Podroháčske Folklore Festival in Zuberec, Slovakia
Every year, the town of Zuberec puts on a folklore festival. This festival lasts for 3 days, and offers a glimpse of traditional music, folklore, and dancing of the area. Our friends, Lucia and Ivo...
View ArticleMushroom Foraging in Zuberec, Slovakia
I have never been foraging for wild mushrooms. I’ve gone to pick raspberries or find stuff in the garden, but it’s almost always been for things that I was directly involved with growing. So the idea...
View ArticleSlovakian Castles In The Sky
Like the history of so many castles, Orava Castle in Slovakia has a quite convoluted history. Over the 700 years of it’s existence, it was besieged, set on fire, rebuilt, partially destroyed, set on...
View ArticleSlovak Steamed Dumplings
Before I share with you Segedin Goulash, you need to know how to make the dumplings to serve with it. These are knows as parená knedľa. These dumplings are really easy to make, and are served with...
View ArticleSegedin Goulash
Way back in January, when we still lived in New Zealand, we went to our friend, Lucia’s, house for Segedin Goulash and to have a Wii dance competition. Lucia is from Slovakia, and she made us this...
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