz zaje8iście? Opisujesz smaki co jak co, ale do tego trzeba mieć talent i...TAK Ty go masz:-).

[@iFingemoChanel]

Najlepšie su tie naše ;D

[@filipdzubara4924]

Halushki are totaly Slovak national food. And that cream on halushki is bryndza. It is cheese from sheep milk :) Cheese is more Czech than Slovak :/ And that dumpling with sauce is more Hungarian than Slovak. But still, we are all (czechia, slovakia, poland, hungary, ukraine) similar - Slavic poeple ... (maybe except of Hungary)

[@belakovacs1061]

Because Viribus Unitis...

[@user-xe2vc1zs5c]

halušky*

[@IceBox666theone666]

Hi Kult America, thank you for this non-bias videos about different countries.

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Pork in creamed sauces is excellent! I love mushrooms, as well, a lot!

[@MischelNemeth]

nice! :D Thank you now I am hungry haha 😊

[@alzbeta6490]

Nerozumím ti do píče

[@-cutie-9816]

@@alzbeta6490 ups

[@i_maiko_i]

Slovakia and Czech have almost same foods because back in the time it was Czechoslovakia and not Czech / SLovakia

[@josefnevaril7197]

Jo jo bratře slovane

[@kennedy7955]

Fired cheese in Czech Smazeny syr and one of my favorites. The steamed sliced bread is knedliky or dumplings in English, it’s a traditional Czech dish.

[@samanthas9875]

you mean deep fried cheese :-) The potato dumplings are more likely Czech but steamed dumplings in Slovakia.

[@FilipBtv]

I am proud of you for going to my berth country all the foods are delitious

[@yiye8412]

I'm living in Slovakia

[@andreagubkova2487]

Hi 😁 I am from Slovakia 😄 What place have you visited?

[@zn3ro147]

I am from SLOVAKIA ! :D and nice video ! :D

[@miroslavk.5049]

That potato dumplings with white sauce and bacon is a Slovak national food so it is why it is better in Slovakia in comparison to what you got in the Czech republic. It calls "bryndzove halusky" and the white cream is a special sheep-milk made cheese you will only get in Slovakia and it calls "bryndza".

[@Zeru.]

Slovak .... please .... adjective of Slovakia is slovak not slovakian ffs :(

[@natalibartosova1308]

No even true it's pronounced so Slovakia not so Slovak that's just a shortener

[@nvm0]

@@natalibartosova1308 úprimne, ja keď počujem z úst Slovákov slovo "Slovakian" tak sa mi nôž vo vačku dvíha. Nechcem byť prehnaný perfekcionista, ani nechcem byť k nikomu zlý a povyšovať sa ale znie to maximálne trápne, pritom je to jeden z úplných základov, ktoré by tu človek mal ovládať

[@natalibartosova1308]

Aj ja

[@k4r7o]

What ate your camera man?

[@jahsjs4946]

Nothing lol

[@ToastSamo]

Nothing because he is a slave in chains. He probably got beaten a whiped after the filming.

[@wizeoldfart26]

He licked all the plates clean.

[@magiorazkomarom9551]

You have chosen quite typical meals. Oh, let go Covid away, I need to travel to Slovakia again !!!

[@robertjendrisak4246]

very nice video. Thumb up for eating it all :)

[@YummYakitori]

I actually really love the soggy bread (aka knedliky?? Sorry if I'm butchering the name of this dish); I've always equated Slovak to Czech as a foreigner so I have really no idea what are the differences between everything that's Czech and everything that's Slovak

[@dannysasik]

Unfortunately, you dont get halušky very often in Czech..

[@losolosonsky]

and as our man in video said, Slovenské halušky are much better :D tho our Czech brothers makes better soggy bread (knedliky) :)

[@alaalfa8839]

I think slovak teenagers of todays probably dont know difference too, what is typical slovak and czech food, because we eat everything, italian spagety or pasta, pizza etc. But knedliky are typical for slovak and czech.

[@alaalfa8839]

***** Mne chutil zemiakový knedlík ale opekaný alebo pražený ako robí babka ku sviečkovej. Neviem recept. Vemi dobrý.

[@alaalfa8839]

Ja viem. Je to komplikované. Nájsť ten pôvod. Slováci niečo prevzali z kuchyne okolitých štátov. Slovenské babičky robili asi tie strapačky, halušky. Možno že máš pravdu, niektoré jedlá môžu byť prebraté.

[@VoidFoxxx]

Its wierd hearing an American talking Slovakian. :D

[@MrSzczuras]

I think It was Polish, it's just that similiar.

[@samuelmichalcik9224]

Piorun Piorun Yes, he's speaking Polish.

[@marekpajgert7469]

yea it was polish not slovakian ... our languages arent as similar as czech language but u can understand polish a little bit ... he was in tatras, in the north of country, thats why he should speak polish and get what he wanted

[@karffiol]

yes he's totally Polish

[@acanadianineurope814]

That was Polish.. and the waitress was from Northern Slovakia, where they speak 'almost Polish'.

[@denisadd8909]

Im from Slovakia, Czech and Slovkia...we are brothers a sisters, nothing wont change it. We are family and we always will be. Slovakia

[@adamciganek3024]

I'm from East Slovakia and I'm so happy because YOU said that,our food is delicious or good and that makes me happy. BTW:I'm twelve years old so sorry for the grammar :)

[@everydaydreamer1]

Dont ever tell Slovak person Halušky is smt u had in Czech republic ... They are literally our national food

[@patriktragor7336]

Je úplne bežné, že nejaká slovenská rodina si otvorí v ČR rodinnú reštauráciu, kde robia autentické halušky, takže je naozaj veľmi ľahké si dať halušky pekne aj v ČR :D nie je na tom nič zlé tak ako my si vieme dať v reštaurácii knedlo vepřo zelo tak aj naši bratia si môžu pochutnať na haluškách :D

[@rice5668]

Kompot and mayonaz? Did you at least ask for them to put on hardbass?

[@gabrielmajiros3191]

Rice kompot and mayonez is slavic AF and hardbass ofcourse

[@ebola-titoelvtars6055]

Kompót is Hungarian

[@gabrielmajiros3191]

ale ved mi kludny sme :D

[@gabrielmajiros3191]

jan lol kompot is slavic and england isnt slav country so shut up

[@rice5668]

Gabriel Majiroš kek, I am not english.

[@lenkadan11]

The taste of sheep cheese dumplings(the pasta with creamy sauce) very much depends on the ingredients used. For the authentic taste, u have to get that one specific kind of slovak cheese "bryndza" which is made of sheep milk with cow milk and is very salty(like greek feta but a bit softer). The best dumplings are made close to farms ("salaš") which make and sell their own produce and typically have also their restaurant. To make the sauce softer, it is commonly mixed with sour cream.

[@PeterMikula]

I am not sure if someone previously mentioned it, but the "green dough" - kind of plain dumplings (we call it "halušky" [halushki]), are green because of spinach mixed in dough. Usually, they do not come green, but often with sheep cheese and roasted bacon as in your other dish. Czech and Slovak cousine are very similar, because of our common history (Upto 1993 we were one state called Czechoslovakia) but halušky are more common for Slovakia. On the other hand, Czechs are famous for svíčková [svi:tchkova:] and guláš s houskovým knedlíkem (goulash with bun dumplings). We, in Slovakia, cook most often with potatoes and cabbage.

[@eugenhorcica879]

man you ordered meal for 3 people ! of course you cant eat it all :D

[@KultAmerica]

+Eugen Horčica yeah but I also don't want to waste that delicious food!

[@eugenhorcica879]

i understand :) im from slovakia

[@Falc00n]

In the worst case you could try taking it away and eat the rest later :D Anyway, you gave me awesome idea to save some money and do same thing as you did with my girlfriend :) Must be awesome to have so many delicious things to eat at once :D

[@jason.l6266]

That's a motorest, the food might be good but you should visit a restaurant.. lol

[@Luna-cz1mb]

the third dish is our national food. the sauce is made of cheese soaked in salt and the whole thing is called brindzové halušky. the other ones served with mushroom sauce are green because of spinach in them

[@jurbanek2704]

Nice. I appreciate your interest in our culture, cause I'm interested in the US in the same way. Next time you travel through Czech Republic, stop for some Svíčková or Knedlo-Vepřo-Zelo. But yeah, heavy foods indeed! You have to be starving to get a slav meal. Hapy journey!

[@cjdjksbswh]

whoes from slovakia i am!

[@Yaaqov_Ebenezum]

Polish guy who lives in america is reviewing slovak food ? Really man ?

[@ElaPe1]

He is American guy who lives in Poland

[@rmeyer4948]

Jacob Jakubec What is wrong with that?

[@miriam7779]

Jacob Jakubec Čo je na tom také zvláštne? Proste žije v Poľsku a chce spoznávať aj okolie..😑

[@boy887766]

Hi, Love your videos. Czech and Slovak food is typically similar if not completely the same. It has to do with our history (We used to be joined - Czechoslovakia). Today as we grew apart Czech Republic and Slovak Republic (Slovakia) there are some differences concerning food, yet they are small.

[@gabethet8458]

The halušky were green because of spinach, and the green circles was leek (genus: Allium). And dumpling is usually used as a english name for the "soggy bread."

[@erikrusinko1535]

3:17 spinach gnocchi

[@tomisimi]

you just ate slovakian national dish ..dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon :)

[@mmmgi6763]

tomi simi Was it with bryndza? We have 2 types of that meal 1st with cream 2nd with actual bryndza (sheep cheese) - national dish From what he was saying i though it was tha 1st

[@tomisimi]

Megi Žáková pokiaľ to bolo len so smotanou tak im tam pekne jebe na hlavu

[@mmmgi6763]

tomi simi Nechapem preco... S bryndzou je to neporovnatelne lepsie ale ak si objednas neco z menu preco by ti nosili nieco ine?

[@tomisimi]

Megi Žáková nevem co si objednal ale nikto normalny by nemal davat halusky len so smotanou..to som este ani nevidel, len kombinaciu ked si ludia pridali kyslu smotanu do bryndzovych halušiek aj zato by som ruky lamal

[@mmmgi6763]

tomi simi Aj ja som bola zmätená prvý krát keď som to videla na menučku! Nechápem prečo to kaziť!

[@aethro4375]

This food is so simmilar to the food served in Bulgaria. Also we serve the kompot in jars.

[@ZemplinTemplar]

I love the fact you're American and you're using Polish to order dinner in a Slovak restaurant. X-D Wonderful combination. You're right about similar food, though that's generally down to many recipes and dishes being similar or identical throughout central Europe. One other factor is cross-pollination of similar cuisines and culinary ideas in mutually neighbouring regions, even if they're in different countries. Spiš and Little Poland have plenty of similarities, as do the southern regions with several of the northern Hungarian regions, or the easternmost regions with the western Ukrainian regions. I'm sure there are also plenty of culinary and cultural similarities between Lower Austria, Moravia, Záhorie and the vicinity of Bratislava, right down to some similar pastry recipes.

[@copsknife779]

Hello from Slovakia... I was so happy when u said that our food is better than Czech... Much people from Slovakia hate them but we were one state that was named Czechslovakia... But i think about half of Slovakian people hate them because the laugh that we haven't got metro but we build it in czech when we were together... But we have beautiful nature... We have mountains that are named Tatry... Way better than metro i think... sorry for mistakes if they ate there :/

[@copsknife779]

Ty mudrlant tak v čom je Česko lepšie?!

[@copsknife779]

A odkiaľ máte metro hm? tu machrujete že máte pojebané metro a pritom sme ho postavali mi

[@M1kY28]

***** njn podle pravopisu tak 12 let

[@diffe]

Kámo metro máte vďaka komunistom a Slováci za vás dosť makali. Vy ste lenivý národ.

[@M1kY28]

***** ty jediný to tady zachranuješ ale tyhle 2 co tady píšou to je katastrofa

[@simply9x39mm3]

Halušky® sú originál Slovenské

[@adamzomborsky4652]

Clorox Crew nie original, iba slovenske

[@Galaktik117]

Hy, I am so happy that you liked our food. As was mention, Slovak and Czech are similar. Even food. But dumplinks with meat and cream etc. is more czech. They have lot of different kind of dumplinks. But true is, that is for me problem find differences between our countries acording food, even I am traveling lot of to Czech. Bryndzove halušky is our national food, but, you can buy bryndza also in Poland, Czech and Romania. BTW, your Polish is great :)

[@LucyLP]

The last meal is probably the most traditional Slovakian dish, dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon :) It's more significant to Slovakia, because of the cheese, that's traditionally made in the mountains, Tatras. All the other dishes were a lot similar to Czech food. And the green dumplings were spinach, that's why the color.

[@bg_1175]

I want to see the Tatra in Slovakia but probably everyone would hate me because im Hungarian, Greetings

[@vasilijvasiljevic1781]

Slovak nationalists doesn't hate Hungarians. Actually, they respect Hungaria a lot, after mr. Orban became the prime minister. Now they perceive Hungaria as a potential ally against the EÚ. So don't worry ;-)

[@bg_1175]

Vasilij Vasiljevic oh ok, but Hungarians really hate orbán, his not only stealing money from the hungarians but his half gypsy, his disgrace to hungary, and at 2:02 did she say gulasz?

[@vasilijvasiljevic1781]

Yea, she said "deer Gulash". About Orban...we like him, but he is YOUR prime minister. You can vote for someone else next time ;)

[@AleXSutcliff]

+HUN-SD_11 That is not true. I am slovak girl and my fiancé is hungarian (he was born in Slovakia but he has hungarian nationality like his whole family). my classmates have also hungarian nationality and we are great friends. With some of my slovak friends we like hungarian bands and going to concerts. And we love your food omg..gulyás, almás pite... I know that our history is little bit confusing and tense, and both of us were learning shitty stupid stuff about each other, but not everything what you hear in school,what you are watching at TV and hear from politics and even from older people is true. Because some people can be really rude, too proud of nothing and lazy to thing. Even in Slovakia even in Hungary and anywhere in the world. It isn't about being slovak or hungarian or anything. Is about being respectful,kind as possible,logical and curious. So go, see the Tatras it's beautiful. You may meet rude people but that's life... not everybody is like this believe me. :P :)

[@bg_1175]

AleXSutcliff woow, you're awesome!

[@terezaselesova1781]

slovak LANGUAGE is 2nd hardest LANGUAGE from all earth and you are not slovak but you know it good P. S. I am from Slovakia too

[@erikamichelova8645]

Te Se hovoril po polsky.

[@nikolettdamu8137]

2nd* hungary

[@EROGEP]

Hi I am from Hungary, everyone looks delicious! dobrú chuť

[@nikolaj2053]

*everything

[@georgealderson4424]

@@nikolaj2053 Maybe talking about the man? Haha

[@ClifffSVK]

Hey. I was just thinking... Since you travel across Europe and trying everything and getting knowledge about nations... I have an idea that you could do some videos where you'd be listening to local music (and rating it). Like listening to various interprets and genres from a country you pick. It's just an idea... Great videos. :)

[@enricohepner]

Btw, demonym of Slovakia is Slovak, not Slovakian

[@romanstr6270]

Slovenske jedlo je samozrejme lepsie a bryndzove halusky su nase narodne jedlo,vynajdene u nas na Slovensku,niekde na Liptove,alebo Orave.Nikde ich nerobia lepsie ako na Slovensku,pochadzaju od nas a my ich vieme robit najlepsie,su nase a mame k nim tu najlepsiu bryndzu,ktora je tiez slovensky ,,vynalez,,..Skusal som jest bryndzaky aj v Cechach,ale podpriemerne a bryndza na nich nie moc chutna,bol to len akysi pokus o bryndzáky.Ked bryndzove halusky-tak iba tam kde ich vymysleli-teda na Slovensku,najlepsie v niektorej kolibe alebo na salaši na Liptove,Orave,alebo okolo Detvy.

[@janvachun8443]

Roman Str jo oni slovaci si stim dokaží víc vyhrát a slovenskej sejra to je teprv majstrštyk jsem hrdej cech ale uznavam ze slovaci jako kuchari sou lepsi

[@peterbelohorec7652]

aby si nebol prekvapený, ale halušky prilšli na slovensko velmi neskoro. Ani Jánošík ich nejedol. prišli z rumunska od pastierov. U nás sa udomácnili po čase. Tu sa bohužial v našej chudobe až do 19 storočia jedli rôzne obilninové kaše, podľa toho v akom regione ste žili. A zemiaky bolo najprv privilégium bohatých a chudoba ich dostala velmi neskoro... Už sa blížilo 20 storočie, takže my niesme až tak haluškoví a zemiakoví akoby sa zdalo... Never všetkému čo si prečítaš na nete, halušky so slaninou by bol na slovensku v 16-17-18 storočí neskutočný luxus, ktorý by si nemohli dovoliť žiadny bežní ľudia. Neskôr, keď sa konečne rozhodol syn Márie TEREZIE PESTOVAť ZEMIAKY AJ NA SLOVENSKU, začali vznikať jedlá, ktoré obsahovali aj zemiaky. Najprv ich jedli feudáli 18 storočie a v 19 pomaly aj plebs... No slanina? u chodobných??? na to uplne zabudni, to začalo pomaličky až v 20 storočí!

[@TomisaburoRMizugawa]

Looks like the Slovak restaurant is much more sophisticated one than the one at the ski resort you ran across in the Czech Republic. As Dávid mentioned below, halušky is a Slovak thing so you can expect them to be authentic / much better quality in Slovakia than in most places elsewhere. As for the fried cheese, yes, the tartar sauce can make a world of a difference, especially when it's home made. Many Czech restaurants buy it from wholesalers, just like the (frozen) breaded cheese.

[@lusa1135]

That white dough with bacon and leak is our national food and it's dumplings with a special type of goat cheese and bacon 😊 you mix the goat cheese called bryndza with soul cream and add crispy bacon and that"s it 😊

[@craigtv7473]

Man slovakia + czech = brothers we are just brothers and this food is typical for czech and slovakia

[@LuManKrix]

We are not brothers lol....

[@craigtv7473]

yes we are :) u are from slovakia or czech ?

[@M1kY28]

Yes we are not brothers Slovakia is part of Hungary noobs Czech is best

[@LuManKrix]

CraigTv We are not brothers lol... Brothers means that we all have one mom and one dad...

[@M1kY28]

ani psát neumíš chlapče v reálu ti je 13 a za PC jsi boi kterýmu je 20 co? nemá cenu se s takovým hadrrem bavit

[@Busha69]

Never eat Halusky in Czech republic...only in Slovakia!

[@AntonBagin]

Busha69 because its our national food

[@milenaadeltova1797]

Halušky se zelím a uzeným prodávají v Čechách na každým rynku.

[@MajkeyB]

Slovakia and Czech people share the history. We was one single state in the past. I personally take Slovak people as my brethren (many people do). So there is the explanation why our foods are pretty same. But I don't want to discredit their food, they have many foods specific only for their country :) Great video keep on going! :)

[@richardlechman6678]

je to super video

[@FruityHachi]

it's not slovakian, it's slovak

[@nikolettdamu8137]

Its not slovakian, its hungarian

[@ovr6189]

Nikolett Damu are you hungarian?

[@fauss1550]

it's not hungarian, it's austrian.

[@FruityHachi]

@@fauss1550 what?

[@fauss1550]

@@FruityHachi yes, yes, you have right that this should be slovak. But Nikolett said that Slovakia is Hungary, so Hungary is Austria :)

[@5ut3en]

im from slovakia. slováci píšte

[@tinathemacaw]

CarLeague EU/SK Ej! 😃

[@karolinahlavata4246]

CarLeague EU/SK qV akom meste ?

[@5ut3en]

bratislava

[@ebola-titoelvtars6055]

Miškovec

[@tinathemacaw]

Vráble ^^

[@LukyssTv]

Very nice video ! I from Slovakia (Žilina) .

[@timeabagackovazollerova2069]

You could also come to Rožňava and its surroundings, here you can find castles like Krásna Hôrka (unfortunately it is closed now because of the fire which there was some years ago and it is still not reconstructed) or Betliar (a beautiful chateau with a park around it), caves like Domica (lime cave), Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa (icy cave), Gombasecká jaskyňa (with special very thin and long stalactites) or Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa (aragonite cave) - caves are better to visit from May to October; and the nature here is amazing - Slovak Karst or Slovak Paradise are two areas where you can see beautiful mountains, lakes, streams... And everything in about 30 kms from the town of Rožňava. And you can try some typical food here - like Gemerské guľky or pirohy (both quite heavy :P ).

[@TommyDarkOfficial]

the correct adjective is "Slovak", not "Slovakian", even though I like it better and it is commonly used, it is wrong :D (sorry, not trying to be a pain, but the linguist inside of me cannot help himself :D )

[@LuManKrix]

Both are correct :)

[@TommyDarkOfficial]

RockyJames121 nope, I studied it at school at English Morphology classes, and I know our teacher was one of the best in his field, he also was pretty strict when it came to grades and passing the subject, so trust me, I remember it right :D

[@LuManKrix]

Tommy 28 :