How many calories in bryndzové halušky
A full plate of bryndzové halušky has 700 kcal, with 22 g of protein.
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Halušky are little potato dumplings, tossed with bryndza, a tangy soft sheep's cheese, and topped with crispy bacon. It's Slovakia's national dish and it eats like a hug.
A full plate at a koliba, the mountain restaurant, is 700 kcal. The smaller portion is 450, and it's still plenty.
Slovaks often drink a glass of buttermilk or žinčica with it. That's not a dessert, it's tradition.
Tips
- 1Order the small plate and add a side salad.
- 2Go easy on the bacon fat poured on top, the cheese carries the flavour.
Where it comes from
Halušky go back to the shepherds of the Slovak mountains, who needed a filling meal they could cook over a fire. The tangy sheep's cheese, bryndza, came with Wallachian herders who settled in the Carpathians between the 14th and 17th centuries. In 1787 Ján Vagač opened a bryndza creamery in Detva and packed the cheese in barrels, so it could travel as far as Vienna and Budapest.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Slow Food Foundation, Bryndza 1787
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Questions
What are bryndzové halušky?
Slovak potato dumplings with soft sheep's cheese and bacon. The national dish.
How many calories in a small plate of halušky?
About 450 kcal.
Where do most of the calories come from?
The dumplings are the carbs, the cheese and bacon bring the 33 g of fat.
What can I use instead of bryndza?
Outside Slovakia, people mix feta with a little cream cheese or sour cream until it's soft and spreadable. It gets close to the salty, tangy taste of real bryndza.
What is the difference between halušky and strapačky?
They're the same little potato dumplings. Bryndzové halušky are tossed with bryndza, strapačky with sauerkraut, and both usually get bacon on top.
