Slovakia

🇸🇰Slovakia

Tripe Soup

Držková polievka

Tripe cut into strips and stewed with paprika, marjoram and a great deal of garlic into a thick red soup.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Tvarohove Rezance

Tvarohové rezance

Tagliatelle with quark (tvaroh) and fried bacon.

🇷🇴Romania

Urdă

A soft whey cheese made from what is left after caș, mild and slightly sweet, used in pies and pancakes.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Vinea

Carbonated grape drink launched in 1973 and made from real grape must, sold in white and red versions.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Vyprážaný Rezeň

A Slovak breaded and fried pork or chicken cutlet, the local version of Wiener schnitzel, served with potato salad or boiled potatoes and pickles.

🇨🇿Czech Republic

Vánočka

Vianočka

A Czech braided sweet Christmas bread with raisins and almonds, a festive and cultural icon

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal Schnitzel

Austria's national dish: thin, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet with golden crispy crust, served with lemon, lingonberry jam, and potato salad.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Zlatý Bažant

Pale lager brewed in Hurbanovo since 1969, the best-known Slovak beer brand and the default half-litre nationally.

🇸🇰Veľký Šariš, Slovakia

Šariš

Eastern Slovak lager brewed at Veľký Šariš near Prešov, the standard pour across the east of the country.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Šúľance s Makom

Rolled potato-dough logs the size of a finger, boiled, then coated in butter, ground poppy seed and sugar.

🇨🇿Czech Republic

Žemlovka

Žemľovka

A Czech apple and bread pudding with milk, eggs, and cinnamon, a home and daily classic

🇸🇰Central Slovakia, Slovakia

Žinčica

The whey left from making bryndza, warmed and drunk by the mug — sour, thin, faintly sweet, and a shepherd's staple.

🇸🇰Western Slovakia, Slovakia

Žitava Paprika

Žitavská paprika

Ground sweet red paprika from the Žitava valley, protected by origin, milled fine and deep red with a slight sweetness.